Ghana Passport Application:
The requirements you must meet
Applying for the Ghana passport online has been introduced lately to ease the process for applicants. You will need to have;
- Your birth certificate as proof of Ghanaian citizenship
- Other documentation that supports the identity in the birth certificate like a National ID
- Evidence of profession. This means a student ID for students, a work ID or a business certification for self employed people.
After you confirm you have these requirements, you start on the online application process instead of buying and filling Ghana passport forms as was the case before.
How much is a Ghana passport? This is a question most people ask before they start the application process.Well, there are two types of applications; expedited and standard application.
The expedited type is express. It is out in a few hours and costs 100 GHS.
The standard type takes the normal duration; a period of up to 30 days from the date of application. You pay 50GHS for this.
There is a newly introduced Ghana biometric passport application form
Instead of filling the physical form, you now go to an accredited point of sale and do your application there. These points of sale include all the main banks in the country.
Here is the simplified procedure on how to apply for a biometric passport;
- visit https://passport.mfa.gov.gh/
- Create a new user account
- Login with your Username and Password.
- Click on Start New Application.
- Make Payment for processing fee.
- Complete all details on the form.
- Sign the Declaration Form.
- Book a date you will like to go to the Passport Application Center (PAC) for the verification of your documents and to take your biometric details (i.e. photograph and fingerprints).
- Present yourself on the appointment date at the Passport Application Center for verification of your documents and to capture biometric details.
- After your appointment, the PAC will indicate to you when your passport will be ready for collection.
- Go to the Passport Application Center (PAC) on the date indicated to you to collect your passport. The Premium PAC has the option for courier delivery.
Payment Channels for Processing Fees
| Ecobank Ghana | Branches nationwide, Airtel Money, VISA & MasterCard, MTN Mobile Money, Tigo Cash, Vodafone Cash. | |
| GCB Bank | Branches nationwide, Vodafone Cash. | |
| Zenith Bank Ghana | Branches nationwide, Airtel Money, MTN Mobile Money, Tigo Cash, Vodafone Cash, VISA & MasterCard. |
A submission receipt with the passport collection date is processed in the online point of sale
The finalized passports are all forwarded to the PAC where they are collected upon presenting the submission receipt.
The manual application can’t be completely phased out as going to the PAC is necessary. By the time one qualifies for a passport, they have gone through several vetting sessions and biometric checks.