GHANA IMMIGRATION SERVICE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT

GHANA IMMIGRATION SERVICE2012 ANNUAL REPORT

Table of Contents

Foreword

1. Vision, Mission, Mandate and Strategic Objectives 8

1.1 Vision 8

1.2 Mission Statement 8

1.3 Legislative Mandate 8

1.4 Strategic Objective 8

1.5 Governing Body 9

1.6 Membership of the Board 9

1.7 Establishment 9

1.8 Functions and Responsibilities 11

1.9 Aims and Objectives of the GIS 11

1.10 Organizational Structure of the GIS 12

1.11 Administrative and Managerial Structure 14

2. Finance and Administration 14

A. Human Resource

2.1 Staff Distribution 14

2.2 Transfers 15

2.3 Promotions 15

B. Training and Capacity Building

2.4 Targeted Training 16

2.5 Study Leave 17

2.6 Professional/Specialized Training 19

3. Annual Financial Performance20

GHANA IMMIGRATION SERVICE ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR, 2012

3.1 Budget 21

3.1.1 Compensation of Employees 21

3.1.2 Goods and Services 21

3.1.3 Assets 22

3.2 Revenue 23

3.3 Salaries 23

3.3.1 Payroll Processing System (PPS) 23

3.3.2 Compensation of Employees 23

3.4 Payment 23

3.4.1 General Expenditure 23

4. Operations and Enforcement25

4.1 Monitoring and Investigation 26

4.1.1 Arrest on breach of Immigration Laws 25

4.1.2 Inadmissible 26

4.1.3 Intercepted Document Fraud Cases at KIA 26

4.2 Detention and Removal 26

4.2.1 Deportation of Ghanaians from abroad 27

4.3 Permits Processing 28

4.4 Passport Processing and Control 29

4.5 Border Patrol 29

4.5.1 Recapitalization of Equipment at Land Borders 30

4.5.2 Analysis of embarkation and disembarkation data 30

4.5.3 Data analysis and graphical representation 31

4.5.4 Kotoka International Airport 34

4.5.4.1 Hajj Operations 34

4.6 Intelligence Gathering 35

4.6.1 Data base 36

4.7 Migration Management 36

4.7.1 Refugee Matters 36

5. Legal 36GHANA IMMIGRATION SERVICE ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR, 2012

6. Policy Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Unit (PPMEU) 37

6.1 Sensitization on GIS strategic plan 37

6.2 Status of Implementation 38

7. Support Service 41

7.1 Procurement, good works and services 41

8. Estates and General Services 42

8.1 Infrastructural Development 42

8.2 Rental of residential and office accommodation 43

9. Transport 45

10. Band and Welfare 46

10.1 Band section 46

10.2 Formation of new band 46

10.3 Welfare 46

10.3.1 Sources of funds and income for the year 2012 46

11. Sports 48

12.Public Relation and Protocol 48

12.1 Media Relations 48

13.Major Achievements 51

13.1 Installation of fifteen border surveillance sys. 51

13.2 Signing of a real time on-line info. Exchange contract 51

13.3 Installations of biometric equipment 51

13.4 Launch and implementation of four-year Strategic Plan 51

13.5 Implementation of the thematic program on Migration and Asylum 52


13.6 Leading agency in the implementation of MTM I-Map 52

13.7 Expansion of training facilities at AssinFosu 52

13.8Procurement of Vehicles and Motorbikes 52

14. Major Challenges/Constraints 53

14.1 Inadequate Budgetary Allocation 53

14.2 Inadequate Accommodation 53

14.3 Inadequate Logistical Support (Arms and Ammunition) 53

14.4 Transportation Challenge 53

14.5 Lack of Radio/Signal Equipment 53

14.6 Insufficient support for capacity building programmes 53

14.6 Legal Review 53

15.Projections for 2013 54

16. Conclusion 55

17. Appendices 56


GHANA IMMIGRATION SERVICE

2012 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT

FOREWORD

Conventionally, the GIS is mandated to operate fair but firm immigration controls that regulate and

facilitate the movement of people through Ghana’s borders with efficient, effective Residence and

Work Permit systems that meet the social and economic needs of the country. Over the years, however,

thenucleus of ouroperations, strategies and mandate have seen some changes in response to local and

global challenges and emerging complexities in migration management. These have led to the

expansion of our scope of work, and assumption of additional responsibilities without necessarily

departing radically from the core business of the Service.

