The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has set March 17, 2025, as the deadline for individuals still in possession of Diplomatic and Service Passports issued under the previous administration to return them.
On January 15, 2025, the Ministry directed all affected passport holders to surrender them for review, as they are no longer valid under the current government’s requirements.
In a statement dated March 10, the Ministry disclosed that 404 Diplomatic Passports and 387 Service Passports remain unreturned.
The Ministry has therefore urged the following individuals to surrender their passports to the Legal and Treaties Bureau at the Ministry without delay:
- Former Ministers and their spouses
- Former Members of Parliament from all political parties
- Former Council of State members and their spouses
- Retired Justices of the Superior and Lower Courts
- Former Regional Ministers, MMDCEs, board chairs, and members of state institutions
- Officials of the National Cathedral Project
- Former political ambassadors and their dependents
- Businessmen and entrepreneurs
- Former government functionaries
- Any person holding an official passport but not currently serving the state
The Ministry warned that any passports not returned by the deadline will be cancelled and added to the Stop-Watch List, making them subject to immediate seizure at all entry and exit points in Ghana.
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Below is the full statement:
