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New Ghana Passports delay in Washington DC

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  • Sir Legacy 8 years ago

    Plz. my advise to you is, do yourself a BIG favour and get yourself NATURALIZED and forget about Ghana passport.I have an American passport and no problem at all.Our leaders are very wicked people period.

  • katuka 8 years ago

    The same story is here in Ghana also,since December that a cousin submitted a passport for renewal till date had not got it yet every day the printing machine is spoiled and one wonder`s what is really happening ?

  • Kanawu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8 years ago

    THE MOST INCOMPETENT, CORRUPT, STUPID PRESIDENT GHANA HAS EVER HAVE.

  • WAR AGAINST NPP BULLYING 8 years ago

    AKUFO ADDO IS THE MOST INCOMPETENT, CORRUPT, STUPID AND ARROGANT PRESIDENT GHANA WILL NEVER HAVE....SEE THIS IS THE KIND OF STUPIDITY THAT WILL KEEP YOU NPP IN OPPOSITION FOREVER-YOU THINK THIS NEVER HAPPENED IN NPP TIMES? BU ...
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  • Gb 8 years ago

    The same problem at the Ghana High Commission in the UK.It's all incompetence.

  • Bk Bernard 8 years ago

    I LOST MY PASSPORTS I NEED NEW ONE.I DONT NO HOW LONG HE WILL TAKE.USA Passports don't take long,what about Ghana

  • Kanawu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8 years ago

    MAHAMA IS TOO STUPID TO BELIEVE

  • Bk Bernard 8 years ago

    I think they sleeping

  • ocsesay. 8 years ago

    GHANA AMBASSADOR TO THE USA WHAT ARE DOING ABOUT THE DELAYED PASSPORTS AND PENDNG PASSPORTS APPLICATIONS AT THE GHANA EMBASSY ,WASH DC?

  • WAR AGAINST NPP BULLYING 8 years ago

    SO THAT ALL THE NPP WORMS WILL COME OUT OF THE WOODWORK AND BLAME NDC. MR AMBASSADOR SACK ALL THE NPP WORKERS AT THE EMBASSIES AND START FRESH-YOU WILL SEE THE IMPROVEMENT!!!

  • Yaw Owusu 8 years ago

    The same problem with the Ghana Embassy in U.K since beginning of Jan,2016. Delays,delays,delays in applying for a new passport or renewal etc, no response, poor customer care,etc.
    When you call, I call them to find out the ...
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  • Yaw Owusu 8 years ago

    Now they want to introduce a new passport: Biometric Passport, instead of them to give a grace period of like one year, that those with old passport can still travel.
    If you go to their website in U.K this is what they say
    ...
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  • Akwasi Zongo 8 years ago

    Gross incompetence. Its all over the world. The truth is, printing is done only in Ghana and the machine in Ghana has broken down. Irresponsibility is the trademark of Maham-led administration. He himself has declared to be a ...
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  • Martin 8 years ago

    As you said the printing of passports is done in Ghana. If the passports are not being printed because of broken down machines, shouldn't you direct your anger and displeasure toward the the director of passports and not the ...
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  • Martin 8 years ago

    It is incomprehensible to think that the embassy is engaged in printing its own passports. There is no reason for the embassy to print passports, other than the desire to create artificial shortages. If indeed it's true that ...
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  • Navrongoman 8 years ago

    I had a similar experience 2 years ago if not worse. They gave me the same excuse that machines were broke. I forgot about the whole process and requested an American passport instead. I receive that in just a week. Useless b ...
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  • Martin 8 years ago

    It is disingenuous on your part to compare the way passports are processed in the US to that of Ghana's. There are a lot of people in Ghana who have the tendency to just apply for passport, without even intending to travel, t ...
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  • @@@ 8 years ago

    Thanks Martin, not only that but there are thousands of passports that have been printed in Ghana and the owners are not coming for it. So the question is who really needs a passport??? In Ghana owning a passport just for the ...
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  • Ekow F 8 years ago

    Sad story. The short term solution is to travel with a TC. Travel certificate. That would allow you to go and come back. It used to be $40, I don't know how much it is now.

    According to them, a passport would currently tak ...
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  • 2020 8 years ago

    where do u get the travel cetificate