Through the demonstration of our genuine sense of professionalism and integrity arising from the

quality and efficiency of our service delivery, coupled with our hard line taken against irregular

migration over the years, the GIS is acknowledged as a significant player in the international migration

community.

In the year 2012, the Service adapted several administrative and operational measures that led to an

enhancement in our service delivery. This is reflected in the marked improvement recorded in the turn-

around time for processing some categories of permits. For instance, the turnaround time for

processing work permits reduced from the hitherto one (1) month to three weeks resulting in the

issuance of over 7,580 work permits which represents a 130% increase over last year’s figure of

3,295. In all, a total of 127,064 permits of various categories were issued by the Service in 2012.

The country also recorded minimal increases in the movement of travelers to and from the country. In

all, a total of 861,539 and 881,213 arrivals and departures were respectively recorded. This represents

an increase of 4.11% and 3.93% respectively over last year’s arrival and departure figures of 847,877

and 887,501.

Also,the Service,in its effort to achieve excellence in it service deliveryand maintain high level of

professionalism, sponsored over five hundred (500) officers of various rank to undertake targeted

training in different disciplines. This number includes officers granted study leave and those that

benefited from specially organised tailored made training programs.


Additionally, over 70 Senior Officers were offered training in cross-cutting issues by Danida

Fellowship Centre (DFC) through the GIS –Danish Project. A greater number of these officers were

trained in Denmark while a small percentage of were trained in institutions in Africa affiliated to DFC

including GIMPA –Ghana, ESAIM-Tanzania and UMI Uganda.

As part of the process to effectively manage its human resource, the Service has developed and is

implementing a manpower plan (establishment) that seeks to ensure that the right number of staff with

the requisite skills are employed and deplored to commands where their services are most needed. The

finalization of the establishment and its subsequent implementation has therefore informed the

promotion of 117 senior officers and 1413 other ranks to various ranks, and further guided the transfer

of 837 officers, both seniors and other ranks, with the junior ranks constituting over 80% of the total

number.

The infrastructural development drive of the Service saw some noticeable improvement as the Service

committed funds to the completion of selected residential and office accommodation at Menuso,

Gonokrom, Dadieso and Bawku to ameliorate the Service infrastructural challenges. Furthermore,

with the assistance of the Danish Government, the Service is in the final phase of the construction of

an ultra-modern ICT laboratory and female quarters at the Immigration Academy, Assin-Fosu, and a

female dormitory and instructors’ quarters at the Immigration Training School, also at Assin-Fosu.

As part of the Service’s pursuit to provide officers and men with the needed work tools, contracts were

awarded for the procurement of uniforms, accessories and equipments. Consequently, five thousand

(5,000) sets of camouflage apparel, thirty thousand (30,000) yards of deep green fabrics, three

thousand (3,000) yards of greenish grey fabric, fifteen thousand (15,000) yards of light green fabric

and three thousand (3,000) units of cap badges were procured for officers and men. The Service also

procured and installed air conditioners of various capacities at selected Immigration offices

nationwide. Furthermore, one (1) Toyota land cruiser, twenty (20) units Nissan Hard body pick-ups,

six (6) Nissan Sunny Salon cars, four (4) Mitsubishi Pajero, and seven (7) Honda motorbikes were

procured for the Service. Additionally, thirty (30) work stations and seventy-three (73) sets of swivel

chairs were also procured.

The existing GIS Headquarters no longer has the capacity to accommodate the increasing staff

numbers and the expansion of our operations. The prequalification of the contractors has paved the

way for the recruitment of a suitable contractor for construction of a new functional Headquarters,


once financing arrangements are completed. Meanwhile, in that direction, the Service has short-listed

some contractors for the works. The Service is hopeful that the Government of Ghana would support it

in its efforts to secure funding for the project.

