The British Home Secretary, Priti Sushil Patel, has handed over a British Government-funded Task Force Facility to the Ghana Immigration Service to help combat organised immigration crimes and document fraud on 2nd June, 2021. In attendance at the commissioning of the GITF was the British High Commissioner, H.E Ian Walker, the Minister for the Interior, Mr Ambrose Dery, the Chief Director at the Interior Ministry, Mrs Adelaide Annor Kumi, the Comptroller-General of Immigration, Mr. Kwame Asuah-Takyi and the Deputy Comptroller-General in charge of Operations, Mr Laud Akwasi Affrifah.
OBJECTIVES OF THE SERVICE
a) To ensure the effective administration and management of migration in the country; and b) Contribute to national security.
FUNCTIONS OF THE SERVICE
The Service shall; a) Subject to existing laws, examine travel document of persons entering or leaving the country through the borders; b) Ensure the application and enforcement of laws relating to the immigration and employment of non-Ghanaians in the country; c) Advise on and implement international co-operation agreements with other countries and international organisations on matters relating to migration; d) Manage and patrol the borders of the country; e) Through the Comptroller – General or the dully authorized representative of the Comptroller – General issue visas for entry into the country and permits for residence or work in the country; and f) perform any other functions as required by law
The Comptroller – General shall act in consultation with the Minister in the performance of the function specified in (1)(e).
VISION: Delivering Excellence In Security And Migration Management For National Development
MISSION: To build a stronger and a better Ghana by operating fair but firm Immigration work systems that meet the social and economic needs of the country.
CORE VALUES: Professionalism, Integrity, Human Rights, Learning Organisation
