Multiple/dual citizenship is a legal status in which a person is concurrently regarded as a national or citizen of more than one country under the laws of those countries.
Dual Citizenship Application In Ghana
Qualification for Applying for Dual Citizenship
Citizen of Ghana who holds citizenship of another country in addition to citizenship of Ghana. Provide the following:
Evidence of Ghanaian nationality
Current Ghanaian Passport and photocopy
Evidence of citizenship of other country
Current passport and photocopy OR
Certificate of Naturalisation (where applicable) and photocopy
Four (4) Photographs [Applicant’s name to be clearly written behind photographs]
Citizen of another country who also qualifies for Ghanaian citizenship. (Ghanaian citizenship can be through Birth, Descent, Registration, Naturalisation or Adoption). If the applicant qualifies for Ghanaian citizenship by descent, Provide the following: Evidence of Descent
Current passport of applicant’s Ghanaian parent and photocopy
Evidence of citizenship of other country
Birth Certificate (Including full one)
Current passport and photocopy
Four(4) photographs [Applicant’s name to be clearly written behind photographs] Applicants are also to provide the following:
Names, postal addresses and telephone numbers of two (2) close relatives living in Ghana who may be contacted for further information.
Residential/Contact telephone number(s) of the applicant in the UK.
Submission of Applications
Applications are to be submitted in person along with supporting documents and photocopies for examination and endorsement. Do not detach the original receipt from the application. You are to submit the application together with the original receipt. You may make a copy of the receipt and application forms for your records.
Other Information
Dual citizenship applications are processed by the Ministry of Interior, Ghana and currently take between six (6) and twelve (12) months to be processed;
Upon successful processing of the Dual Citizenship application, the applicant will receive a Dual Citizenship certificate and a Dual Citizenship ID Card.
Holders of dual citizenship cannot hold certain specified offices in Ghana, including the following:
Chief Justice and Justices of the Supreme Court
Ambassador/High Commissioner
Secretary to the Cabinet
Chief of Defence Staff
Inspector-General of Police
Commissioner of Customs, Excise and Preventive Service
Commissioner, Value Added Tax Service
Director of Immigration Service
Director-General, Prisons Service
Chief Fire Officer
Chief Director of a Ministry
Rank of Colonel in the Army or equivalent in other security services
Any other public office that the Minister may prescribe by Legislative Instrument
Dual Citizenship Application forms can be obtained from the Ministry of the Interior, Ghana On acquiring the dual citizenship status, applicants would be entitled to apply for a Ghanaian passport besides the passport of the other country whose citizenship they have already acquired.
Under the Dual citizenship law, it is an offence for a dual citizenship holder to use two passports interchangeably to deceive an immigration officer.
Those who violate the law would be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 250 penalty units or a term of imprisonment not exceeding a year or both. In this connection, all dual citizens are required to travel only with their certificates of Dual Citizenship and only one passport of their choice It is anticipated that successful applicants would be able to receive their certificates within six months All inquiries to be sent to dualcitizenship@gmail.com.
How do I apply for dual citizenship in Ghana
Contact telephone numbers OR.
Names and address of two relatives residing in Ghana.
Photocopy of the receipt issued when the application form was purchased.
Application forms can be obtained from the Ghana Consulate General, New York or the Ghana Embassy in Washington D.C.