Ghana - Apply for Non-Governmental Organization Work Permit

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for Non-Governmental Organization Work Permit in Ghana, the applicant must go to the non-Profit Organization secretariat.
2. Address and contact details can be found in the following Contact link
3. Applicant must obtain the application form from the relevant department.
4. Read carefully through the application form as there contain different section.
5. The applicant has to make sure he or she has all the required documents that are required for this process to be successful and they can be found under the "Required Documents" section of this page.
6. Where any document is made in a language other than English a copy of the translation into English language must be attached.
7. Understudy must be identified to take up the position upon expiry of the work permit.
8. Provide a list of all employees in the organization entailing their names, nationality, job titles, email address and mobile contacts.
9. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
10. Submit the completed form in two copies along with the supporting documents to the MOGCSP office.
11. After the notified period applicant gets certificate as per applicable delivery norms.
12. The processing time for this procedure takes 5 days.

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Required Documents

• Application form
• Letter of Appointment & Contract from the employer
• All relevant copies of applicants’ certificates
• Detailed Curriculum Vitae of the applicant
• Certified copy of the applicant’s Passport
• One (1) passport size photo(in white or grey background)
• Copy of the advertisement done in at least one National Circulation Daily Newspaper in Ghana of the required position
• Interview questions, long and short list of applicants entailing (name, age, nationality, sex, contacts and qualifications)
• Criminal clearances certificate an equivalent of a certificate of good conduct in Ghana from the applicant’s Country of origin for first time applications and has to be certified by any registered local lawyer and criminal clearance certificate from CID Ghana for all renewals.
• Copy of previous permit for renewals of permits.

Office Locations & Contacts

Non-Profit Organization secretariat
Address: HR23+JQ Accra, Ghana
Contact link: +233302684536
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Eligibility

• Non-citizen employees in Non-Governmental Organizations are eligible to make the application.

Fees

• New application for work permit – GHS.20,000/-
• Renewal of work permit – GHS. 20,000/-
• Special Pass – GHS. 16,000/-
• Appeal – GHS. 16,000/-

Validity

• This certificate valid is for 1 year. Then, the certificate has to be renewed annually.

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Processing Time

• This process takes minimum of 5 working days.

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Required Information

• Name of the applicant
• Name of organization.
• Physical and Postal address of organization.
• Telephone number and E-mail address of organization.
• Name of employee
• Job title
• Residential address
• Passport ( Number , Place of issue , Date of issue , Date of expiry )
• Personal particulars of the person for whom permit is required
• Nationality
• Gender
• Age
• Employee's qualifications
• Qualification of employee
• Application Type
• Reasons for Seeking an Expatriate
• Advertisement details of the position
• Particulars of The Ghana Citizen Understudy
• List of expatriates currently working in the organization
• List of Ghanaians holding key positions in the organization

Need for the Document

• This application allows a Non-Governmental Organization which wishes to hire foreign personnel who do not yet hold a work permit, to get endorsement for a work permit for the personnel by the Non – Governmental Organization Board.

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