Guidelines for completing the Online Application Form

A. Before you complete this Online Application Form, please note the following:

1. Completing an online Application Form for the National Identity Card (Ghana Card) does not automatically qualify or make you eligible for a Ghana Card.
2. Submitting an online Application Form does not complete the registration process. You will be required to attend an interview as part of the registration process.
3. Notes and guidelines on how to complete an online Application Form are provided. Where you are unsure of what to state at a particular section of the online application form, please leave the section blank. An interviewer will assist you to complete the omitted section(s).
4. You are required to present a copy of the completed Application Form at any of NIA’s Offices and go through an interview process to confirm your eligibility for a Ghana Card.
5. Ensure that you submit the online application form, print a copy of your completed and carry it along when attending your interview at an NIA Office. NIA will not accept photocopies or electronic copies of the submitted application form.
6. If you do not possess any of the mandatory registration documents, you will be required to come along with the person(s) vouching for you during the interview.
7. Any person(s) vouching for you, the applicant, must be 18 years or older, of sound mind, a holder of a Ghana Card and must fall within the category of persons permitted by law to vouch for an applicant.
8. With the exception of a valid passport, a Birth Certificate and a Naturalization document, all Government-issued ID cards and documents DO NOT form part of the mandatory documents required to confirm the eligibility of an applicant to register for Ghana Card.
9. Electronic versions of mandatory and supporting documents are NOT acceptable. Only hard copies of original documents are acceptable during registration.

B. Mandatory Requirements:

1. Ghanaian Valid Passport (original copy) or
2. Birth Certificate (original copy) or
3. Certificate of Acquired Citizenship or
4. Naturalization Document issued by the Ministry for Interior, Ghana
5. Digital address (This is not required if you live outside Ghana)

If you do not have any of the mandatory documents stated above you will be required to visit the NIA office with:

a. One relative of yours aged 18 years and above, who has registered and has been issued with a Ghana Card. Click to view list of persons who can vouch for an applicant as a relative.

Or

b. Two persons aged 18 years and above who have registered and have been issued a Ghana Card. Click to view list of persons other than relatives who are authorized to vouch for an applicant.

C. Additional Government Issued ID Cards and Documents.

1. Tax Identification Number (TIN)
2. Valid Passport
3. Voter ID Card
4. SSNIT ID Card
5. Driver’s Licence
6. National Health Insurance Card

Note: If you have any of these documents, you are required to bring them along to be scanned and captured for data harmonisation and integration purposes only.

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