{"id":2528,"date":"2019-02-11T18:56:08","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T18:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aptnewsghana.com\/?p=2528"},"modified":"2019-02-11T18:56:10","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T18:56:10","slug":"govt-extends-validity-of-passports-to-10-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aptnewsghana.com\/index.php\/2019\/02\/11\/govt-extends-validity-of-passports-to-10-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov\u2019t extends validity of passports to 10 years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\n government has extended the validity of passport&nbsp;booklets from five \nyears to ten years, a fax message to the country\u2019s mission said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the message, this is to take effect from March 31, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe processing fees remain the same until further notice,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photos.myjoyonline.com\/photos\/news\/201902\/4765816613410_3236591897594.jpeg\" alt=\"Passport 10 years\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Foreign Affairs committee of Parliament in 2017 made the suggestion to the Director of Passports Alexander Ntrakwa, when he appeared before them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ranking\n Member of the Committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa told Joy News the five\n year expiry period for Ghana&#8217;s passports is too short a time, \nespecially given the challenges that applicants go through before \ngetting a new passport or to renew an old one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\n news of the extension has elated many Ghanaians, some of whom took to \nsocial media to laud the government for taking the initiative. <br>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/news\/2019\/February-10th\/govt-extends-validity-of-passports-to-10-years.php\">myjoyonline.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You may also want to read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aptnewsghana.com\/index.php\/2019\/01\/29\/ghanaian-passport-office-to-reject-old-manual-application-forms\/\">Ghana passport office to reject old manual application forms<\/a><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The government has extended the validity of passport&nbsp;booklets from five years to ten years, a fax message to the country\u2019s mission said. 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