Physical •
Paper size B7 (
ISO/IEC 7810 ID-3, ) • 32 pages (passports with more pages can be issued to frequent travelers)
Cover Contemporary passports are
hunter green in color, service passports are
cadet grey, and diplomatic passports are
auburn. At the top is printed "ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS)" followed by "COMMUNAUTE ECONOMIQUE DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST (CEDEAO)". The words "REPUBLIC OF GHANA" follow. The CEDEAO/
ECOWAS emblem appears next. At the bottom are the words "PASSPORT" and "PASSEPORT", "SERVICE PASSPORT" and "PASSEPORT DE SERVICE", or "DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT" and "PASSEPORT DIPLOMATIQUE", depending on the type of passport (contemporary, service, or diplomatic, respectively).
Identification page The following information about the owner is printed on the identification page in both English and French: • Type • Code of issuing state • Passport number • Surname • Given name(s) • Nationality • Date of birth • Residence • Sex • Place of birth • Place of issue • Date of issue • Date of expiry
Photographs The standards for the photograph are: • • Front view, full face, open eyes, closed mouth, and natural expression • Full head from top of hair to shoulders • Plain background • No shadows on face or in background • No sunglasses; no hat • Normal contrast and lighting but must not be blurred
Message Passports of many countries contain a message, nominally from the official who is in charge of passport issuance (e.g., secretary of state, minister of foreign affairs), addressed to authorities of other countries. The message identifies the bearer as a citizen of the issuing country, requests that they be allowed to enter and pass through the other country, and requests further that, when necessary, they be given help consistent with international norms. In Ghanaian passports, the message is in English and reads: ==Fees==