Ghana’s Vice Presiden,t Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed that the Ghana Card (GhanaCard) will by the end of the first quarter of 2022, be recognized as one of the e-passports (electronic passports) Globally.
The Vice President made the announcement on Tuesday, November 2 while speaking at the Ashesi University Campus, in the Eastern Region, on the topic: “Transforming an economy through digitalization: The Ghana story.”
According to DR. Bawumia, while detailing the major role to be played by the GhanaCard said that the government has been working with the International Civil Aviation Organization to globally activate the e-passport function of the Ghana card.
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The Ghana Card is a national identity card that is issued by the Ghanaian authorities to Ghanaian citizens (both resident and non-resident, and legally and permanently resident foreign nationals). It is proof of identity, citizenship, and residence of the holder.
According to Bawumia’s statement, the Ghanacard, which is a unique biometric identification card, will be accepted as an e-passport in 197 borders globally and 44,000 airports in the world.
This is very good news for us though, and when it finally happens, the holders of the Ghana Card will be allowed to board any flights to Ghana. And also diasporan Ghanaians (Ghanaians living outside the country) who are holders of the card will also benefit from the good news as they will not have to obtain visas to travel to Ghana.
“The good news for diasporan Ghanaians is that when the Ghana Immigration Service is linked to the NIA architecture, diasporan Ghanaians who hold the Ghanacard should not have to obtain visas to travel to Ghana” – he added.
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