The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has refuted reports that it has given approval for license registration services to be conducted by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) for Ghanaians living abroad.
The Ministry in a statement issued on Thursday, February 26, 2025 clarified that it has neither issued a directive to any of its diplomatic missions abroad nor granted approval to any entity for such services to be conducted by the DVLA.
“The Ministry is not aware of any new government policy to that effect,” the statement noted.
Additionally, the Ministry explained that it has no record available suggesting that any new policy direction of such nature.
“For the avoidance of doubt, there has been no formal engagement, no new policy brought to our attention and no financial commitment as irrefutable evidence at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs establishes,” the Ministry stated.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs assured the general public of its commitment to transparency and financial prudence in public service delivery.
The Ministry’s statement follows the DVLA’s clarification that it has no plans to station its domestic staff in foreign embassies, following what it described as misleading media reports about its intention to provide driver licensing services abroad.
In a statement issued on February 26, 2026, the Authority explained that it is collaborating with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration to extend selected services to qualified Ghanaians living overseas through Ghana’s embassies and high commissions.
According to the DVLA, the arrangement will enable eligible Ghanaian citizens domiciled abroad to access services such as International Driver’s Permit issuance and driver’s licence renewals. The pilot phase of the initiative will be rolled out in the United States, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
Under the implementation plan, embassy staff will be trained by the DVLA to verify applicants’ documents and forward them to the Authority in Ghana for processing. Once completed, the processed documents will be returned to the respective embassies for collection by applicants.
The Authority stressed that the arrangement does not involve posting DVLA personnel to work at embassies in the selected countries, contrary to media reports.
Management of the DVLA noted that the initiative forms part of efforts to bring its services closer to Ghanaians abroad, reduce defaults, and improve compliance with licensing requirements.
