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Republic Of Ghana High Commission
Toronto, Canada
Consular Section
Guidelines For Application of Dual Citizenship
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How To Apply:
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Applicants are required to complete a Dual Citizenship
Application
Form(Form 10) at a cost of CDN$100.00. An additional sum of CDN$20.00 will
be required for issuance of the certificate.
Form 10 is obtainable from the Ghana High Commission in Ottawa or the Consular General Of Toronto. |
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Attachments of Application Form(Evidence of Ghanaian Nationality)
Prerequisite:
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1. Birth Certificate and/or Passport
2. Evidence of Parents' Nationality
- Passport, Voters ID Card, Birth Certificate
3. Six (6) passport sized photographs
4. Names, addresses and telephone numbers
of two relatives currently living in Ghana
5. $120.00 - Application fees of $100.00
+ Issuance fees of $20.00
NB:
A Dual Citizenship
Holder
1- Shall be issued with a Ghanaian passport or travel document
2- Shall be permitted to remain in Ghana without limitation provided the holder
entered Ghana on a Ghanaian passport
3- Shall not be permitted to use two passports interchangeably to deceive any Immigration
Officer. Any dual citizen who does so, will be considered to have committed a criminal
offence and will be liable from a summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 250 penalty
units or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding one year or both.
No citizen of Ghana shall qualify to be appointed as a holder of any office specified
in the section below if he/she holds the citizenship of any other country in addition
to his citizenship of Ghana:
1- Chief Justice or Justices of the Supreme Court
2- Ambassador or High Commissioner
3- Secretary to a Cabinet
4- Chief of Defense Staff
5- Inspector General of the Police Forces/Services
6- Commissioner of Customs, Excise and Preventive Services
7- Director of Immigration Services
8- Commissioner of Value Added Tax Services
9- Director General of Prison Services
10- Chief Fire Officer
11- Chief Director of a Government Ministry
12- A rank of at least a Colonel in the Army or it's equivalent in the other
security services
13- Any other public office that the Ministry of interior may by legislative instrument
prescribe.
Contact Us
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