GhanaFamily
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The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which family relationships qualify.
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm who may sponsor the family member and the status the sponsor must hold.
A marriage certificate must be attached as evidence of being a spouse. GIS also lists a support letter from the spouse and a birth certificate, a copy of the Ghanaian spouse's passport (bio-data and profession pages), and a marriage/divorce/death certificate where applicable. Where the marriage no longer exists, the status may still be granted on evidence that the marriage was contracted in good faith.
shall attach to the application a marriage certificate as evidence of being a spouse
d) Support letter from spouse and a birth certificate
h) Copy of Marriage/Divorce/Death certificate (where applicable) i) Photocopy of Ghanaian spouse’s passport (bio-data and profession pages)
(6) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, a foreign spouse whose marriage is no longer in existence may upon application to the Director be granted indefinite residence status subject to evidence that the marriage was contracted in good faith.
The applicant provides evidence of a personal tax clearance certificate or evidence of financial support from the spouse (for example a bank statement or a covering letter from employers), and evidence of immovable property where applicable.
Evidence of personal tax clearance certificate or evidence of financial support from spouse (eg. bank statement, covering letter from employers etc)
g) Evidence of immovable properties (indenture, site plan etc., where applicable)
The foreign spouse applies on Form G after residing in Ghana throughout the 12 months before applying plus an aggregate of at least two years before that (reducible in special circumstances to six months and one year). The holder may remain indefinitely, enter without a visa and work without a work permit. The status is lost after more than 12 consecutive months away from Ghana, but separation, divorce or death of the spouse does not affect a status already held.
A foreign spouse who wishes to remain in Ghana indefinitely shall submit an application as in Form G in the Schedule
(a) has resided in Ghana throughout the period of twelve months immediately preceding the date of the application; (b) has immediately preceding the period of the twelve months, resided in Ghana for an aggregate period of not less than two years;
(2) The Director may in such special circumstances as he thinks fit and with the approval of the Minister allow a continuous period of six months and an aggregate period of one year to be substituted for the twelve months and two years respectively provided under paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1).
(a) entitled to remain indefinitely in Ghana; (b) entitled to enter Ghana without a visa; (c) entitled to work in Ghana either as self-employed or as an employee without a work permit; and
(3) Where a foreign spouse who is granted an indefinite residence status stays away from Ghana for more than twelve consecutive months that foreign spouse automatically loses the status.
(5) The separation, divorce or death of a spouse in a marriage to which this section applies shall not affect the indefinite residence status held by the foreign spouse immediately before the occurrence of the event.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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