Tag Archives: E-Passport

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has dispelled claims by some media and some members of the opposition NDC that she has contradicted Vice President Bawumia on the use of the Ghanacard as a travel document for returning Ghanaians. At the launch of the ePharmacy platform on Monday, …

The Ghana Immigration Service has announced effective March 1, 2022, it will begin to admit Ghanaian passengers and dual nationals returning to the country on a valid Ghana Card. This follows the official recognition of the Card as an ICAO-compliant travel document which will serve as an optional travel document. A statement, …

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia asked Ghanaians to carry their normal passports whenever they are travelling outside the country as government undertakes steps to actualize an e-passport regime. While stressing the importance of government’s digitization efforts and its centrality to among other things, improving financial accessibility, the VP promised to …

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says the Ministers of Transport and Foreign Affairs will be hauled before Parliament to answer questions on the government’s plan to approve of the use of the National Identification Card, popularly known as Ghana Card as an e-passport. Mr. Ablakwa said …

The Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) has announced to all airlines in the world through the International Air Transport Association (IATA), that the Ghana Card, will from March 1, 2022, be recognised as an international travelling identity document, otherwise called e-passport for all Ghanaian holders travelling to Ghana. The GACL, …

Claim: Ghana Card duly recognized globally as a valid e-passport Source: Mahamudu Bawumia Verdict: MISLEADING Researched by Rabiu Alhassan “Ghana Card is now an e-passport,” has been dominating the news cycle over the last 48 hours in Ghana after the country’s Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia announced it to the …

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has described recent reports of the Ghana Card being used as an electronic passport globally as “incorrect.” “ICAO is aware of recent and incorrect media reports claiming that ICAO has agreed that the Ghanaian ID card is equivalent to an ePassport. However, it is …

The International Civil Aviation Authority, ICAO, has described as ‘incorrect’ recent media reports that it had certified the Ghana Card and made it equivalent to an e-Passport. In a statement sent to GhanaWeb, the organization explained among other things that its mandate did not include certifying documents that could replace …

Immigration officers are undergoing training for the use of card-readable machines used to authenticate e-passports that have been installed at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). The training, according to AviationGhana sources at the airport, is expected to be completed by the end of February for the roll-out of the Ghana …

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has Wednesday February 9 given its seal of approval for Ghana’s National Identity Card, the Ghana Card to be recognized globally as a valid e-passport. Now, holders of the Ghana Card, as well as its future biometric equivalents, can present it as official documentation …