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ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
Regulation
1. Notification of citizenship
of an adopted child
2. Oath of allegiance and
adopted child
3. Application for citizenship
by registration
4. Application for citizenship
by naturalisation
5. Submission of application
6. Oath of allegiance
7. Issue of Certificates
8. Investigation of application
of citizenship
9. Evidence in support of
application
10. Dual citizenship
11. Certificate of Dual
Citizenship
12. Use of travel documents by
dual nationals
13. Renunciation of citizenship
14. Deprivation of citizenship
15. Registers to be kept
16. Variation of forms
17. Certification of copies
18. Attestation
19. Fees
20. Interpretation
21. Revocation
SCHEDULES
IN exercise of the powers
conferred on the Minister
responsible for the Interior by
section 23 of the Citizenship Act,
2000 (Act 591) these Regulations
are made this 19th day of July
2001.
Regulation 1—Notification of
Citizenship of an Adopted Child
(1) A citizen who has adopted a
child of not more than sixteen
years of age neither of whose
parents is Ghanaian shall notify
the Minister of the adoption.
(2) The notification may be made
in or outside Ghana but shall be
in accordance with the consular
practice of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs.
(3) The notification may be made
whether the adoption order for the
foreign child was made in Ghana or
elsewhere.
(4) The notification shall be as
in Form 1 set out in Schedule I.
Regulation 2—Oath of Allegiance
and Adopted Child
(1) Subject to regulation 6, an
adopted child who is sixteen years
and above shall take the oath of
allegiance.
(2) The adoptive parent shall be
present at the oath taking
ceremony unless the parent has
been excused by the Minister or by
a person authorised by the
Minister.
(3) An adopted child under twelve
years of age shall not be required
to take the oath of allegiance.
(4) The date of acquisition of
citizenship by the adopted child
shall be the date of the court
order.
Regulation 3—Application for
Citizenship by Registration
(1) An application for citizenship
by registration under sections 10
(1), (2), (3) and 11 of the Act
shall be as set out in Forms 2, 3
or 4 of Schedule I.
(2) The application shall be
signed or marked by the applicant
but where the applicant under
section 11 is a child, the
application shall be signed or
marked by the parents or guardian
of the child.
Regulation 4—Application for
Citizenship by Naturalisation
An application for citizenship by
naturalisation under section 13 of
the Act shall be in the Form 5 set
out in Schedule I.
Regulation 5—Submission of
Application
Applications under these
Regulations shall be submitted to
the Minister or to a person
authorised by the Minister.
Regulation 6—Oath of Allegiance
(1) The oath of allegiance to be
taken under the Act shall be as
provided in Schedule II.
(2) The oath of allegiance shall
be endorsed on the certificate of
citizenship to which it relates by
the Minister or a person
authorised by the Minister.
(3) No certificate shall be issued
to an applicant unless the oath
has been endorsed.
Regulation 7—Issue of Certificates
(1) The Minister shall issue a
certificate of registration or
naturalisation as in Form 6, 7 or
8 in Schedule I if satisfied that
the conditions under the Act have
been complied with.
(2) A certificate of citizenship
in case of doubt issued by the
Minister under section 20 of the
Act shall be as set out in Form 9
of Schedule I.
Regulation 8—Investigation of
Application of Citizenship
(1) An application for the
acquisition of citizenship upon
its submission shall be referred
by the Minister to the Ghana
Immigration Service for
investigation.
(2) The Ghana Immigration Service
shall submit a report on the
investigation with recommendations
to the Minister.
Regulation 9—Evidence in Support
of Application
(1) An applicant for the
acquisition of citizenship by
registration or naturalisation
shall bear the burden of proving
that the qualifications for the
registration or naturalisation
under the Act have been complied
with.
(2) An applicant for
naturalisation shall satisfy the
Minister that residence prior to
the application was in accordance
with the Irnmigration Act, 2000
(Act 573).
Regulation 10—Dual Citizenship
(1) A citizen who holds the
citizenship of any other country
in addition to the citizenship of
Ghana shall register as a dual
national in Ghana.
