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What you need to know about Ghana's chip-embedded passport reforms
What you need to know about Ghana's chip-embedded passport reforms
By: Nii Ammui Fio | 1 min read
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has indicated the various passport centres will today, Monday, April 28, commence the issuance of chip-embedded passports.
Ahead of the launch, the sector minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has provided much information on the recent reforms. Below are things you should know.
No applicant will be charged extra for the courier delivery of your chip-embedded passports.
Passport officials will be sanctioned if they do not ensure your passport is delivered in under 15 days.
Ghana Post is the lead courier service provider. Ghana Post’s presence across the country will allow Ghanaians with address challenges to pick up their chip-embedded passports at the nearest Ghana Post Office.
The 24-Hour Passport Operations and Courier Services will create more jobs.
All these reforms are happening under reduced passport application fees.
The cost of these reforms is being taken care of by the reduced passport application fees under a PPP arrangement, so the Ghanaian taxpayer has not been burdened with any additional contract.
The new security-enhanced, chip-embedded passports will make Ghana compliant with requirements from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
"ICAO says our current passports will be obsolete by 2030," the Foreign Minister said.
