Ghana Immigration Service

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The Ghana Immigration Service is the state agency responsible for regulating immigration, enforcing border control, and managing the entry and residence of foreigners in Ghana.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
law enforcement agency
abbreviation GIS
aimsTo ensure safe and regular migration
prevent human trafficking and migrant smuggling
protect Ghana’s territorial integrity through immigration control
cooperatesWith ECOWAS institutions on free movement protocols
Ghana Armed Forces
Ghana Police Service
Ghana Revenue Authority (Customs Division)
National Security Council of Ghana
country Ghana
employs border control officers
immigration officers
hasDivision Border Patrol Unit
Finance and Administration Directorate
Intelligence Directorate
Legal Directorate
Migration Management Unit
Operations Directorate
Policy Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate
Public Affairs Unit
hasMotto Friendship with Vigilance
hasTrainingInstitution Ghana Immigration Service Academy and Training School
headquartersCountry Ghana
headquartersLocation Accra
jurisdiction Ghana
surface form: Republic of Ghana
languageOfWork English
legalBasis Ghana Immigration Service self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ghana Immigration Service Act and related immigration legislation
monitors entry points at airports in Ghana
entry points at seaports in Ghana
land border posts of Ghana
overseenBy Ministry of the Interior of Ghana
partOf security sector of Ghana
responsibleFor border control in Ghana
border security at official entry points
enforcing Ghana’s immigration laws
immigration control in Ghana
immigration intelligence and investigations
issuing residence permits
issuing work permits
processing visa-on-arrival where applicable
refugee and asylum-related immigration procedures in coordination with other agencies
regulating entry of foreigners into Ghana
regulating residence of foreigners in Ghana
removal and deportation of prohibited immigrants
sector public sector
website https://home.gis.gov.gh

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Government of Ghana securityAgency Ghana Immigration Service
Ghana Police Service cooperatesWith Ghana Immigration Service
Ghana Immigration Service legalBasis Ghana Immigration Service self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ghana Immigration Service Act and related immigration legislation