How to obtain a police certificate

Ghana

Do I need to provide a police certificate when applying for permanent residence?
Yes. However, applicants should normally wait to apply until they receive a written request for a police certificate from the High Commission, Accra.

How and where do I obtain one?

Local Requests
Applicants residing in Ghana must present the Canadian visa office’s letter of request in person to the General Police Headquarters of Ghana in Accra. Fingerprints will be taken at the time of application. There is a processing fee of US $120 cash.

Non-Resident Requests
Applicants should appoint a representative (may be a friend or relative) who will apply at the General Police Headquarters of Ghana in Accra on their behalf.  The local representative must complete application form and submit two passport photos of the representative, a photocopy of the applicant’s passport, and three passport-sized photographs of the applicant abroad.  The applicant’s fingerprints are not required.  There is a processing fee of US $120 cash.

The representative should be prepared to provide details about the applicant including:

• name, sex, date and place of birth;
• names of the applicant’s parents (even if deceased);
• last school attended by the applicant with dates of entry and completion (if illiterate, must be indicated).

The Police Certificate, when issued, is given to the local representative to be forwarded to the applicant abroad.