(2) The registration as a dual
citizen in accordance with section
16(3) (b) of the Act shall be in
Form 10 as set out in Schedule I.
Regulation 11—Certificate of Dual
Citizenship
The certificate of dual
citizenship issued by the Minister
under sub-section (5) of section
16 of the Act shall be as in Form
11 set out in the Schedule I.
Regulation 12—Use of Travel
Documents by Dual Nationals
(1) A citizen who holds the
citizenship of another country in
addition to the citizenship of
Ghana shall—
(a) be issued with a Ghana
passport or travel documents;
(b) be permitted to remain in the
country without limitation if the
person entered the country on a
Ghana passport; and
(c) leave Ghana on the same
passport that the person used to
enter the country.
(2) A dual national commits an
offence when a Ghana passport is
used by the person interchangeably
with the passport of another
country to deceive an immigration
officer and is liable on summary
conviction to a fine not ex-ceeding
250 penalty units or to a term of
imprisonment not exceeding one
year or to both.
Regulation 13—Renunciation of
Citizenship
(1) A declaration of renunciation
of citizenship of a foreign
country made under section
16(3)(a) of the Act, shall be as
set out in Form 12 in Schedule I.
(2) A declaration of renunciation
of citizenship made under section
17(1) and (2) of the Act shall be
as set out in Form 13 in Schedule
I.
Regulation 14—Deprivation of
Citizenship
(1) Where a person who is a
citizen otherwise than by birth,
is deprived of citizenship by a
High Court, the Court may order
that any person in possession of a
certificate of registration or
naturalisation relating to the
deprived person deliver the
certificate to the Minister for
cancellation within such time as
the Court may specify.
(2) A person who fails to comply
with an order of the Court under
this regulation commits an offence
and is liable on summary
conviction to a fine not exceeding
100 penalty units or to a term of
imprisonment not exceeding six
months or to both.
Regulation 15—Registers to be Kept
The Minister shall cause to be
maintained registers of persons
(a) who become citizens by
registration or naturalisation,
(b) who become citizens by
renunciation of their citizenship
of a foreign country and their
declaration to reside in the
country;
(c) who renounce their
citizenship;
(d) who are deprived of their
citizenship by the Court.
Regulation 16—Variation of Forms
The Minister may permit the forms
contained in Schedule I to be
varied to meet the circumstances
of any particular case, subject to
the observance of the requirements
of the Act.
Regulation 17—Certification of
Copies
A
document may be certified to be a
true copy of a document by a
written statement signed by the
Minister or a person authorised by
the Minister.
Regulation 18—Attestation
(1) Applications under the Act
shall be signed or marked in the
presence of a sponsor listed in
sub-regulation (2)
(2) Applications for citizenship
by registration or naturalisation
shall be supported by two
sponsors.
(a) one of whom shall be a judge
of the Superior Court of
Judicature namely the Supreme
Court, Court of Appeal, High Court
or Regional Tribunal; and
(b) one of the following
(i)
a medical practitioner;
(ii) an accountant;
(iii) a legal practitioner;
(iv) a head of a recognised
educational institution;
(v) a senior officer in the
public service not below the rank
of an assistant director; or
(vi) a commissioned officer of the
Armed Forces not below the rank of
a Lieutenant Colonel;.
(3) The sponsors of an application
shall complete Form 14 set out in
Schedule I.
Regulation 19—Fees
(1) The fees payable under these
Regulations shall be as provided
in Schedule III.
(2) The amount specified in column
2 shall be paid in respect of the
matter specified in column 1 of
that Schedule.
Regulation 20—Interpretation
In these Regulations unless the
context otherwise requires;
"Act" means the Citizenship Act,
2000 (Act 591);
"citizen" means a citizen of
Ghana;
"Minister" means the Minister
responsible for the Interior;
Regulation 21—Revocation
The following instruments are
hereby revoked
Ghana Nationality Regulations,
1972 (L.I. 747);
Ghana Nationality (Amendment)
Regulations 1972 (L.I. 759));
Ghana Nationality (Amendment)
Regulations, 1994 (L.I. 1583)).
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE I
FORM 1
Regulation 1
(Section 9 of Act 591)
NOTIFICATION OF CITIZENSHIP OF AN
ADOPTED CHILD
PHOTOGRAPH
OF CHILD
1. Notice is given in respect
of....................................................................
(full name) of
BLOCK LETTERS
..................................................................................................................
(address)
a
child of not snore than sixteen
years who was not a citizen of
Ghana, and adopted by............................................................................................................................................
(name of adapter)
2. Place and date of child's
birth
.........................................................................................
3. Place and date of birth of
child's parents:
Father
...............................................................................................................
Mother
..............................................................................................................
4. Nationality of child's
parents:
Father
...............................................................................
Mother
...............................................................................
5. Child was citizen of
..................................................................................(country)
by birth/descent/registration
(delete inapplicable words).
6. Particulars of adoption order
.......................................................................................
(i)
.................................................................................
(date of order)
(ii)
.................................................................................(court
of jurisdiction)
(iii)
.................................................................................(details
of adoption order)
7. Usual signature of child
................................................................................................
I,
............................................................................................
(name of adopter) of
..............................................................................................
(address) declare that
............................................................
(name of child) is my adopted
son/daughter.
Signature or mark of adopter
Made this
................................
day of
.........................., 20
.....................................
FORM 2
Regulation 3(1)
(Section 10(1) of Act 591)
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A
CITIZEN OF GHANA
(By a citizen of an approved
country resident in Ghana)
PHOTOGRAPH
OF APPLICANT
1. I,
.............................................................................................................
(full name) of
BLOCK LETTERS
........................................................................................................................
(address)
BLOCK LETTERS
having been resident in Ghana
during the last five years, apply
for registration as a citizen of
Ghana.
2. I am of good character and am
able to speak and understand a
Ghanaian language,
namely
.............................................................................
(name of language)
3. Place and date of birth
...............................................................................................
4. Place and date of birth of
parents:
Father ......................................................................................
Mother
......................................................................................
5. (To be completed by married
applicants only)
Name of spouse
......................................................................................................
Place and date of birth of spouse
.............................................................................
....................................................................................................................................
Nationality of spouse now or at
time of death
.........................................................
Is the marriage still subsisting?
Yes/No
6. Applicant is a citizen of
....................................................................(approved
country)
by birth/
descent/registration/naturalisation/marriage.
(Delete inapplicable words).
7. Date of first arrival in Ghana...............................................................................
8. Particulars of all subsequent
periods of absence from Ghana:
(i)
.............................................................................................
(ii)
..................................................................................................
(iii)
...................................................................................................
(iv)
....................................................................................................
(Insert date, countries visited
and reason for journey)
9. Particulars of employment in
Ghana:
(i)
..........................................................................................................
(ii)
.........................................................................................................
(iii)
...............................................................................................................
(iv)
....................................................................................................................
10. Particulars of properties
owned in Ghana:
(i)
........................................................................................................
(ii)
............................................................................................................
11. Particulars of all criminal
proceedings taken against the
applicant at any time and in any
country........................................................................................
...................................................................................................................
12. (To be answered only where
the applicant has previously
renounced or been deprived of
Ghanaian citizenship)
(a) Circumstances under which the
applicant renounced or was
deprived of Ghanaian
citizenship...................................
..................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................
(b) Reasons for present
application
...................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................
13. I,
............................................................................................
(name of applicant)do solemnly and
sincerely declare that the
particulars stated in this
application are true, and I make
this solemn declaration honestly.
....................................................
Signature of mark of Applicant
Made and subscribed this
............................ day
of
.............................................
20
Before me
.....................................................................
(Signature)
Circuit Judge/Chairman Community
Tribunal/Comrnissioner for
Oaths/Head of Ghana Mission or
Consulate abroad)
(Delete inapplicable words)
FORM 3
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A
CITIZEN OF GHANA
Regulation 3(1)
(Section 10(2) and 10(3) of Act
591)
(By a person who is or has been
married to a citizen of Ghana, or
a person who but for the death of
a spouse would have become a
citizen of Ghana)
PHOTOGRAPH OF
APPLICANT
1. I,
.......................................................................................
(full name)
BLOCK LETTERS
of
................................................................................................................
(address)
BLOCKLETTERS
being a person who is or has been
married to a citizen of Ghana or a
person who but for his or her
death would have become a citizen
of Ghana, apply for registration
as a citizen of Ghana.
2. Place and date of marriage
..........................................................................................
3. Place and date of birth
...............................................................................................
4. Previous name
.............................................................................................................
5. Applicant is a citizen of
......................................................................
(country) by birth/
descent/registration/naturalisation/marriage.
(Delete inapplicable words).
6. Name of spouse
.............................................................................................................
7. Place and date of birth of
spouse
....................................................................................................................................
8. Husband's or wife's present
address (or last address if
deceased)
..............................
....................................................................................................................................
9. Nationality of spouse now or at
time of death
...............................................................................................................
10. How spouse's nationality was
acquired: by
birth/descent/registration/naturalisation.
(Delete inapplicable words).
11. (a) Is the marriage still
subsisting? Yes/No
(b) If marriage is
terminated state reason
................................................................
...............................................................................................................................
12. Particulars of all previous
marriages
.............................................................................
................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................
13. (To be answered only where the
applicant has previously renounced
or been deprived of Ghanaian
citizenship)
(a) Circumstances under which the
applicant renounced or was
deprived of Ghanaian citizenship
.................................
(b) Reasons for present
application
....................................................................
................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................
14. I,
...............................................................................................
(name of applicant) do solemnly
and sincerely declare that the
particulars stated in this
application are true, and I make
this solemn declaration honestly.
...................................................
Signature or mark of Applicant
Made and subscribed this
..................... day of
....................................
20
Before me
....................................................................
(Signature)
Circuit Judge/Chairman Community
Tribunal/Commissioner for
Oaths/Head of Ghana Mission or
Consulate abroad)
(Delete inapplicable words)
FORM 4
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A
MINOR AS A
CITIZEN OF GHANA
Regulation 3(1)
(Section 11 of Act 591)
PHOTOGRAPH OF CHILD
1. Application is made for
.....................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................
(full name)
BLOCK LETTERS
of
..........................................................................................................................
(address)
a
person under 18 years of age who
is not a citizen of Ghana, to be
registered as a citizen of Ghana.
2. Place and date of child's birth
........................................................................................
3. Place and date of birth of
child's parents:
Father...............................................................................................
Mother
............................................................................................
4. Nationality of child's parents:
Father
.....................................................................................................
Mother
.....................................................................................................
5. Child is a citizen of
................................................................................(country)
by
birth/deseent/registration/marriage.
(Delete inapplicable words)
6. Date of child's first arrival
in Ghana
......................................................................
7. Particulars of child's
subsequent periods of absence from
Ghana:
(i)
..................................................................................................................
(ii)
...................................................................................................................
(iii)
....................................................................................................................
(Insert dates, countries visited
and reasons for journey)
8. Particulars of all criminal
proceedings taken against the
applicant at any time and in
anycountry.......................................................................................................
9.Reasons for present application........................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................
10. Usual signature (if any) of
the child
..............................................................................
11. (To be completed by a parent
or guardian of the child)
I,
.............................................................................................................
(name of parent or guardian) of
....................................................................................................
(address) do solemnly and
sincerely declare
that.........................................................................(name
of child) is my son/daughter/ward
and that the particulars contained
in this application are true and
that I wish him/her to be
registered as a citizen of Ghana.
I make this solemn declaration
honestly.
.....................................................................
Signature or mark of Parent or
Guardian
Made and subscribed this
................. day of
.................................,
20............
Before me
..............................................................................
(Signature)
Circuit Judge/Chairman Community
Tribunal/Commissioner for
Oaths/Head of Ghana Mission or
Consulate abroad
(Delete inapplicable words)
FORM 5
APPLICATION FOR NATURALISATION AS
A CITIZEN OF GHANA
Regulation 4
(Section 13 of Act 591)
PHOTOGRAPH OF
APPLICANT
1. I,
.............................................................................................................
(full name) of
BLOCKLETTERS
.........................................................................................................................
(address)
BLOCK LETTERS
foreigner/refugee person (delete
inapplicable words) apply for
naturalisation as a citizen of
Ghana.
2. I am of good character, to the
best of my knowledge financially
solvent, and am able to speak and
understand a Ghanaian language,
namely
............................................................................................................(name
of language)
3. Previous or alternative names
(if any)
..........................................................................
4. Place and date of birth
..................................................................................................
5. Name of husband/wife
.................................................................................................
Place and date of birth of
husband/wife
...............................................................
Nationality of husband/wife now or
at time of death
................................
..........
....................................................................................................................................
Is the marriage still subsisting?
Yes/No
6. Place and date of birth of
parents:
Father
.........................................................................................
Mother..............................................................................................
7. Applicant is a citizen of
..............................................................................
(country) by
birth/descent/registration/naturalisation/marriage.
(Delete inapplicable words)
8. Applicant's previous
nationality (if any) and
circumstances of the
change...............................................................
9. Date of first arrival in Ghana
......................................................................................
10. Particulars of all subsequent
periods of absence from Ghana:
(i)
........................................................................................................................
(ii)
..............................................................................................................................
(iii)
...........................................................................................................................
(iv)
............................................................................................................................
(Insert dates, countries visited
and reasons for journey)
11. Particulars of all periods of
residence in Ghana during the
period of eight years immediately
proceeding the date of this
application:
(i)
.........................................................................................................................
(ii)
.........................................................................................................................
(iii)
.........................................................................................................................
(iv)
..........................................................................................................................
(v)
..........................................................................................................................
(vi)
.........................................................................................................................
(Insert dates and places of
residence)
12. Particulars of employment in
Ghana:
(i)
.............................................................................................................................
(ii)
.........................................................................................................................
(iii)
.........................................................................................................................
(iv)
.........................................................................................................................
13. Particulars of properties
owned in Ghana:
(i)
............................................................................................................................
(ii)
...........................................................................................................................
14. Intentions as to future
residence
...................................................................................
15. Intentions as to future
occupation to be carried on in
Ghana
.......................................
(specify occupation)
16. Particulars of all
proceedings, whether civil or
criminal, taken against the
applicant at any time and in any
country
....................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................
17. Date of any composition made
with creditors
Date of being adjudicated bankrupt
.....................................................................................
Date of discharge from bankrupt
.......................................................................................
18. Approximate date of any
previous application for
naturalisation
................................
19.
I,………………………………….................................................(name
of applicant)
do solemnly and sincerely declare
that the particulars stated in
this application are true, and I
make this solemn declaration
honestly.
.......................................................
Signature or mark of Applicant
Made and subscribed this
............... day of
.................. ..20
...............................
Before me
.........................................................
(Signature)
Circuit Judge/Chairman Community
Tribunal/Commissioner for
Oaths/Head of Ghana Mission or
Consulate abroad.
(Delete inapplicable words)
FORM 6
Regulation 7(1)
(Section 10(1) of Act 591)
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION AS A
CITIZEN OF GHANA
No.
..........................................
of 20....................
(File No.
...............................................................)
This is to certify that
.......................................................................................has
with the approval of the President
and on the advice of the Minister
been registered as a citizen of
Ghana under section 10(1) of the
Citizenship Act, 2000 (Act 591).
........................................................
Minister responsible for Interior
PARTICUALRS OF APPLICANT
PHOTOGRAPH OF
APPLICANT
Finger-prints of applicant:
Full names
.......................................................................................................................
Address
............................................................................................................................
Profession or occupation
..................................................................................................
Place and date of birth
......................................................................................................
Previous nationality
..........................................................................................................
Single, married etc
..........................................................................................................
Name of wife or husband
..................................................................................................
Names and nationalities of
parents:
Father
..............................................................................................................
Mother……………….......................................................................................
FORM 7
Regulation 7(1)
(Section 11 of Act 591)
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF A
CHILD AS A CITIZEN OF GHANA
No.
.......................................................
of ..........................
(File No.
...............................................................................)
This is to certify that
..........................................................................
A
child has been registered as a
citizen of Ghana under section 11
of the Citizenship Act, 2000, (Act
591).
PARTICULARS OF CHILD
Full name
...........................................................................................................................
Place and date of birth
.........................................................................................................
Previous nationality
.............................................................................................................
Names and nationalities of
parents:
Father
.......................................................................................................................
Mother
......................................................................................................................
FORM 8
Regulation 7(1)
(Section 13 of Act 591)
CERTIFICATE ON NATURALISATION AS A
CITIZEN
No.
........................................................
of 20.......................
(File No.
................................................................................)
WHEREAS
..................................................................................................................
has applied to me for a
certificate of naturalisation,
alleging with respect to
himself/herself the particulars
set out below, ans has satisfied
me that the conditions laid down
in the Citizenship Act, 2000 for
the grant of a certificate of
naturalisation are fulfilled:
AND WHEREAS
.......................................................................................................has
taken the oath of allegiance:
NOW THEREFORE in pursuance of the
powers conferred on me by section
13(1) of the Act, I, with the
approval of the President grant
to.......................................................................................................................
this certificate of naturalisation
and declare that he/she shall be a
citizen of Ghana by naturalisation
from the date of this certificate.
........................................................
Minister responsible for Interior
.......................................
20...........
PHOTOGRAPH OF
APPLICANT
Finger-prints of Applicant
Full names
...............................................................................................................
Address
....................................................................................................................
Profession or occupation
.........................................................................................
Place and date of birth
.............................................................................................
Previous nationality
................................................................................................
Single, married etc
...................................................................................................
Name of wife or husband
........................................................................................
Names and nationalities of
parents:
Father
......................................................................................................
Mother
..........................................................................................................
FORM 9
Regulation 7(2)
(Section 20 of Act 591)
APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF
CITIZENSHIP
(By a person with respect to whose
citizenship of Ghana a doubt
exists)
PHOTOGRAPH OF
APPLICANT
1. I,
.................................................................................................................
(full name)
BLOCK LETTERS
of
.........................................................................................................................(address)
BLOCK LETTERS
being a person with whose
citizenship of Ghana there is
doubt apply to be certified as a
citizen of Ghana.
2. Place and date of birth
.................................................................................................
3. Place and date of birth of
parents
................................................................................
Father
....................................................................................................................................
Mother
....................................................................................................................................
4. Place of birth of
grandparents:
Father's father
.........................................................................................................
Father's mother
..................................................................................................
Mother's father
......................................................................................................
Mother's mother
...................................................................................................
5. (To be completed by married
persons)
Name of spouse
.....................................................................................................
Place and date of birth of spouse
...........................................................................
Nationality of spouse now or at
time of death
......................................................
Is the marriage still subsisting?
Yes/No
6. Reasons why a doubt exists as
to applicant's citizenship of
Ghana:
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................
7.
I,....................................................................................................(name
of applicant) do
solemnly and sincerely declare
that the particulars stated in
this application are true, and 1
make this solemn declaration
honestly.
.......................................................................
Signature or mark of applicant
Made and subscribed this
................ day of
.......................................
20............
Circuit Judge/Chairman Community
Tribunal/Commissioner for
Oaths/Head of Ghana Mission or
Consulate abroad
(Delete inapplicable words)
FORM 10
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A
DUAL CITIZEN
Regulation 10
(Section 16(3)(b) of Act 591)
1.
I,..............................................................................................................
full name
(BLOCK LETTERS)
of………....................................................................................................
Address
(BLOCK LETTERS)
having acquired additional
citizenship
as......................................
(Nationality) hereby
(BLOCKLETTERS)
apply for registration as a Dual
Citizen.
2. I am of good character and
Ghanaian by
birth/descent/registration/
naturalisation/ adoption. (Delete
inapplicable words).
3. Place and date of birth
.............................................................................................
4. Name, Place and Date of Birth
of Parents:
(a) Father
...................................................................................................
(b) Mother
..................................................................................................
5. Particulars of my present
Ghana Passport
Date and Place of Issue
...............................................................................
Passport No.
................................................................................................
Date of Expiry
............................................................................................
6. I acquired my additional
citizenship by
birth/descent/registration/naturalisation/
adoption. (Delete inapplicable
words).
7. Particulars of additional
Passport:
Date and Place of
Issue………………………………………………….........
Passport No………………………………………………
…………………
Date of Expiry
……………………..………………………..……..............
8. Where are you normally
resident? …..……………………..……………………
9. Particulars of employment:
…..……………………..……………………...........
10. Occupation/Profession
…..……………………..………...........................
11. Business/Contact Address
Overseas …..……………………..……………..
12. Business/Contact Address in
Ghana …..……………………..……………
13. Particulars of all criminal
proceedings taken against the
applicant at any time and in any
country,..........................................................................................
……………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………
14. (To be answered only where the
applicant has previously renounced
or been deprived of Ghana
Citizenship..........
(a) Circumstance under which the
applicant renounced or was
deprived of Ghanaian Citizenship..............................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................
(b) Reasons for present
application.........................................................................
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
15. I
....................................................................
(applicant) do solemnly and
sincerely declare that the
particulars stated in this appli-
cation are true, and I make this
solemn declaration honestly.
…..………………….............…
Signature or mark of applicant
Made and subscribed this
................... day of
........................................
(Date)
Before me
.............................................................................................Signature
High Court Judge/Notary
Public/Head of Ghana Mission or
Consulate abroad (Delete
inapplicable words).
FORM 11
DUAL CITIZENSHIP CERTIFICATE
Regulation 11
(Section 16 (5) of Act 591)
No .
............................... of
...................... 20
...................
(File No .
...........................................................................)
This is to confirm that the
under-mentioned has been
registered as a Dua Ghanaian
Citizen under section 16 (5) of
the Citizenship Act, 2000, (Act
591).
Full name
.............................................................................................................................
Place and date of birth...........................................................................................................
Address..................................................................................................................................
Profession or Occupation.......................................................................................................
Other
nationality……………………………………………………………………………
Particulars of
Passports……………………..…………………………………………
.......................................................................................................................................
Names and nation parents............................................................................................
(a) Father
......................................................................................................................
(b) Mother………………..............................................................................................
FORM 12
Regulation 12 (1)[sic]
(Section 16(3)(a) of Act 591)
DECLARATION OF RENUNCIATION OF
FOREIGN CITIZENSHIP
No.
...................................................
of 20......................
(File No.
..........................................................................)
PHOTOGRAPH OF
APPLICANT
I,
..............................................................................................................................(full
name) of
...............................................................................................................................
(present address) having been born
on...............................................
.........(date of birth) at
.....................................................................................................................
(place of birth) and being a
person of full age and capacity
who is a citizen of Ghana and also
of a country other than Ghana,
namely.....................................................................
(country), declare that I have
renounced my citizenship of
................................................
(country) in accordance with the
law of that country, and I attach
evidence of such renunciation and
declare my intention to reside in
Ghana.
................................................
Signature of Declarant
..............................................
20...........
FORM 13
Regulation 12(2)[sic]
(Section 17(1) and (2) of Act 591)
DECLARATION OF RENUNCIATION OF
CITIZENSHIP OF GHANA
No.
.................................
of 20..........
(File No.
............................................)
PHOTOGRAPH OF
APPLICANT
1.
I,............................................................................................................
(full name) of
...............................................................................................................(present
address) having been born on
.............................................................................................................................
(date of birth)
at...................................................................................................................................................................
(place of birth) and being a
person of full age and capacity
who is a citizen of Ghana and also
of a country other than Ghana
renounce my citizenship of Ghana.
2. I am at present married to
..........................................................................................
(full names of husband or wife)
who is a citizen of
........................................
(country)
Signature of Declarant
....................................20
................
FORM 14
ATTESTATION
Regulation 17(2)[sic]
SPONSORS
1. I,
.....................................................................................................................
(full name) of
..................................................................................................................
