The Ghana Card is a national identification card that is issued by the Ghanaian authorities to Ghanaians and permanent residents of foreign nationals ¹. Here are some important details about the Ghana Card:

*Ghana Card Uses:*
– Health Delivery
– Passport Acquisition
– Acquisition of Driver’s License
– Shipping and Clearing of Goods from the Port
– Receipt of Banking Services
– Credit Information
– Registration of Business
– Education
– Job Search
– Disaster Management
– Access to Social Services
– Protecting the Rights of Children
– Electoral Registration
– Travelling
– E-Commerce & Payment Industry
– Pension Claims
– SIM Card Registration
– Hire Purchase
– Insurance Claims
– Remittances from Abroad

*Ghana Card Features:*
– Plastic and has the size of a credit card
– The front contains the bearer’s face
– Guilloches that form a continuous fine pattern
– Embedded ghost portrait of the cardholder
– “REPUBLIC OF GHANA”
– Map of Ghana which changes color depending on the tilt of the card
– Double Rainbow that changes color to yellow/green depending on tilt of the card
– Ghana map with a star in the middle and a layer of stars attached to the left directly on ghost portrait depending on tilt of the card
– Ghana map with a star in the middle super-imposed on the coat of arms depending on the tilt of the card
– “REPUBLIC OF GHANA”
– “FREEDOM AND JUSTICE”
– Ghana’s coat of arms super-imposed on main portrait

*Ghana Card Issuing Procedure:*
– The identity card is requested at the districts (and is issued for free to all Ghanaians)
– A digital picture of the bearer’s face and fingerprints are taken
– The card should be picked up in person after 15 days, where the bearer identifies himself/herself with his/her fingerprints

*Replacing Lost Cards:*
– You first need to go to a police station and fill a form
– You’ll then be given a document to submit to the National Identification Authority(NIA) for the replacement, where you’ll be asked to fill a form for card replacement
– Ghanaians and Non-Ghanaians replacing lost cards are required to pay an amount of GH¢30.15 and $60 respectively, through mobile money or bank payment
– You will be given a document to submit to the National Identification Authority (NIA) for the replacement