Tag Archives: GHANA IMMIGRATION SERVICE

66 ECOWAS nationals were arrested by the Western Regional Command of the Ghana Immigration Service. The individual was apprehended for entering the country without proper documentation and also for using the country’s name for illegal things. They are currently being held for further investigation by the authorities. The Western Regional …

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has interdicted five officers serving at the Aflao Sector Command in the Volta Region. The five were interdicted with immediate effect, a circular sent to all controls within the Service said. They are alleged to have been involved in the facilitation of illegal entries of …

A Security Officer with the Ghana Immigration Service at the Hamile Border in the Upper West Region has been shot by unidentified men believed to be fuel smugglers. Hamile is a border town in the Lambussie District of the Upper West Region. The town has about 13 unapproved entry points …

Impeccable information picked up by The Herald, indicates that all is not well with the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), as officers in Accra, are outraged over a decision by their bosses to set up a private clinic on the premises of the GIS national headquarters, compromising security arrangements, as well …

The Airport immigration officers have been accused of illegally taking money from foreign nationals and refusing to issue receipt after payment. According to Business and Financial Times, these officers ‘pocket’ visa on arrival cash leading to revenue leakages. A South African national who arrived in Ghana on October 24,2019 was …

The Comptroller-General of Immigration (CGI) for the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), Lawyer Kwame Asuah-Takyi, has admonished that Officers and Men of the service should disengage themselves from any form of nefarious activities that would not make the Service achieve its annual revenue target. He said disengaging themselves from activities like …

The Chairman for the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) Council, Dr. Edward Prempeh, has described as worrying, the recent perception of corruption among personnel of the Service. He said the incident is tarnishing the good image the Service has earned over the years. A recent JoyNews documentary on securing the country’s …

Officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) at Menusu in the Kadjebi District of the Oti Region have intercepted a Nissan Navara pickup vehicle with suspected fake documents and registration number. Mr Felix Klu-Adjei, Volta Regional Public Relations Officer, GIS, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, said the …

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has described as fake, publications making the round on some websites and on social media announcing ongoing recruitment of personnel by the Service.The GIS, in a statement, said it has not embarked on any recruitment exercise, “accordingly, the said publications are false and should be …