President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Ministers for Interior, Transport, and Foreign Affairs to collaborate and fast-track the rollout of e-visa services in Ghana.
The ministers have been tasked to leverage the newly commissioned Air Navigation Services (ANS) and the Multi-Agency Command Centre for the Advance Passenger Information (API) and Passenger Name Record (PNR) systems to see to their implementation.
Speaking at the commissioning of the facilities on Monday, August 4, President Mahama noted that the API and PNR systems will deal with passenger and travel document data.
“I’m directing the Hon. Ministers for Interior, Transport, and Foreign Affairs to collaborate to ensure that this platform is expanded to enable us to implement this long-awaited e-services for the country. I’m charging them to extend this system to cover both the sea and land border posts, integrate with our e-gate systems, and the adoption of capabilities to extend, to perform the advancement of the cargo information system and also for the benefit of our customs.
“These policy directives will ensure the country enjoys the full benefits of what we’re witnessing today. The e-visa system will ease visa application processes, reduce paperwork, bureaucracy, support tourism, and make Ghana an even more attractive travel destination for business. The future of travel is digital, and Ghana must not be left behind,” he said.
