The 2027 Budget says Ghana has 90 passport centres worldwide, with 5-day express and same-day premium processing.

Published 13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT

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Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa holds up Ghanaian passports — Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (file photo)

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Ghanaians can now apply for passports at 90 centres worldwide, with same-day service for premium applicants, the 2027 Budget says.

Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson laid the budget before Parliament on Thursday, November 12, saying the Foreign Ministry had grown the passport network to 90 application centres — 18 across Ghana's 16 regions and 72 at missions abroad.

Courier delivery and electronic tracking have been strengthened. Regular applications now take under 15 working days, express takes five, and the 24-hour premium service delivers the same day.

For visitors coming home, May 2026 saw the launch of the Ghana e-Visa System, alongside an exemption from visa fees for African passport holders visiting Ghana for business or tourism. The ministry says it will consolidate the reforms and pursue further visa facilitation deals in 2027.

Waiver agreements were signed with seven countries: Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, South Korea, St Kitts and Nevis, Vietnam and Zambia, of which Zambia's is ratified. Two earlier deals, covering Maldives and Antigua and Barbuda, won ratification in 2026, and talks have opened with Slovakia on waivers for diplomatic and service passports.

The ministry also replaced, free of charge, the passports of June 2026 Accra flood victims whose documents were lost or damaged. In 2027 it plans to expand access further and strengthen the technology behind passport services at home and abroad.

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Ghana passports: 90 application centres and same-day service in 2027 Budget

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