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Ghana plans to introduce a fee for mobile passport service

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Ghana’s foreign affairs minister wants to submit a special fee for mobile passport application centres to Parliament. The government plans to include their development in the 2027 budget and make them a permanent service, according to 3news.

Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister has announced that Parliament will soon consider the fee to be charged for the Mobile Passport Application Centre, a service that collects biometric data for passport applications, 3news reports. The service is intended to allow applicants to have their data recorded at a location of their choice, including within institutions.

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