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Some passport applicants in the country are seething with anger following the inability of passport offices across the country to release their passports despite the expiration of their collection dates. According to Starr News sources, the passport office is currently only attending to priority cases as the company which supplies …

The Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has warned the general public against making unsubstantiated allegations on social media that foreigners are acquiring Ghanaian passports. The Ministry said persons with credible evidence of foreigners in possession of the Ghanaian passport should inform the security agencies or the Ministry …

Delays with the acquisition of passports have, over the years, been an issue of concern for many Ghanaians. On countless occasions, there have been complaints from sections of Ghanaians about their inability to secure their passport even after their collection date is due. While some have alleged that monies are …

Banks have been directed to allow non-resident Ghanaians who have not yet registered for their Ghana Cards to use their passports for bank transactions till they obtain the cards. The Bank of Ghana served notice that effective July 1, 2022, the only acceptable ID for bank transactions will be the Ghana Card …

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has said the Ghana Card is only an alternative travel document to the country’s current biometric passport and not a replacement. According to the minister, the Ghana passport and travel certificate are the only internationally recognised documents for Ghanaian …

The Director for the Legal Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Mr McArios Akanbong says Sarkodie, like any other Ghanaian, can apply for a diplomatic passport. In essence, although the rapper is not a government official, he is not ruled out from requesting a diplomatic passport, …

Sarkcess music boss, Sarkodie, has proposed to the government to make it possible for artists to own diplomatic passports. According to the renowned rapper, artists are also ambassadors who shine more lights on their various countries. Speaking to the media in Paris ahead of the ‘Accra in Paris’ concert on …

English star Callum Hudson-Odoi has successfully acquired a Ghanaian passport on his last visit to H. E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo before Ghana faced Nigeria in the 2022 World Cup playoffs, Dailymailgh.com can exclusively reveal. The former England youth player has been linked with a possible nationality switch to play …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ghana has announced that due to a surge in demand for the 48-page passport booklets and continuing challenges with the supply chain, the Passport Office, until further notice, can only issue the now available 32-page booklets. In a release dated April 1, …

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 …