Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has announced that the new passport application fee of GH₵350 starts from Thursday, November 13, 2025.
The new change in price will see Ghanaians enjoy a 30 per cent cut in prices from the previous GH₵500 to GH₵350.
The reduction of passport fees is part of the government’s move to ease the financial burden on Ghanaians and also part of the Mahama government’s campaign plan to review passport processing.
In a social media post on X, Ablakwa stated, “New Passport Application Fee of GHS350 (a 30% reduction) comes into effect this Thursday, November 13, 2025”.
The new fees will be taken at all Passport Application Centres nationwide starting Thursday, November 13, 2025.
In related news, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, some months ago, revealed that regions without a passport application centre will have one by December 2025.
Ablakwa revealed that starting with Bolgatanga this month, all regions without an application centre will have one.
The Foreign Affairs Minister also noted that Ghanaians are now happy with the efficiency of receiving their passports in record time.
Speaking during a ceremony to hand over diplomatic passports to five distinguished Ghanaians, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa stated, “The Foreign Affairs Ministry has become very efficient, and Ghanaians are already confirming that now it is a smooth process. They are receiving their passports in record time and do not have to stress to pick them up at passport offices, because they are being delivered via courier services.
“But we still have seven regions without passport application centres. I am delighted to announce that by December, we will make sure every region without a passport application centre has one, starting with Bolgatanga this month,” he said.
Also, Ablakwa has urged Ghanaians to ignore the conspiracy theorists and scaremongers following the United States government’s visa restrictions reversal.
Ablakwa, some days ago, revealed that the US has reversed its visa restrictions imposed on Ghana in July this year.
Ghanaians are now eligible for five-year multiple-entry visas, along with other enhanced consular privileges.
The Minister revealed that the information was communicated to him by the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Allison Hooker, during a bilateral meeting with Ghana’s delegation at the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa made this known on his social media page X on Friday, September 26. He wrote, “Big win for Ghana!
The US visa restrictions imposed on Ghana have been reversed.
Ghanaians can now be eligible for five-year multiple-entry visas and other enhanced consular privileges.
This good news was directly communicated to me by US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Allison Hooker, at a bilateral meeting earlier today, in the margins of the UN General Assembly”.
Ablakwa post added, “I am really pleased that months of high-level diplomatic negotiations has led to a successful outcome.
It will be recalled that the US imposed visa restrictions on Ghana and other countries in July this year. The affected countries were slapped with a maximum three-month single-entry visa and other limitations. In the specific case of Ghana, the Trump Administration said they were reacting to many years of visa overstays, mainly by students”.
Ablakwa described the reversal as a healthier and stronger Ghana-US relations.
See the post below:
New Passport Application Fee of GHS350 (a 30% reduction) comes into effect this Thursday, November 13, 2025.
— Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa (@S_OkudzetoAblak) November 9, 2025
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