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An unofficial rebuild of a Government of Ghana website

How you know this is unofficial

This is a demonstration built on afrigov. It is not run by the National Identification Authority. The real website is nia.gov.gh.

Official websites use .gov.gh. This one does not, and it carries no government seal. Nothing you type here is sent to the authority.

National Identification Authority Ghana Card

Register for a Ghana Card from abroad

Ghanaians living outside Ghana register at a Ghana Mission. You apply online first, pay when you book, and attend an interview.

What to bring

One of these, as the original document:

You will be asked for the address where you live and its post code or zip code.

Other government cards to bring if you have them

These do not decide whether you can register. They let the authority link your records.

  • SSNIT card
  • Tax Identification Number
  • driver's licence
  • voter ID card
  • NHIS card
Who can vouch for you

If you have none of the documents above, a relative aged 18 or over who already holds a Ghana Card can vouch for you. If no relative can, two cardholders aged 18 or over can do so before a Commissioner for Oaths. The people who may vouch are:

  • a practising or retired teacher, including heads of schools
  • a gazetted chief
  • a practising or retired magistrate or judge
  • a licensed professional, such as a doctor, nurse, lawyer, accountant, engineer or architect
  • a serving or retired civil or public servant
  • a serving or retired clergyman, an imam or a catechist
  • a serving or retired member of the security services
  • a current or past Member of Parliament, or member of an Assembly or Unit Committee

What happens at the interview

A registration officer checks your documents, then:

  1. Reviews the application form you completed online.
  2. Enters your details in the National Identity Register.
  3. Takes your ten fingerprints, a scan of your irises, your photograph and your signature.
  4. Prints your details for you to check and sign or thumbprint. If anything is wrong, say so now.
  5. Prints your Ghana Card and hands it to you.

What it costs

The fee is paid when you book the interview. It is the cedi equivalent of the amounts below.

First registration outside Ghana
Where you liveFee
An ECOWAS countryUS$55
The rest of AfricaUS$75
The rest of the worldUS$115

Ghanaians who live abroad can also register while visiting Ghana. Register in Ghana.

The online application is on the authority's own website. This rebuild does not take applications. Start on nia.gov.gh.