Ghana to Establish Passport Centres in All Regions by December 2025

Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced that by December 2025, every region in the country will have its own passport application centre.

The initiative, aimed at decentralising passport services and making them more accessible, will begin this month with the commissioning of a centre in Bolgatanga.

The announcement came during a ceremony where five distinguished Ghanaians — travel vlogger Wode Maya, Grammy-nominated reggae artist Rocky Dawuni, broadcaster and entrepreneur Anita Erskine, contemporary visual artist Ibrahim Mahama, and British-Ghanaian entrepreneur Dentaa Amoateng MBE — were presented with diplomatic passports.

According to Ablakwa, ongoing reforms at the Foreign Affairs Ministry have already simplified the passport acquisition process, with applicants now receiving passports faster and more conveniently through courier services.

“The Foreign Affairs Ministry has become very efficient, and Ghanaians are already confirming that now it is a smooth process. They are receiving their passports in record time and do not have to stress to pick them up at passport offices, because they are being delivered via courier services,” he explained.

He added that although seven regions currently lack passport centres, the government is committed to bridging that gap before the end of next year.