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Mar
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has officially increased the passport application fees by over 500%. Let’s take a look at the new application fees for Ghana passport.
Below is the new passport application fees
| # | NAME | PROCESSING FEES |
| 1 | Expedited Application 48 Pages | GHS 800.00 |
| 2 | Expedited Application 32 Pages | GHS 700.00 |
| 3 | Standard Application 32 Pages | GHS 500.00 |
| 4 | Standard Application 48 Pages | GHS 644.00 |
Passport Offices In Ghana
There are 14 passport offices in Ghana that render services to the Ghanaian public. Getting a passport is in to phases; online mode and the biometric registration at the passport centers.
Let’s take a look at the passport officers in Ghana.
Address of Passport Application Centers
| # | LOCATION | ADDRESS |
| 1 | Accra PAC | Kinbu Road (Old Foreign Affairs) |
| 2 | Kumasi PAC | Guggisberg Road, Opposite PWD, Adum, Ministries |
| 3 | Takoradi PAC | Ghana Immigration Head Quarters (Within the Regional Administration) |
| 4 | Sunyani PAC | Adjacent to Jubilee (shares a wall with the Park) |
| 5 | Ho PAC | Regional Administration (Shares building with Immigration) |
| 6 | Tamale PAC | Police Park (Old Library) |
| 7 | Ridge PAC | Ridge |
| 8 | Premium PAC – Accra | Accra Digital Center, Adjacent State Housing Company, Ring Road West, Accra |
| 9 | Tema PAC | Former IRS Office, Community 4, Tema |
| 10 | Koforidua PAC | PWD Office, SSNIT Office Area, Koforidua. |
| 11 | Premuim PAC – Kumasi | 2nd Floor, Thankful Heights Building, Adum, Kumasi |
| 12 | Premium PAC – Tamale | 2nd Floor, Pension Tower, Tamale |
| 13 | Cape Coast PAC | Opposite Ford Station |
| 14 | Wa PAC | Block C, Regional Coordination Council, Wa |
What you need to apply for the passport:
- Birth Certificate(Proof of Ghanaian citizenship)
- Documents to support Identity such as Driver’s Licence, National ID card
- Proof of Profession (An introductory letter from the applicant’s employer that is if the applicant is currently employed or a work ID card that bears applicant’s name, organisation’s name and position. A student ID if the applicant is currently in school. Homemakers/housewives and applicants that are unemployed and those in the non-formal sector of employment like mechanics, hairdressers seamstresses, traders etc. do not need proof. Registered Business Owners and self-employed applicants must produce their business registration certificate as proof)
Payment Channels for Processing Fees
| # | BANK | CHANNELS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecobank Ghana | VISA & MasterCard, MTN Mobile Money, Vodafone Cash, |
| 2 | GCB Bank | Vodafone Cash. |
| 3 | Ghana.Gov | Ghana.Gov Pay. |
| 4 | Zenith Bank Ghana | VISA & MasterCard, MTN Mobile Money, Vodafone Cash, |
Source: ghanaeducation.org
