Apply In-Person:

1. To Register for an E-Citizen Account in Ghana, the applicant visit the ministry of interior or Ghana embassy office contact link
2. The applicant has to approach the Ghana embassy office and the applicant must obtain the application form.
3. Applicant has to enter all the information in the application form.
4. After filling form, the applicant attaches all the required documents and submits the application to any immigration service office. At the immigration office applications are viewed to prove legality of documents and correctness of information given. Also, make sure that the application has all the documents listed in the “Required documents” section of this page.
5. There is no fee for this procedure.
6. After submission of applications, applicants are entitled to investigation by the Ghana Immigration Office. After investigation a report is compiled and submitted to the interior minister.
7. In addition to investigation, the applicants are published in the Gazette within three months after the application. The name, particulars and other details of a person applying for registration are shown in the gazette.
8. After oath is taken, it is endorsed on the certificate of E-citizenship account.
9. After endorsement and after satisfaction that conditions have been complied, a certificate of registration is issued.
10. The Processing time for this procedure is 6-12 months.

• Application form
• Six passport size photographs.
• Evidence of Ghanaian nationality (parent’s nationality –photocopy of passport or birth certificate/ voter’s ID card/Ghanaian passport) or alien card
• Photocopy of the receipt issued when the application form was purchased.

Location: Ghana
Address: ministry of interior, kinbu Rd,
P.O. Box M42 Accra, Ghana
Contact Link: + (233) 302 68 4407 /+ (233) 299 10 18 96 /+(233) 302 68 44 21 /+(233) 302 66 26 88
Public Affairs & Com. Unit: + (233) 299 01 59 34/ + (233) 299 01 53 52
The Hon. Minister: + (233) 302 68 44 21/ + (233) 299 0159 34
Ministry of interior: + (233) 302 66 26 88/ + (233) 299 01 53 52
Email id: info@mint.gov.gh
Contact link

Location: Accra
Address: Embassy of the United states of America
24 fourth circular Rd, No. 24, Fourth Circular Rd., Cantonments,
Accra, Ghana.
HRHH+QQ Accra, Ghana
Phone number: +233302741000
Mailing address: Ambassador’s self-help coordinator
U.S. Embassy, P.O. Box GP 2288 Accra, Ghana.
Telephone number: 030-274-1000, 030-274-1473
Location link
Contact link

• Applicant must be Ghanaian Citizen or a foreign resident.
• Applicant must be above the age of 18.
• Applicant must have a National identity card number or a National alien card Number.

• There is no fee for this procedure.

• The registration certificate is valid forever.

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• The Processing time for this procedure is 6-12 months.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since January 1908.

• Name and address of applicant
• Nationality / original citizenship of applicant
• Age sex and marital sex of applicant
• Occupation of applicant
• Place of residence
• Particulars of Parents (name, address, occupation, nationality, age and country of residence)
• Particulars of dependents (under 16 years) included on application

• E-Citizen enables Citizens and Foreign Residents to apply for Government to Citizen (G2C) services and pay via mobile money, debit Cards and e-Citizen agents.

• For Renunciation of Ghanaian Citizenship, an applicant must submit the following documents.
• Completed renunciation application form.
• Application Letter.
• Identification documents.
• Detailed Curriculum Vitae including the names and addresses of parents or any relations living in Ghana).
• Six (6) passport size photographs.
• Renunciation is only legal after a renunciation certificate is signed by the Interior Minister.

• E-Citizen is organised to serve his/her needs without he/she having to know which government agency is responsible for a particular service, policy or programme.
• E-Services are a directory of all e-Services offered by the Government. Applicants can easily find an e-Service using search, or by filtering the agency and type of service.

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Why E-citizen?

• Single Sign-on. One account is all the applicants need, a single username and password gets the applicant into everything government.
• Convenience. Pay using mobile money, Debit Cards and online banking from local banks.
• Notifications. Receive email and SMS notification every time he /her application has progressed.