DUAL CITIZENSHIP

How to Apply:

Applicants are required to complete a Dual Citizenship Application Form (Form 10).

Attachment to application form (evidence of Ghanaian nationality)

• Birth Certificate/Passport
• Evidence of Parents’ Nationality – Passport, Voters ID Card, Birth Certificate.
• Six (6) passport sized photographs

NB: Dual Citizenship Holder

• Shall be issued with a Ghanaian passport or travel document;
• Shall be permitted to remain in Ghana without limitation provided the person entered on a Ghanaian passport;
• Shall not be permitted to use two passports interchangeably to deceive an Immigration Officer. Any dual citizen who does so will be considered to have committed a criminal offense and will be liable on a summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 250 penalty units or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding one year or to both.

No citizen of Ghana shall qualify to be appointed as a holder of any office in specified in this section if he holds the citizenship of any other country in addition to his citizenship of Ghana:

• Chief Justice and Justices of the Supreme Court;
• Ambassador or High Commissioner;
• Secretary to the Cabinet;
• Chief of Defence Staff;
• Inspector-General of the Police;
• Commissioner, Customs, Excise and Preventive Service;
• Director of Immigration Service;
• Commissioner, Value Added Tax Service;
• Director-General, Prisons Service;
• Chief Fire Officer;
• Chief Director of a Ministry;
• A rank of Colonel in the Army or its equivalent in the other security services; and
• Any other public office that the Minister for the Interior may by legislative instrument prescribe.

Please get a sample of Application for registration as dual citizen form and fill details:

The Embassy offers attestation and authentication services in respect of Ghanaian nationals or documents at a charge of CFA 5,000 per service.

CONSULAR ID

Consular Identity cards are also issued for bona fide Ghanaian nationals at a cost of CFA 3,000. The cards have a validity of two years. These cards establish the Ghanaian identity of persons in Benin without passports and helps the Embassy to establish the bona fides of Ghanaian nationals in Benin in cases of emergency. The cards are also accepted by the local authorities for day to day transactions. Please click the link here for the application forms for consular ID cards.

EMERGENCY TRAVEL CERTIFICATE

Ghanaian Travel Certificates are issued only to persons who are not in possession of Ghana Passports and require traveling to Ghana in an emergency situation. They are usually good for three months. Upon completion of a Travel Certificate Form, applicants will be required to produce evidence of Ghanaian nationality such as photocopy of a passport, birth, together with 2 passport size photos and a fee of CFA 5,000. Applicants are required to apply personally at the Mission for an interview at the time of submitting the request for the Travel Certificate.

The links to the application form for the Travel Certificate is here.