Passport Application Requirements

BIOMETRIC PASSPORTS

The Following requirements are to be provided by Passport applicants:

1. A fully completed form with signature and thump print.


2. The current Passport or Birth Certificate.
3. Photocopy of the current Passport page containing personal data.
4. A Ghanaian applicant who has no proof of Ghana Passport with which he/she entered the country must support the Application with an affidavit from the High Court Sworn on his/her behalf in Ghana by a close relative.
5. The affidavit should indicate if applicant has acquired a Passport before or not/if missing, he or she must indicate the Passport number. The affidavit must be supported by:
           a) An attestation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Accra.
           b) A Ghana Police report for the missing Passport.
           c) A Temporary stay permit (Duldung).
   The Ghana affidavit will not be necessary if a German police report is obtained.
6. A change of name or place/Date of Birth should be supported with a Ghana Government Gazette to that effect.
7. A photocopy of the receipt of the processing fee.
8. Any supporting documents in respect of profession, or the Passport of a Ghanaian parent in support of children’s applications, must be in the original form.
9. A self-addressed envelope affixed with not less than EUR 4.10 worth of postage stamps. The envelope must bear the name of the applicant even if he/she is not the principal recipient.
10. In most cases, an interview would be necessary.
11. Payment could be made in cash only at the Embassy.
12. Please use the following bank details for your bank transfer:  
    

    Account Name:	EMBASSY OF GHANA
    IBAN:	DE82 1007 0000 0063 5649 00
    BIC:	DEUTDEBBXXX

    (Indicate the purpose of the payment and applicant´s full name)

    All applicants are to comply and carefully note the above requirements to enable the Embassy process and issue your passport on time.

MACHINE-READABLE PASSPORT

The following requirements are to be fulfilled by passport applicants:

1. A fully completed form with signature and thumb print.
2. Four (4) biometric passport pictures.
3. The current passport or birth certificate.
4. Photocopy of the current passport (page containing personal data).
5. A Ghanaian applicant who has no proof of Ghana Passport with which he/she entered the country must support the Application with an affidavit from the High Court Sworn on his/her behalf in Ghana by a close relative. The affidavit should indicate if applicant has acquired a Passport before or not/if missing, he or she must indicate the Passport number The affidavit must be supported by:
           a) An attestation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Accra.
           b) A Ghana Police report for the missing Passport.
           c) A Temporary stay permit (Duldung).
   The Ghana affidavit will not be necessary if a German police report is obtained.
6. In most cases, an interview would be necessary.
7. A photocopy of the receipt for the processing fee.
8. Any supporting documents in respect of profession, or the passport of a parent in support of children's applications, must be in the original form.
9. A self-addressed envelope affixed with not less than EUR 4.10 worth of postage stamps. The envelope must bear the name of the applicant even if he/she is not the principal recipient.
10. Payment could be made in cash only at the Embassy.
11. Please use the following bank details for your bank transfer:  
    

    Account Name:	EMBASSY OF GHANA
    IBAN:	DE82 1007 0000 0063 5649 00
    BIC:	DEUTDEBBXXX

    (Indicate the purpose of the payment and applicant´s full name)

    All applicants are to comply and carefully note the above requirements to enable the Embassy process and issue your passport on time.

DUAL CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS

Ghanaians who have acquired German Citizenship through a German parent or having been born to a Ghanaian parent who hitherto had been granted German Resident permit for eight (8) years, are eligible to apply for Ghana Dual Citizenship and to hold the Ghana passport indefinitely, as stated in the German Nationality Act section4(3). Holding the Dual Citizenship Act of 2000 (Act 591) of the laws of Ghana.

Guideline:

Applicants are required to purchase a Dual Citizenship Application form at the cost of one hundred and twenty Euros (120 EUROS) at the Ghana Embassy in Berlin. The form has to be fully completed before submission to the Mission for onward transmission to the Ministry of Interior in Accra.

Requirements:

A completed application form is to be accompanied by:

1. Six (6) passport size photographs of the applicant
2. A photocopy of the applicant’s German Identity Card or German passport
3. The Birth Certificate of the applicant
4. Evidence of Ghanaian Nationality (parents’ Ghana passport / Identity Card)
5. Contact phone numbers of the application and parents
6. Names, addresses and phone numbers of two (2) Ghanaian relatives residing in Ghana
7. Photocopy of the receipt issued when the application form was purchased

Other Matters

Prospective applicants who live outside Berlin should pay an amount of one hundred and twenty euros (120 Euros) into the Mission’s Account with a reference requesting for the Dual Citizenship Application form. The process of issuing the Dual Citizenship Certificate takes approximately six (6) months.

On acquiring the dual citizenship, a holder will be entitled to apply for Ghanaian passport in addition to the German passport. it must be noted, however, that it is an offense for a Dual Citizenship Holder to use the two (2) passports interchangeably to deceive an immigration officer. the holder must travel on one 1) passport at a time

8. Payment could be made in cash only at the Embassy.
9. Please use the following bank details for your bank transfer:  
   

   Account Name:	EMBASSY OF GHANA
   IBAN:	DE82 1007 0000 0063 5649 00
   BIC:	DEUTDEBBXXX

   (Indicate the purpose of the payment and applicant´s full name)