HOW TO APPLY

Applicants are required to complete Dual Citizenship Application Form (Form 10) for the issuance of the certificate from the Ministry of the Interior.

REQUIREMENTS

1.  Copy of bio-data page of Ghanaian passport
2.  Copy of bio-data page of Foreign passport
3.  Copy of Naturalization Certificate from Foreign country
4.  Six (6) recent passport sized photographs (size : 35 x 45mm). Applicants must ensure that the pictures are clear, with plain white background
5.  Evidence of payment

APPLICATIONS FOR CHILDREN BORN OUTSIDE GHANA MUST ALSO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

1.  Copy of birth certificate
2.  Copy of Ghanaian parent’s passport
3.  Copy of bio-data page of child’s Ghanaian passport
4.  Copy of bio-data page of child’s Foreign passport

All questions should be answered. The absence of crucial information may cause a delay in the processing of the application.

A DUAL CITIZENSHIP HOLDER

1.  On acquiring the dual citizenship, a holder will be entitled to apply for Ghanaian passport in addition to their other passport.
2.  Shall be permitted to remain in Ghana without limitation provided the person entered on a Ghanaian passport.
3.  No dual citizen of Ghana shall qualify to be appointed as a holder of any office specified below:
• Chief Justice and Justices of Supreme Court
• Ambassador or High Commissioner
• Secretary to the Cabinet
• Chief of Defence Staff or any Service Chief
• Inspector-General of Police
• Commissioner - Customs, Excise and Preventive Service
• Director of Immigration Service
• Commissioner - Value Added Tax Service
• Director-General, Prisons Service
• Chief Fire Officer
• Minister or Deputy Minister
• Chief Director of a Ministry
• Rank of a Colonel in the army or its equivalent in other security services; and
• Any other public offices that the Minister for the Interior may by legislative instrument prescribe.