Ablakwa: All Regions to Get Passport Application Centres by December 2025

October 2, 2025

Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced that every region in the country will have a passport application centre by December 2025.

The first of the new centres will be commissioned this month in Bolgatanga, the Upper East regional capital, as part of a nationwide decentralisation effort aimed at making passport services more accessible.

The Minister made the announcement during a ceremony in Accra, where diplomatic passports were handed over to five distinguished Ghanaians: travel vlogger Wode Maya, Grammy-nominated reggae artist Rocky Dawuni, broadcaster and entrepreneur Anita Erskine, contemporary visual artist Ibrahim Mahama, and British-Ghanaian entrepreneur Dentaa Amoateng MBE.

According to Mr. Ablakwa, ongoing reforms within the Foreign Affairs Ministry have already transformed passport acquisition, with applications now processed faster and passports delivered through courier services—removing the need for applicants to return to passport offices for collection.

“The Foreign Affairs Ministry has become very efficient, and Ghanaians are 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.

The move is expected to boost accessibility, cut costs of travel for applicants, and reduce delays, especially for citizens in underserved regions.