While the Ghana Immigration Service remains grateful to the Government for its support over the

years, we wish to humbly take this opportunity to indicate that, budgetary allocations to the Service

continue to be a big challenge to the Service. The yearly allocation to the Service is grossly inadequate

to meet our operational and administrative costs. During the year under review for instance, the GIS

made a budget proposal ofGH¢102,202,686.91. However, the Ministry of Finance and Economic

Planning approved only GH¢35,957,610.00, which represents about 35%of the total request for the

year. As at the end of 2012, there were no budgetary releases for Assets, and only 57% of the

approved budget for Goods and Services was released. The GIS is fully aware of the budgetary

constraints facing the Government of Ghana, this notwithstanding, it is our expectation that in 2013,

the Government would be magnanimous to approve our entire budget proposals, to enable us meet our

set targets.

On behalf of the Service Board, Management and Staff of the GIS, I wish to express our profound

gratitude to the Government of Ghana, the Ministry of the Interior, partner security services and our

key stakeholders for the various collaborative roles they have played during the period under review.

Lastly, I wish to congratulate all officers and men of the GIS, including the auxiliary staff for their

tireless efforts and commitment towards achieving the strategic objectives of the GIS in the face of

extreme challenges.

Thank you.

COP (DR.) PETER A. WIREDU

[AG. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION]

1.VISION, MISSION, MANDATE AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES


1.1 VISION

Delivering excellence in migration management for national development

1.2 MISSION STATEMENT

To build a stronger and better Ghana by operating fair but firm Immigration controlthat regulates and

facilitates the movement of people through Ghana’s borders, and efficient and effective residence and

work permit systems that meet the social and economic needs of the country.

1.3LEGISLATIVE MANDATE

PNDC Law 226 (1989) and Immigration Act 573(2000) are the main legal instruments which guide

the operations of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS).The Service is generally charged with the

responsibility of enforcing all the enactments relating to entry, residence, employment and exit of

foreign nationals in Ghana. Over the years, our core activities have seen some variations;Subsequent

legislations have provided vital additions and strengthening measures to respond to some of these

emerging variations; however some are yet to obtain appropriate legal backing, notable among them

are the need to bear and use arms.

1.4 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

To achieve its vision,the Service has set for itself three strategic objectives and they are as follows:

Managing Migration In The National Interest:

By promoting migration that contributes to the economic, social and developmental interests of

Ghana; andfacilitating the border crossings of legitimate travelers at authorized routes.

Defend Against Irregular Migration:

By preventing, detecting and deterring border crossings at unauthorized routes; and

Stopping threats at entry points.

To Contribute To National Security:

By tackling immigration related crime;

Collaborating with other Ghanaian agencies; and

Working with other states to improve the quality of operations.

1.5 GOVERNING BODY


The Ghana Immigration Service is governed by the Immigration Service Board, which is an advisory

and supervisory body. Its functions include advising the President on matters of policy in relation to

migration management in Ghana and to ensure efficient administration of the Immigration Service.

1.6 MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD

The current membership of the GIS Board is:

Dr. Adelaide Kastner -Lecturer UGBS, Legon, Acting Chairman

W.K Aboah -The Honorable Minister for the Interior Member

Brgd. Gen. Lawrence Appah -Rtd. Army Officer, Member

AlhajiIsmailaAlhassan -Businessman Member

COP (Dr) Peter Wiredu -Ag. Director of Immigration Member

Eric Odoi-Anim - Director of Passports, Member Member

ADI Louis F. Aikins -Head MIS, GIS Secretary

1.7 ESTABLISHMENTS

The GIS is made up of the following establishments:

i. GIS Headquarters

ii. Eleven Regional Offices

iii. Immigration Academy & Training School

iv. 14 Sector Commands

v. 4 Major controls (KIA, Paga, Aflao and Elubo)

vi. 2 Sea Port offices (Tema and Takoradi)

vii. 41 District Immigration Offices

viii. Several unapproved routes

ix. 36 Approved minor border controls

Fig 1: MAP OF GHANA SHOWING OPERATIONAL AREAS OF THE GHANA IMMIGRATION SERVICE


1.8 FUNCTIONS& RESPONSIBILITIES

The statutory functions of the Service include but are not limited to the following:

