Application for a Republic of Ghana Passport

Fields

• taxIdentificationNumber string optional

  The applicant's Ghana Revenue Authority Tax Identification Number, given in a labelled 11-cell comb box at the top of page 1, above the numbered items and the FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY block.

  length: 0–11classification: sensitive-pii
• paidVoucherCode string required

  The Paid Voucher Code received by SMS after paying the passport processing fee online, written here per the MFA's own published workflow (mfa.gov.gh/index.php/passport/, "HOW TO APPLY": pay the processing fee, receive an SMS with the code, then "Write the Paid Voucher Code on your Manual Form"). Printed on the form itself only as a blank labelled "TRANSACTION NO:", with no on-form explanation of what belongs there; the live page supplies that context.

• applicantFullNameSummary string required

  A cover-strip statement of the applicant's full name, printed above the instructions/caution text and the FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY block, distinct from the structured Surname/First Name/Other Names breakdown captured later in item 1.

  length: 0–100classification: pii
• surname string required

  (a) Surname

  length: 0–50classification: pii
• firstName string required

  (b) First Name

  length: 0–50classification: pii
• otherNames string optional

  (c) Other Names

  length: 0–50classification: pii
• maidenName string optional

  The applicant's maiden name(s), where applicable.

  length: 0–50classification: pii
• previousName string optional

  The applicant's previous name, where the name has been changed by Affidavit or Gazette Publication.

  length: 0–100classification: pii
• dateOfBirth date required

  Printed as separate Day/Month/Year in full blanks, collapsed here into a single date value, consistent with this registry's convention for Day/Month/Year triplets.

  classification: pii
• gender enum required

  The applicant circles whichever of the two printed options applies.

  enum: Male | Femaleclassification: pii
• cityOrTownOfBirth string required

  City or Town of Birth

  length: 0–100
• countryOfBirth string required

  Country of Birth

  length: 0–60
• heightMeters integer required

  Whole-metres component of the applicant's height, printed as a blank immediately before the literal "m" label.

  range: 0–2
• heightCentimeters integer required

  Additional-centimetres component of the applicant's height, printed as a blank immediately before the literal "cm" label.

  range: 0–99
• colourOfEyes string required

  (b) Colour of eyes

  length: 0–30
• colourOfHair string required

  (c) Colour of Hair

  length: 0–30
• visiblePeculiarities string optional

  Any visible distinguishing marks, where applicable.

  length: 0–200
• nationality string required

  Nationality

  length: 0–60classification: pii
• maritalStatus string required

  Modelled as free text, not an enum: the specimen prints only a bare blank for this item, with no enumerated options printed anywhere across all 4 pages, consistent with this registry's gh/gis precedent (a different form, same jurisdiction) for the same judgment call.

  length: 0–50classification: pii
• profession string required

  (a) Profession

  length: 0–100
• previousProfession string optional

  (b) Previous Profession

  length: 0–100
• nationalIdCardNumber string optional

  National ID Card No.

  length: 0–20classification: sensitive-pii
• socialSecurityNumber string optional

  Social Security Number

  length: 0–20classification: sensitive-pii
• votersIdCardNumber string optional

  Voter's ID Card No.

  length: 0–20classification: sensitive-pii
• countryOfResidence string required

  Country of Residence

  length: 0–60
• zipOrPostCode string optional

  Zip / Post Code

  length: 0–20
• cityOrTownOfResidence string required

  City or Town of Residence

  length: 0–100
• suburb string optional

  Suburb

  length: 0–100
• houseNumberAndStreet string required

  (a) House Number and Street

  length: 0–150
• digitalAddressCode string optional

  The applicant's GhanaPost GPS digital address code, where one has been obtained.

  length: 0–18classification: pii
• postalAddress string required

  Postal Address

  length: 0–150
• telephoneNo string required

  Telephone No.

  length: 0–20
• email string optional

  E-mail

  patternlength: 0–100
• institutionAttended string required

  The applicant's current or last educational institution attended.

  length: 0–150
• institutionAddress string optional

  (b) Address

  length: 0–150
• institutionPeriodFrom string optional

  Month/Year the applicant began attending, printed as separate Month and Year in full blanks and collapsed here into one MM/YYYY value.

  pattern
• institutionPeriodTo string optional

  Month/Year the applicant finished attending (or present), printed as separate Month and Year in full blanks and collapsed here into one MM/YYYY value.

  pattern
• fatherName string required

  a. Name of Father

  length: 0–100classification: pii
• fatherNationality string required

  Nationality

  length: 0–60
• fatherLiving boolean required

  Whether this relative is living, circled Yes/No on the specimen.

• fatherPostalAddress string optional

  Postal Address

  length: 0–150
• fatherResidentialAddress string optional

  Residential Address

  length: 0–150
• fatherLastKnownAddress string optional

  Only meaningful when this relative is no longer living.

  length: 0–150
• fatherHomeTown string optional

  Home Town

  length: 0–100
• fatherPhoneNumber string optional

  Phone Number

  length: 0–20
• fatherEmail string optional

  E-mail

  length: 0–100
• motherName string required

  b. Name of Mother

  length: 0–100classification: pii
• motherNationality string required

  Nationality

  length: 0–60
• motherLiving boolean required

  Whether this relative is living, circled Yes/No on the specimen.

• motherPostalAddress string optional

  Postal Address

  length: 0–150
• motherResidentialAddress string optional

  Residential Address

  length: 0–150
• motherLastKnownAddress string optional

  Only meaningful when this relative is no longer living.

  length: 0–150
• motherHomeTown string optional

  Home Town

  length: 0–100
• motherPhoneNumber string optional

  Phone Number

  length: 0–20
• motherEmail string optional

  E-mail

  length: 0–100
• grandParentName string optional

  c. Name of one Grand Parent

  length: 0–100classification: pii
• grandParentNationality string optional

  Nationality

  length: 0–60
• grandParentLiving boolean required

  Whether this relative is living, circled Yes/No on the specimen.

• grandParentPostalAddress string optional

  Postal Address

  length: 0–150
• grandParentResidentialAddress string optional

  Residential Address

  length: 0–150
• grandParentLastKnownAddress string optional

  Only meaningful when this relative is no longer living.

  length: 0–150
• grandParentHomeTown string optional

  Home Town

  length: 0–100
• grandParentPhoneNumber string optional

  Phone Number

  length: 0–20
• grandParentEmail string optional

  E-mail

  length: 0–100
• hasDualCitizenship boolean required

  Do you have dual citizenship?

• dualCitizenshipOtherCountry string optional

  If yes state other country

  length: 0–60
• documentsHeldBirthCertificate boolean optional

  Whether the applicant holds this document, one of 7 independent "circle all that apply" options.

• documentsHeldNationalIdCard boolean optional

  Whether the applicant holds this document, one of 7 independent "circle all that apply" options.

• documentsHeldOldPassport boolean optional

  Whether the applicant holds this document, one of 7 independent "circle all that apply" options.

• documentsHeldVoterIdCard boolean optional

  Whether the applicant holds this document, one of 7 independent "circle all that apply" options.

• documentsHeldDualCitizenshipCard boolean optional

  Whether the applicant holds this document, one of 7 independent "circle all that apply" options.

• documentsHeldNaturalizationCard boolean optional

  Whether the applicant holds this document, one of 7 independent "circle all that apply" options.

• documentsHeldRegistrationCard boolean optional

  Whether the applicant holds this document, one of 7 independent "circle all that apply" options.

• attachingDocumentType enum required

  Which single one of the 7 listed document types (A-G) is being attached as evidence of citizenship/identity, per instruction 1 at the top of the form.

  enum: 7 values
• attachingDocumentNumber string required

  Number

  length: 0–30classification: sensitive-pii
• attachingDocumentDateOfIssue date optional

  Printed as separate Day/Month/Year in full blanks, collapsed here into a single date value.

• attachingDocumentPlaceOfIssue string optional

  Place of Issue

  length: 0–100
• guarantorAFullName string required

  Full Name

  length: 0–100classification: pii
• guarantorAResidentialAddress string required

  Residential Address

  length: 0–150
• guarantorAPostalAddress string optional

  Postal Address

  length: 0–150
• guarantorATelephoneNo string required

  Telephone No.

  length: 0–20
• guarantorAOccupation string required

  Occupation

  length: 0–100
• guarantorAEmail string optional

  E-mail

  length: 0–100
• guarantorASignatureDate date required

  Printed as separate Day/Month/Year in full blanks beside the guarantor's Signature, collapsed here into a single date value; the signature graphic itself is excluded, consistent with this registry's practice of excluding raw signature capture.

• guarantorBFullName string required

  Full Name

  length: 0–100classification: pii
• guarantorBResidentialAddress string required

  Residential Address

  length: 0–150
• guarantorBPostalAddress string optional

  Postal Address

  length: 0–150
• guarantorBTelephoneNo string required

  Telephone No.

  length: 0–20
• guarantorBOccupation string required

  Occupation

  length: 0–100
• guarantorBEmail string optional

  E-mail

  length: 0–100
• guarantorBSignatureDate date required

  Printed as separate Day/Month/Year in full blanks beside the guarantor's Signature, collapsed here into a single date value; the signature graphic itself is excluded, consistent with this registry's practice of excluding raw signature capture.

• declarationFullName string required

  The applicant's full name filled into the declaration's own "I ___ hereby apply for a Ghanaian Passport and declare" blank.

  length: 0–100classification: pii
• firstTimeApplicant boolean required

  Whether statement (a), "that I have not previously held or applied for a passport of any description", stands as printed (true) or is cancelled by the applicant as not applicable (false, meaning the applicant has held/applied for a passport before and statement (b) applies instead).

• previousPassportNumber string optional

  The applicant's previous passport number, only applicable when statement (a) is cancelled.

  length: 0–20classification: sensitive-pii
• previousPassportStatus enum optional

  Whether the previous passport is attached to this application or has been lost, only applicable when statement (a) is cancelled.

  enum: attached | lost
• declarationSignatureDate date required

  Printed as separate Day/Month/Year in full blanks beside the applicant's Signature, collapsed here into a single date value.

• guardianRelationshipToApplicant string optional

  The parent/legal guardian's stated relationship to the applicant. Only applicable when the applicant is under 18 years of age; not requiredWhen-gated since this form has no dedicated boolean minor-status field to key off, consistent with this registry's established practice of only gating on fields the source itself provides (cf. item 9's free-text maritalStatus).

  length: 0–60classification: pii
• guardianFullName string optional

  Only applicable when the applicant is under 18 years of age.

  length: 0–100classification: pii
• guardianAddress string optional

  Only applicable when the applicant is under 18 years of age.

  length: 0–150
• guardianTelephoneNo string optional

  Only applicable when the applicant is under 18 years of age.

  length: 0–20
• guardianSignatureDate date optional

  Printed as separate Day/Month/Year in full blanks beside the guardian's Signature, collapsed here into a single date value. Only applicable when the applicant is under 18 years of age.

• translatorLanguage string optional

  Only applicable when the applicant cannot read or write English and the declaration was interpreted for them.

  length: 0–60
• translatorFullName string optional

  Only applicable when the applicant cannot read or write English.

  length: 0–100classification: pii
• translatorAddress string optional

  Only applicable when the applicant cannot read or write English.

  length: 0–150
• translatorTelephoneNo string optional

  Only applicable when the applicant cannot read or write English.

  length: 0–20
• translatorSignatureDate date optional

  Printed as separate Day/Month/Year in full blanks beside the translator's Signature, collapsed here into a single date value. Only applicable when the applicant cannot read or write English.

• witnessFullName string required

  A witness from one of the categories listed in the form's own instruction 3 (senior clergy, commissioned officer, senior civil/public servant, registered medical practitioner, solicitor/barrister, head of a recognized educational institution, or another recognized regulated professional) who personally knows the applicant.

  length: 0–100classification: pii
• witnessOccupation string optional

  Occupation

  length: 0–100
• witnessPosition string optional

  Position

  length: 0–100
• witnessBusinessAddress string optional

  Business Address

  length: 0–150
• witnessBusinessPhoneNo string optional

  Business Phone No.

  length: 0–20
• witnessResidentialAddress string optional

  Residential Address

  length: 0–150
• witnessResidentialPhoneNo string optional

  Residential Phone No.

  length: 0–20
• witnessSignatureDate date required

  Printed as separate Day/Month/Year in full blanks beside the witness's Signature, collapsed here into a single date value. A witness is mandatory per the form's own instruction 3.