The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced the commencement of the second phase of the Ghana Card Registration exercise.
According to a statement released by the NIA, the authority says all Ghanaians who are 15 years and above can register for the Ghana Card for free as first-time applicants.
The second phase of the registration, NIA says begins today, Monday, September 4, 2023, at all the 276 District Offices of the National Identification Authority (NIA) situated all across the country.
In order to ease congestion at the various district offices, the authority added that the registration service is also available for free at NIA regional offices in Accra, Bolgatanga, Cape Coast, Dambai, Damongo, Goaso, Nalerigu, and Wa.
“Thus, Phase II of the registration exercise will begin tomorrow, Monday, 4th September 2023. This is to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in the use of public resources and to ensure that other members of the public are able to access NIA’s services,” the statement from the NIA read.
It added that “effective tomorrow, Monday, 4th September 2023, Phase II of the Ghana Card Registration exercise will commence, and all Ghanaians aged 15 years and above are eligible to register for the Ghana Card free charge as first-time applicants at any of the NIA’s 276 District Offices across the country. This free registration service is also available at NIA Regional Offices in Accra, Bolgatanga, Cape Coast, Dambai, Damongo, Goaso, Nalerigu, and Wa.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the free service for first-time applicants will NOT be available in the following NIA Regional Offices which currently operate as Premium Registration Centers: Ho, Koforidua, Kumasi, Sunyani, Sefwi-Wiawso, Takoradi, Tamale and Techiman.”
Replacement and Update services at the non-premium centers, NIA says, attract a statutory fee of GH¢34.50.
NIA also further announced that it has resumed the Household and Institutional Registration services for households of five (5) or more Ghanaians, and institutions of 50 or more Ghanaians at a cost of 150ghs per applicant for the Household and 100ghs per applicant for the Institutional Registration.
