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Beatrice Laryea
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a firm reminder regarding the recall of Diplomatic and Service Passports issued under the previous administration.
This follows an instruction from the Office of the President and a public notice issued by the Ministry on January 15, 2025.
As of now, 404 Diplomatic Passports and 387 Service Passports remain unreturned, with holders failing to comply since the initial announcement.
All individuals in the affected categories are required to return their passports to the Legal and Treaties Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by March 17, 2025.
The categories of individuals required to surrender their passports include:
– Former Ministers and Spouses
– Former Members of Parliament irrespective of political affiliation
– Former members of the Council of State and Spouses
– Former/Retired Justices of the Superior and Lower Courts
– Former Regional Ministers, Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executive Officers of State Institutions, Chairs and Members of Boards
– Officials of the National Cathedral Project
– Former Political Ambassadors and Dependents
– Businessmen and Entrepreneurs
– Former Government Functionaries
– All other persons holding official passports not currently serving in any official capacity for the State, or otherwise holding any position that falls under the requirements of Sections 6 and 7 of the Passports and Travel Certificates Act, 1967, NLCD 155
The Ministry has emphasized that any passports in these categories not surrendered by the specified deadline will be canceled and added to the Stop-Watch List, making them subject to seizure at any of Ghana’s entry and exit points.
