Ghanaian passport

Ghanaian Biometric Passport
The front cover of a contemporary Ghanaian biometric passport (with chip ).
Biographical data page from the Ghanaian biometric passport.
Issued by	Ghana (Government of Ghana)
Type of document	Biometric Passport
Purpose	Identity Document
Eligibility requirements	Ghanaian Citizenship
Expiration	5 years after acquisition for both adults and children
Cost	"GH₵100.00" (32p) Express service [3 working days] "GH₵50.00" (32p) Regular service [15 working days]

"GH₵100.00" (32p) Express service [3 working days]

Ghanaian passports are passports issued exclusively by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration to Ghanaians granted citizenship in accordance with the Ghanaian nationality law. There are three types of passport booklets – regular, service and diplomatic passports. Ghanaian passport booklets are valid for travel by Ghanaians anywhere in the world, although travel to certain countries and/or for certain purposes may require a visa. More than one valid Ghanaian passport of the same type may not be held.

Ghanaian biometric contemporary passport is hunter green in color, Ghanaian biometric service passport is cadet grey in color, and Ghanaian biometric diplomatic passport is auburn in color, with the words ‘REPUBLIC OF GHANA‘ inscribed on top of the booklet. The flag emblem of the West African subregion ECOWAS and of the African continent is prominently emblazoned in the center of the cover page, followed on the bottom by the inscription of the words PASSPORT on contemporary biometric passports, SERVICE PASSPORT on service biometric passports, and DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT on diplomatic biometric passports.

The following information about the owner is printed on the Ghanaian biometric passport identification page, in both English and French:

The standards are:

Biometric passports of many countries contain a message, nominally from the official who is in charge of biometric passport issuance (e.g., secretary of state, minister of foreign affairs), addressed to authorities of other countries. The message identifies the bearer as a citizen of the issuing country, requests that he or she be allowed to enter and pass through the other country, and requests further that, when necessary, he or she be given help consistent with international norms. In Ghanaian biometric passports, the message is in English and reads: