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The government has said it will reduce the cost of passport fees for Ghanaians living in the United States of America.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey announced this when she addressed the Ghanaian community in Worcester, Massachusetts in the USA.

She said: “Mr President has directed that the fees that you pay for passports, the fees are too high and therefore we should do all we can to reduce the fees. This will also be done in addition to increasing the duration to 10 years. So, very soon we will come to you with the new passport fees so that when your passport expires, you’ll not pay the amount that you’re currently paying, it will be less than what you are paying”.

Meanwhile, the Embassy of Ghana in Berlin has started issuing the 10-year validity passports booklets to qualified applicants.

The ten-year passport validity extension does not include holders of diplomatic or service passports as diplomatic passports shall not exceed five years.

Similarly, passport for children under 12 years would be maintained at 5 years validity.