Examination of travellers entering or leaving Ghana;

Issuing of visas (entry visas, transit visas and re-entry visas);


Processing and issuing of work and residence permits for regulated terms as well as indefinite

stay and right of abode permits;

Investigation and Monitoring of the activities of foreign nationals in Ghana;

General investigations into breaches of Immigration laws and regulations, and prosecutions

where appropriate;

Enforcement of all existing immigration laws and regulations;

Patrolling of the country’s frontiers to ensure border security and territorial integrity;

Providing vital travel information to would-be emigrants, as well as promoting and educating

the public on the legal ways of migrating;

Processing of applications for Ghanaian passports, DualCitizenship, Naturalization and

Registration; and

Collaborating with the UNHCR and Ghana Refugee Board to manage the movement and stay

of refugees and Asylum seekers in Ghana and also combat Human Trafficking/Smuggling;

The GIS also collaborates effectively with other security agencies incombating crimeand other issues

relating to public safety and security.Owing to our strong presence at the borders, we represent an

authentic, timely and reliable source of information on the security situation within frontier

communities and remain the foremost security agency responsible for providing vital information and

data on other nationals in the countryfor security, economic and other purposes.

1.9 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE GIS

The profile of Ghana’s migrationis evolving as the countryis gradually becoming a desirable

destination for investment, travel and tourism. Consequently the number of travellers crossing our

borders is increasing, and the immigration services they require are becoming more diverse and

complex. Therefore, to meet the demand of our customers and continue to deliver a consistently high

standard of service requires the development of our capacities and capabilities.

In pursuance of these, the Service has set out the following specific objectives:

To ensure the availability of the required capacity to cope with current demands and also

predicted demand in the years ahead;

To make the existing resources go further by focusing on intelligence-led operations, directing

our time and effort to where it is most effective;GHANA IMMIGRATION SERVICE ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR, 2012

To ensure that our mandate is discharged with utmost sense of professionalism and integrity;

To be recognized both locally and internationally as taking a hard line against irregular

migration, but also recognized for our respect for human rights and dignity;

To ensure that obstacles posed to legitimate travelers are removed to present a welcoming and

efficient first contact to Ghana in accordance with our national traditions;

To ensure that applications for permits are handled efficiently and effectively and also to seek to

encourage investment in Ghana;

To reduce the turnaround time in passenger processing at the various entry points;

To co-operate with our partners in government to make Ghana a welcoming investment

destination; and

To deepen our collaboration with UNHCR, IOM and other local and international organisations

in refugee processing and management.

1.10 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE GIS

The Ghana Immigration Service Board is the highest authority in the Ghana Immigration Service. The

Boardperforms an advisory and supervisory role. However, the day-to-day management of the Service

rests with the Director, who is ably assistedby three Deputy Directors in charge of Finance and

Administration, Operations and Legal, Research and Monitoring. Key schedule officers together with

the aforementioned members of the Directorate constitute the Management team. The Regions and

major Controls are headed by Commanders of the rank of Assistant Director while the District/Sectors

and Unit Commands are headed by senior officers of appropriate ranks. (See next Page for

Organisational Structure).

Figure 2:ORGANIZATIONAL CHART


1.11 ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGERIAL STRUCTURE


WORK

PERMIT

PPMEU

The head of the Ghana Immigration Service is the Acting Director; COP (Dr)Peter A.Wireduably

assisted by three deputies:

Mr. Daniel Taabazuing, Acting Deputy Director-Operations;

Ms. Veronica Addy, Acting Deputy Director - Finance and Administration; and

Mr. Kwame AsuahTakyi, Acting Deputy Director-Legal.

2. FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

A. HUMAN RESOURCE AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

2.1 STAFF DISTRIBUTION

Table 1: HQ/Regional Staff Distribution

HQ/KIA/REGIONS SENIOROFFICERS

JUNIOR OFFICERS AUXILIARY TOTAL

HQ/ENFO/KIA/DFEC 174 577 28 592

VOLTA 46 609 5 660ASHANTI 24 228 4 256UPPER EAST 30 230 18 278CENTRAL/ISATS 23 194 37 254BRONG AHAFO 27 328 4 359TEMA 12 166 3 181EASTERN 16 114 - 130UPPER WEST 9 95 4 108WESTERN 56 558 8 622NORTHERN 13 169 9 191GREATER ACCRA 11 37 2 50TOTAL 441 3305 122 3868

Table 2: ATTRITION RATE IN THE GHANA IMMIGRATION SERVICE (2012)

RANKS COMPULSORYRETIREMENT

VOLUNTARYRETIRE

DEATH DISMISSAL

INTERDICTION

RESIGNA-TION

TOT


MENT AL

DIS - - - - - - -DD - - - - - - -ADI 3 - 1 - - - 4COMPT 2 - - - - - 2ACOI - - - - - 1 1DSI 5 - 1 - - - 6ASI - - - - - - -SNR.INSP - - - - - - -INSP - - - - - - -ASST.INSP - - - 1 - - 1

ICO - - - - - 1 1AICO I - - - - - - -AICO II - - 4 1 5AUX - - - - - - -RECRUIT - - - - - - -TOTAL 10 0 6 1 0 3 2

0

2.2 TRANSFER

The year under review saw the transfer of eight hundred and thirty seven (837) officers to various

stations and this was made up of fifty three (53) senior officers and seven hundred and eighty four

(784) junior officers

2.3 PROMOTIONS

One Thousand, Four Hundred and Eight-Two (1,482) officers of various ranks were either upgraded or

promoted in 2012. This consisted of sixty-nine (69) senior officers and one thousand, four hundred and

thirteen (1,413) junior officers.

Table 3: PROMOTIONS

S/NO. RANK NUMBERFROM TO

1 COI ADI 5


2 ACOI COI 33 DSI ACOI 564 ASI DSI 525 INSP. SNR. INSP. 66 ASST. INSP. INSP. 207 ICO ASST. INSP. 68 AICOI ICO 919 AICOII AICOI 32710 R/O AICOI 20611 R/O AICOII 757TOTAL 1,529.00

B. TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING

2.4 Targeted Training

Table 4:

S/NO. NO. OF

PART.

COURSE TITLE INSTITUTION DURATION

1. 20 Project Management cycle ICMPD-Mieux 4 days2. 25 Institutional Reform and Change management ICMPD-Mieux 4 days

3. 8 Crime investigation (narcotics and law

enforcement )

America Embassy 5 days

4. 5 Promoting government integrity and anti-

corruption

Danish Proj.DFC 2weeks

5. 5 Public Sector Procurement - Uganda Danish Proj. DFC 2 weeks

6. 2 Airport Interdiction and Fraudulent Document US Embassy 2 weeks

7. 32 Refresh Course for Secretaries Gov. Secretariat 2 weeks

8. 4 Organizational change management Danish Proj. DFC 3 weeks

9. 4 Professional Programme for consular Officials China Foreign

Affairs univer.

2 weeks

10. 4 Aviation Conference ICAO-Montreal 12 days

11. 2 Democratization & Human Based Approach to

development

Danish Proj. DFC 2 weeks

12. 5 Public Procurement -Ghana Danish Proj.DFC 2 week

13. 3 Women In Management Danish Pro.DFC 2 Week


14. 24 Anti-Cross Human Trafficking of Children AHSTIP –

GIS/Aeneas

3 days

15. 11 Promotional Course GIS 2 weeks

2.5 Study Leave

Table 5:

S/N SEX Course Of Study DURATION STAGE Institution Funding Leave1 F Master Of Public Sector Mgt 1 YR 1ST YR GIMPA Sch. With Pay2 M Master Of Public Sector Mgt 1YR 1ST GIMPA Sch With Pay

