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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced a firm deadline of October 18, 2024, for all passport applicants who made payments before April 1, 2024, to complete their biometric data at the designated Passport Application Centres (PACs). After this date, applications submitted under the previous fee structure of GH¢100.00 and GH¢150.00 will no longer be valid if biometric information has not been captured. In a public statement, the Ministry urged applicants to act promptly to ensure their applications remain valid. Those who have already paid but not completed the biometric process are advised to visit their PACs before the deadline to…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced that the highest an applicant must pay for a Ghanaian passport must be GH¢300, that is for a premium service. The sector minister recently made an unannounced visit to the passport office in Accra where she principally announced the termination of contracts for all contract staff, adding that the move was to santitize the passport application process. The minister lamented why citizens should be forced to part with in excess of 2,000 in some cases 3,000 cedis to obtain a passport. The Ministry has now published how much it should…