The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has issued a final reminder to individuals still holding Diplomatic and Service Passports issued under the previous administration to return them by March 17, 2025.
This directive follows an earlier announcement by the Ministry on January 15, 2025, in compliance with an order from the Office of the President to review and retrieve all such passports that are no longer valid under the current government’s regulations.
Despite previous notices, 404 Diplomatic Passports and 387 Service Passports remain unreturned. The Ministry is urging all affected individuals to surrender their passports immediately at the Legal and Treaties Bureau of the Ministry.
Failure to comply may result in further actions as the government moves to ensure proper regulation of official travel documents.
• Former Ministers and their spouses
• Former Members of Parliament from all political parties
• Former Council of State members and their spouses
• Retired Justices of the Superior and Lower Courts
• Former Regional Ministers, MMDCEs, board chairs and members of state institutions
• Officials of the National Cathedral Project
• Former political ambassadors and their dependents
• Businessmen and entrepreneurs
• Former government functionaries
• Any person holding an official passport but not currently serving the state
The Ministry has warned that any passports not returned by the deadline will be cancelled and added to the Stop-Watch List, making them subject to immediate seizure at all entry and exit points in Ghana.