3 M Msc. Public Sector Mgt. 2 YRS 1ST YR GIMPA Sch With Pay

4 F Ma. Public Admin. 2 YRS 1ST YR GIMPA Self With Pay

5 M Ma. Economic Policy Mgt. 1 YR 1ST YR UG Sch With Pay6 M Ma. Economic Policy Mgt. 1 YR 1ST YR UG Sch With Pay7 F Commonwealth Emba 2 YRS 1ST YR KNUST Self With Pay

8 F Commonwealth Emba 2 YRS 1ST YR KNUST Self With Pay9 M Ma. Migration Studies 1 YR 1ST YR UG Self With Pay10 F Bsc. Management Studies 4 YRS 1ST YR Central

Univ. Col.Self With Pay

11 F Bsc. Management Studies 4 YRS 1ST YR CentralUniv. Col.

Self With Pay

12 M Mba. Finance 1 YR 1ST YR MUC Self With Pay13 M Bba 3 YRs 1ST YR UPS Self With Pay14 F Msc (Business Decision) 2 YRS 1ST YR Tele.Univ. Self With Pay15 M Emba (Hrm) 2 YRS 1ST YR UG Self With Pay16 M Bsc. (Bus. Admin.) 4 YRS 1ST YR Kings Univ.

Col.Self With Pay

17 F Bsc. (Bus. Admin.) 3 YRS 1ST YR Presby Univ.Col.

Self With Pay

18 F Ba. (Bus. Admin.) 3 YRS 1ST YR UPS Self With19 M Ba. Mgt Studies 2 YRS 1ST YR UCC Self With Pay20 M Ba. Social Behaviour&

Conflict Mgt.3 YRS 1ST YR UCC Self With Pay

21 M Ba. Religious Studies 4 YRS 1ST YR KNUST Self With Pay22 M Bsc. Sports Coaching. 3 YRS 1ST YR Univ. Of

Edu.Self With Pay

23 F Bsc. Procurement Mgt 1YR 6MTHS 1ST YR GIMPA Self With Pay24 Bba (Secretatyship&Mgt) 4 YRS 1ST YR Jayee Univ.

CollegeSelf With Pay

25 M Bsc. (Finance) 3 YRS 1ST YR GIMPA Self With Pay26 M Bsc. (Accounting) 3 YRS 1ST YR Univ. Col Of

Mgt. StudSelf With Pay

27 M Bsc. (Business Admin.) 3 YRS 1ST YR Gh.Bap.Univ. Col.

Self With Pay

28 M Ba. Sociology 4 YRS 1ST YR KNUST Self With Pay


29 M Abe-Uk, Diploma 3 YRS 1ST YR Zenith Univ.Coll.

Self With Pay

30 M Ba. Sociology 4 YRS 1ST YR KNUST Self With Pay31 M Bba 3 YRS 1ST YR Islamic

Univ. Col.Self With Pay

32 M Bsc. Administration 3 YRS 1ST YR PresbyUniv.Coll.

Self With Pay

33 M Bsc. Management Studies 4 YEARS 1ST YR CentralUniv. Col.

Self With Pay

34 F Bba 4 YRS 1ST YR IslamicUniv. Col.

Self With Pay

35 M Bsc. Info. Tech & Networking 4 YRS 1ST YR Accra Inst. Of Tech.

Self With Pay

36 M Acca 2 YRS 1ST YR Self With Pay37 M Bba 4 YRS 1ST YR Ep. Univ.

Col.Self With Pay

38 M Bsc. Procurement & SupplyChain Mgt.

3 YRS 1ST YR Univ. Col. Of Mgt. Studies

Self With Pay

39 M Bba (Marketing) 2 YRS 1ST YR Baptist Univ.College

Self With Pay

40 M Bba 3 YRS 1ST YR Baptist Univ.Col.

Self With Pay

41 M Ba. Sociology & Soc. Work 4 YRS 1ST YR UG Self With Pay42 F Bba 2 YRS 1ST YR KNUST Self With Pay43 M Bsc. Human Resource Mgt. 4 YRS 1ST YR Univ. Col.

