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Ghanaian passport fees to go up in February as Parliament approves increase

31 January 2020 at 13:03
The government has reviewed <a href="https://www.pulse.com.gh/ece-frontpage/ghana-passport-government-to-increase-passport-fees-by-100/hbbg31r" rel="noopener noreferrer">passport fees</a> upwards to help it break even and avoid the current losses incurred in the processing and production of Ghanaian passports.
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Ghana passport

The current fee for expedited application us GH¢100, while that of a standard application is GH¢50.

This comes after Parliament approved an upward review of passport application fees.

A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration said passport fees for booklets with 32 pages will now cost GH¢100 while fees for the newly introduced booklets with 48 pages will cost GH¢150 effective February 1.

For expedited services, passport fees for booklets with 32 pages will now cost GH¢There has also been a review for fees required for the attestation of legal documents from GH¢25 to GH¢37.50.

Travel certificates will also now cost GH¢37 up from GHS25.150 while fees for booklets with 48 pages will cost GH¢200.

The cost of processing passports in Ghana used to be GH¢50 and GH¢100 for regular and express services respectively.

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