Over 82,000 passports not collected by owners

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has revealed that there are currently 82,710 passports printed but yet to be collected by applicants across various regions in Ghana, with some dating back as far as 2016.

The uncollected passports are spread across Passport Application Centres (PACs) nationwide.

The regional breakdown include Accra PAC-20, 516, Accra Premium-7,820, Passport Head Office-2,628, Tema PAC-6,552, Kumasi PAC-12,707, Takoradi PAC-3,012, Sunyani PAC-7,788 and Ho PAC-4261.

The rest are Tamale PAC-6,526, Tamale Premium PAC-502, Koforidua PAC-3,082, Cape Coast PAC-6,761 and Wa PAC-555.

Notice to Passport Applicants

The Ministry has issued a notice encouraging all passport applicants, whose biometric data has been captured and processed, to visit their respective PACs to retrieve their passports.

The collection window is open from Monday to Friday, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Applicants are required to bring their collection slips to facilitate the process.

This move is aimed at reducing the backlog of uncollected passports and ensuring that applicants receive their documents in a timely manner.

Source:techfocus24.com