Procedure
Apply via Agent
Apply In-Person:
- To Apply for Video Operators License in Ghana, the applicant must go to the National Communication Authority or Ministry of Communications or Ada East District Assembly contact link.
- Information related to the MOC office and the License authority can be obtained from the “Office locations and contacts” section of this page Contact link
- Applicants should obtain the required application form from the authority.
- Applicant has to enter all the information in the application form.
- The applicant has to make sure that he or she has all the required documents that are required for this process to be successful and they can be found under the "Required Documents" section of this page.
- A fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.
- Produce the application letter at the relevant department and the authority in-charge will issue grant for obtaining the required forms.
- Obtain the forms from the relevant department and complete it with respect to the requirement by filling appropriate details in respective spaces provided.
- After completing, the forms and required documents must be submitted to the Director General of the Commission.
- The submitted documents will be processed by the commission and forwarded to the Board of Commission through the Minister of Information and Communications if those documents are found eligible for recommendation.
- Then, the Board will send it to the President who will consider the matter as applicable and if approved, the applicant will be informed to pay the prescribed fees as directed.
- And, he/she will also be required to sign a license agreement with the authority after which an appropriate frequency will be allocated to the applicant as per his/her request.
- The processing time for this procedure will be mentioned by concerned authorities.
Required Documents
- Application form
- Copy of Ghanaian card (applicant)
- Passport size picture (applicants and cattle pounds)
- Company need to be registration certificate.
- Valid identification document
- Proof of compliance with the relevant regulations
- Proof/receipt of payment
- Incorporation Certificate
- Certificate of Tax Clearance or Letter of Tax Waiver (new company)
- Any supporting document (as instructed)
Office Locations & Contacts
National Communications Authority
Address: NCA Tower, KIA, 6 Airport By-pass Rd, Accra, Ghana
JR3F+FC Accra, Ghana
Post address: P. O. Box CT 1568, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana
Complaint hotline: +233(0)307011419
Complaint email: complaints@nca.org.gh
Contact number- +233(0)302 776621/771701
Email id: info@nca.org.gh
GPS address: GL-126-7029
Contact link
Location link
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
Address: 5th & 6th Floors, MOC Office Complex
Abdul Diof Road, Ridge. Accra. Adjacent to Kofi Annan ICT Centre of Excellence
HR54+MX Accra.
Postal address: P.O. Box M38, Accra. Ghana
Digital Address: GA-079-0539
Telephone: 233-302-666465
Fax: 233-302-667114
Email id: info@moc.gov.gh
Contact number: +233302666465
Contact link
Location link
Address: Ada East District Assembly
Government office
Ada Foah, Ghana
Contact number: +233 54 357 6056
Contact link
Location link
Eligibility
Applicant must have:
- Excellent computer literacy.
- Proficiency with editing software such as Photo Shop.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Relative fitness and stamina to work long hours.
- Proficiency with camera equipment.
Fees
- A fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.
Validity
- The license is valid for a period of five years.
Documents to Use
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Sample Documents
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Processing Time
- The processing time for this procedure will be mentioned by concerned authorities.
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'.
Instructions
- Applicant should make sure to follow all instructions provided by concerned authorities.
- Applicant must complete the application form before submitting it at the office.
- If any other document is requested by concerned authorities at the time of applying, it has to be provided by the applicant.
Required Information
- Name of the applicant
- Address of the applicant
- Nationality
- House number, Street address of the applicant
- Region
- Purpose for this license
- Contact number of the applicant
- Tax number
- Declaration
- Signature of the applicant
- Any other information that may be requested by the AEDA.
Need for the Document
- A license is an agreement between a video's copyright owner (this can be the creator and/or the company having funded its production) and another user. The license details the exception of sole legal ownership for the intended use of the video (online, broadcast, corporate, promotional).
There are many types of licenses in the AEDA office.
- Spare parts dealers
- Chemical sellers
- Tailors and dressmakers
- Sand Crete block manufacturers
- Musical spinners
- Radio and television repairers
- Gold and silver smiths
- Drinking bar operators
- Professional photographers
- Chop bar keepers and cooked food sellers
- Butchers
- Refrigeration and air-conditioning workshop owners
- Hairdressers
- Garage owners
- Video operators
- Corn mill owners
- Co-operative distillers
- Scrap dealers
- Livestock breeders and traders
- Traders
- Liquor sellers
Other uses of the Document/Certificate
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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.
External Links
Others
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