(address) state that I am a
citizen of Ghana otherwise than by
naturalisation;
that I am a
...............................................................................................................
(state occupation and that I am
not the solicitor of
..........................................................
whose application for
naturalisation I am prepared to
support from my personal knowledge
of the applicant for
............................
years.
I
can vouch for his/her good
character and loyalty.
I
certify that he/she
(a) has resided the Ghana
throughout the period of twelve
months immediately preceding the
date of the application;
(b) during the seven years
immediately preceding the period
of twelve months, he has resided
in Ghana for periods amounting in
the aggregate to not less than
five years;
(c) has not been sentenced to any
period of imprisonment in Ghana or
anywhere for an offence recognised
by law in Ghana;
(d) is able to speak and
understand an indigenous Ghanaian
language;
(e) is a person who has made or
who is capable to making a
substantial contribution to the
progress or advancement in an area
of national activity;
(f) is a person who has been
assimilated into the Ghanaian way
of life or who can easily be so
assimilated;
(g) intends to reside permanently
in Ghana in the event of a
certificate being granted to him;
and
(h) possessed a valid residence
permit on the date of his/her
application.
................................................
Signature
.......................................
20 .........
2. 1,
...............................................................................................................
(full name) of
............................................................................................................
(address) hereby state that I am a
citizen of Ghana otherwise than by
naturalisation;
that I am
a...................................................................................................................(state
occupation) and that I am not the
solicitor of
.......................................................
whose application for
naturalisation I am prepared to
support from my personal knowledge
of the applicant for
......................... years.
I
can vouch for his/her good
character and loyalty.
I
certify that he/she
(a) has resided in Ghana
throughout the period of twelve
months immediately preceding the
date of the application;
(b) during the seven years
immediately preceding the period
of twelve months, he has resided
in Ghana for periods amounting in
the aggregate to not less than
five years;
(c) has not been sentenced to any
period of imprisonment in Ghana or
anywhere for an offfence
recognised by law in Ghana;
(d) is able to speak and
understand an indigenous Ghanaian
language;
(e) is a person who has made or
who is capable of making a
substantial contribution to the
progress or advance in an area of
national activity;
(f) is a person who has been
assimilated into the Ghanaian way
of life or who can easily be so
assimilated;
(g) intends to reside permanently
in Ghana in the event of a
certificate being granted to
him/her; and
(h) possessed a valid residence
permit on the date of his/her
application.
SCHEDULE II
Regulation 6
THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE
I,
..................................................................................................................................
swear (solemnly, sincerely and
truly declare and affirm) that I
will be faithful and bear true
allegiance to the Republic of
Ghana and that I will preserve,
protect and defend the
Constitution of the Republic of
Ghana [So help me God].
.................................................
Signature
Taken and subscribed this ........
day of
...............................
20...........
Before me
.....................................................................(Signature)
Circuit Judge/Chairman Community
Tribunal/Head of Ghana Mission or
Consulate abroad.
(Delete inapplicable words)
SCHEDULE III
Regulation 19
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MATTER |
FEE |
-
FORM 1 (notification for
citizenship of adopted child
under section 9 of the Act)
-
FORM 2 (application for
citizenship by registration
by under section 10(1) of
the Act)
-
FORM 3 (application for
citizenship by registration
under section 10(2) or (3)
of the Act
-
FORM 4 (application for
registration of a child as a
citizen under section 11 of
the Act)
-
FORM 5 (application for
citizenship by
naturalisation under
section 14(1) of the
Act
-
FORM 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11
(Certificates issued under
sections 10, 13, 16 and 20
of the Act)
-
FORM 10 (application for
registration as a dual
national under
section 16(3)(b) of the
Act)
-
FORM 11 (Dual citizenship
certificate under section
16(3)(b) and (5) of the Act)
9. FORM 12 (renunciation
of citizenship of a foreign
country under
section 16(3)(a) of
the Act)
10. FORM 13 (renunciation
of citizenship of Ghana under
section
17(1) and (2) of the
Act)
11. Certification of copies
(regulation 17)
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ALHAJI MALIK AL-HASSAN YAKUBU
Minister for Interior |
