Passport Upgrade: What Happens to Incomplete Applications on Biometric System?

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 30,000 passport applications remain on the Biometric system.

The country upgraded from biometric passports to chip-embedded passports on April 28, 2025.

Of the 30,000 applications, 7,900 are paid in complete applications.

These applicants, it noted, will not be charged again to complete the pending applications.

Such are directed to visit the new Portal at passport.mfa.gov.gh and follow the prompt on the platform to complete their application.

It noted that those who started the application under the old system are to complete all such pending applications within 90 days; Applicants whose appointments have already been booked on the old system should proceed to the Passport Application Centres for their biometrics to be captured on the appointed day; and applicants who missed their appointments on April 28 and 29, 2025, are to visit the respective Passport Application Centres for further processing of their applications.

Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini