CONSULATE-GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA

PUBLIC NOTICE

REINSTATEMENT OF GHANAIAN CITIZENSHIP

1. THE CONSULATE-GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA IN HAMBURG HEREBY INFORMS THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT, EFFECTIVE MONDAY, 19TH AUGUST 2024, PERSONS WHO PREVIOUSLY RENOUNCED THEIR GHANAIAN CITIZENSHIP MAY WISH TO APPLY FOR ITS REINSTATEMENT. THIS DEVELOPMENT FOLLOWS THE ENACTMENT OF THE DUAL CITIZENSHIP LAW IN GERMANY, WHICH CAME INTO EFFECT ON 27TH JUNE 2024.

2. PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS:

• TWO (2) COMPLETED COPIES OF THE REINSTATEMENT FORM [CLICK HERE].
• TWO (2) PASSPORT-SIZED PHOTOGRAPHS (NOT MORE THAN 6 MONTHS OLD)
• GHANAIAN CITIZENSHIP RENUNCIATION CERTIFICATE OR GERMAN NATURALIZATION CERTIFICATE OR AN AFFIDAVIT FROM A LIVING GHANAIAN RELATIVE AFFIRMING THE APPLICANT’S GHANAIAN CITIZENSHIP.

3. APPLICATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED TO THE CONSULATE EITHER BY POST OR IN PERSON, AFTER WHICH THEY WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA IN ACCRA FOR CONSIDERATION.

4. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT APPLICANTS MAY ONLY APPLY FOR A GHANAIAN PASSPORT AFTER THEIR CITIZENSHIP HAS BEEN REINSTATED.

PLEASE NOTE:

i. A PERSON PROVIDING AN AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF AN APPLICATION MUST INCLUDE A COPY OF THEIR GHANAIAN IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT (I.E., ECOWAS IDENTITY CARD OR PASSPORT).
ii. AN APPLICANT WHO HAS UNDERGONE A NAME CHANGE MUST PROVIDE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS.
iii. THE CONSULATE DOES NOT CHARGE ANY FEES FOR THE REINSTATEMENT PROCESS.

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