General News of Friday, 29 March 2019Source: Graphic.com.ghPassport Office begins issuing 10-year validity bookletsThe Ghanaian PassportThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs has explained that beginning Monday, April 1, 2019, it will start issuing ordinary Ghanaian passports with a 10-year validity period. It follows last month’s decision to extend the validity period for ordinary Ghanaian passport booklets from five to 10 years. In a press statement issued on Friday March 29, the Ministry explained that the validity of Diplomatic and Service Passports will however not exceed five years. “Similarly, passports for children under 12 years of age would be maintained at the five year validity period,” the statement added. According to the Ministry, the decision to extend the validity of the ordinary Ghanaian passports from five to ten years complies both with the Passports and travel Certificates Act (as amended), N.L.C.D.

Source: GhanaWeb March 29, 2019 17:48 UTC