How To Register For A Ghanaian Citizenship

A foreign national who is a resident of Ghana and seeks to earn a Ghanaian citizenship must be well vested on how to register for a Ghanaian citizenship. It must be that any foreign national may want to register for a may have to register or naturalize to become a citizen.

In this article, we shall talk about the various methods and requirements to employ on how to register for a Ghanaian citizenship

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Who approves a Ghanaian citizenship for a foreigner?

The minister of Interior affairs through an approval of the President of the Ghanaian republic is responsible of granting a certificate of naturalization to a foreigner who is of age and satisfies the expectations of the minister

How To Register for A Ghanaian Citizenship – Methods to use

A foreigner can become a Ghanaian by citizenship by following the following procedures

1. Registering for the citizenship
2. Naturalizing for the citizenship

Registration as a citizen of Ghana

A foreigner may register as a citizen of Ghana if he or she meets the following requirements

1. He or she is of good character
2. He or she is ordinarily a resident in Ghana
3. He or she has been resident throughout the period of five years or a period as the Minister may in the special circumstances of any particular case accept, immediately before the application
4. He or she can speak and understand an indigenous language of Ghana

How to apply?

You may ask panicking questions on how to register as a Ghanaian citizen and in fact the methods to be follow are not rigid at all. The following are procedures to follow

1. An applicant must purchase an application form – form 3 to be precise and this costs GH₵3,000
2. Applicant must submit a Copy of Passport for Bio Data Page
3. Applicant must submit a Current or Indefinite Residence Permit at the designated page
4. An applicant must submit a Copy of (Spouse) Ghanaian Passport on the Bio-data page
5. Applicant must submit a Consent letter from Spouse
6. Applicant must submit a Copy of marriage Certificate
7. An applicant must submit the Naturalization Certificate (if spouse is a naturalized Ghanaian)
8. The filled Application letter should be addressed to the Minister, Ministry of the Interior (P.O. BOX M42, Accra) with Four (4) Passports Size Pictures.

Processing and granting of citizenship may take place over a time frame of Six (6) Months after receipt of duly completed application form

Naturalizing as a Ghanaian citizen

Another method on how to register as a Ghanaian citizen is by naturalizing to become a citizen. A foreigner qualifies to naturalize as a Ghanaian citizen if he or she meets the following requirements

1. He or she has resided in Ghana throughout the period of twelve months immediately preceding the date of the application
2. IF during the seven years immediately preceding the period of twelve months, he or she has resided in Ghana for periods amounting in the aggregate to not less than five years
3. He or she is of good character as attested to in writing by two Ghanaians being notaries public, lawyers or senior public officers
4. He or she has not been sentenced to any period of imprisonment in Ghana or anywhere for an offence recognized by law in Ghana
5. He or she is able to speak and understand an indigenous Ghanaian language
6. He or she is a person who has made or who is capable of making a substantial contribution to the progress or advancement in any area of national activity
7. He or she is a person who has been assimilated into the Ghanaian way of life or who can easily be so assimilated
8. He or she intends to reside permanently in Ghana in the event of a certificate being granted to him or her
9. He or she possessed a valid residence Permit on the date of his application

How to apply

A foreigner can apply for naturalization through the following procedures

1. Purchase of Naturalization Form 5 which costs GH₵6,000
2. Submit an application letter addressed to the Minister for the interior applying for Naturalization as a citizen of Ghana.
3. Submit a Copy of Residence permit (current page) or Indefinite residence permit
4. Submit a Copy of Certificate to commence business, Company Code, Certificate of incorporation, Audited Accounts, Tax clearance certificate (currently), SSNIT (Current)
5. Submit a Copy of landed property (indenture)
6. Submit a copy of passport (Bio Data Page) and Four (4) passport size photographs

You must however note that it will take a time frame of Six (6) Months after receipt of duly completed form to get a response

The following methods are the available methods available for foreigners on how to register for a Ghanaian citizenship