Ghana Passport: 7 interesting facts about Ghana’s Chip-embedded Passport

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa explained that Ghana’s Chip-embedded Passport is going to be a game-changer for all travelers due to a host of interesting facts about the initiative.

According to Hon. Okudzeto Ablakwa, the era of middlemen and unofficial agents operating within the passport offices is unequivocally over.

“The era of middlemen and unofficial agents operating within our passport offices is unequivocally over”.

The interesting facts about the Chip-embedded passport, as stated, have seven (7) functions that will bury all middlemen and unofficial agents cashing lump sum amounts of money via the passport process.

Interesting facts about our Reset Chip-Embedded Passport Reforms:

1) You won’t be charged extra for the courier delivery of your chip-embedded passports;

2) Passport officials will be sanctioned if they do not ensure your passport is delivered under 15 days;

3) Ghana Post is the lead courier service provider. Ghana Post’s presence across the country will allow for Ghanaians with address challenges to pick up their chip-embedded passports at the nearest Ghana Post Office;

4) The 24-hour Passport Operations and Courier Services will create more jobs;

5) All these reforms are happening under reduced passport application fees;

6) 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;

7) 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.

“We are working for you with innovation and integrity,” Hon. Okudzeto Ablakwa assured all.

SOURCE: Coverghana.com.gh