The Ghana Immigration Service has issued a fraud Alert statement to all applicants especially on Medicals and Admissions into the service.
Applicants who are currently part of the ongoing 2021 recruitment or enlistment are hereby advised by the Ghana Immigration Service to take note of this alert so they don’t fall victim.
Kindly read the statement of caution below;
Recruitment Fraud Alert
The Ghana Immigration Service congratulates all applicants who qualified and partook in the Aptitude Test stage of the ongoing Enlistment.
All such applicants are hereby cautioned that the Service is yet to publish the final list of successful candidates for the next stage.
Applicants are therefore to ignore any message directing them to report to the Immigration Service Academy and Training School to begin training, including reports that the Service is issuing admission letters or conducting a medical examination.
They should be mindful of fraudsters on social media directing them to pay various sums of monies for special protocol placement into the GIS and report all such persons to the Police.
The Service would like to assure applicants and the general public that the recruitment process is fair and transparent, giving equal opportunity to all applicants to be considered for placement into the GIS.
SGD.
SUPT. MICHAEL AMOAKO-ATTA
HEAD OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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
