The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced plans to begin registration and issuance of the Ghana Cards to Ghanaians.
According to the NIA, the planned exercise, open to qualified applicants aged 15 years and above, will commence on Monday, August 28, 2023, at eight out of 16 regional offices and all 276 district offices of the NIA nationwide.
The NIA in a statement on Thursday, August 24, said it will not entertain or accept requests for the replacement of lost, stolen or damaged Ghana Cards during the exercise.
“The National Identification Authority (NIA) is pleased to inform the general public that, effective 28th August 2023, it will resume the registration and issuance of Ghana Cards to Ghanaians aged 15 years and above who are first-time applicants free of cost.
The mandatory documents to be presented for registration are a genuine Birth Certificate, a valid Ghanaian Passport or a Certificate of Acquired Citizenship/ Naturalization, as may be necessary and appropriate.
In the absence of any of the mandatory documents, a prospective applicant may be vouched for by a relative or two persons who possess a Ghana Card and know the applicant to be a Ghanaian,” the NIA statement noted.
Resumption of this registration exercise, the NIA said, has become possible due to its receipt of 484,000 blank cards from its technical partners, Identity Management Systems II Limited (IMS II) and CalBank PLC, following an initiative by the Ministry of Finance.
By this development, “eligible Ghanaians who have not yet registered for the Ghana Card can do so,” the NIA said in a portion of its statement.