Of Mgt. Studies

Self With Pay

44 M Bba 3 YRS 1ST YR UPS Self With Pay45 M Bsc. Business Admin. 4 YRS 1ST YR Knutsford

Univ.Self With Pay

46 F Bsc. Finance 2 YRS 1ST YR Green Col. Self With Pay47 F Ba. Business Admin. (Hrm) 4 YRS 1ST YR Valley View

Univ.Self With Pay

48 M Ba (Comm. Studies) 3 YRS 1ST YR African Univ. Col. Of Comm.

Self With Pay

49 M Bsc. Business Admin.) 4 YRS 1ST YR Presby Univ.Col.

Self With Pay

50 F Bsc. Banking & Finance 3 YRS 1ST YR UPS Self With Pay51 M Bsc. Business Admin. 3 YRS 1ST YR Baptist Univ.

Col.Self With Pay

52 F Bachelor Of Education 2 YRS 1ST YR Univ. Of Educ.Winneba

Self With Pay

53 M Ba. Soc. Behaviour& ConflictMgt.

3 YRS 1ST YR UCC Self With Pay

54 F Ba. Mgt Studies 5 YRS 1ST YR Ucc Self With Pay

2.6 PROFESSIONAL/ SPECIALIZED TRAINING


The Intelligence Unit under the thematic programme on Migration and Asylum conducted basic and

intermediate intelligence training for one hundred and seventeen (117) officers in the country.

Table 7: Breakdown of categories of officers and type of training:

REGION TYPE OF TRAINING GROUP NUMBERVOLTA REGION BASIC JUNIOR OFFICERS 48ACCRA BASIC JUNIOR OFFICERS 47ACCRA INTERMEDIATE SENIOR OFFICERS 22TOTAL 117

3. ANNUAL FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPORT

TABLE 6: SUMMARY RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE FOR 2011 AND 2012

SOURCE 2011 2012APROVEDBUDGET GH⊄

ACTUALRECEIPTGH⊄

ACTUALEXPENDITUREGH⊄

APPROVEDBUDGETGH⊄

ACTUALRECEIPTGH⊄

ACTUALEXPENDITURE GH⊄

GOG 11,175,393.00 34,108,770.07 34,108,770.07 35,957,610.00

45,642,948.52

46,220,745.76

IGF 11,000,000.00 15,518,719.00 16,000,000.00

20,546,688.00

IGFRETAINED

2,200,000.00 3,103,743.00 3,465,732.00 3,200,000.00

4,109,337.60

5,915,770.86

TOTAL 13,375,393.00 37,212,513.07 34,108,770.07 39,157,610.00 49,752,286.12 52,136,516.62

Table 7: GOG BUDGET & RELEASES FOR 2012

Narrative 2012 ANNUAL BUDGET GH¢

RELEASES JAN. - DEC GH¢

EXPENDITURE JAN. - DEC GH¢

COMMITMENTS GH¢

COE 28,105,502.00 42,008,720.65 (Jan. – Dec.) 42,008,720.65NIL


G&S 6,304,608.00 3,634,227.87 (Jan. – Dec) 4,212,025.11 577,797.24(Rent in Arrears)

ASSETS 1,547,500.00 NIL NIL 546,094.45 (ren. of office

buildings and IT equip.)

TOTAL 35,957,610.00 45,642,948.52 46,220,745.76 1,123,891.69

Table 8: IGF RETENTION BUDGET & EXPENDITURE FOR 2012

Narrative 2012 ANNUAL

BUDGET

GH¢

JAN. - DEC

RETENTION

GH¢

EXPENDITURE

GH¢

TOTAL COMMITMENTS

GH¢

COE - - - -G&S 1,813,270.00 4,109,337.60 3,579,556.86 1,806,433.26 (rent and other

assets in arrears)ASSETS 2,119,760.00 2,336,214.01TOTAL 3,933,030.00 4,109,337.60 5,915,770.86 1,806,433.26

3.1 BUDGET

For the period under review, the Service made a budget proposal of GH¢ 103,522,127.30 but only

GH⊄39,890,640 (including IGF retention of GH¢ 3,933,032.00) was approved. This represents only

35% of the amount proposed by the Service.

The approved budget and the releases as per the economic items for the year are as follows:

TABLE 9: ANALYSIS OF 2012 GOG BUDGET AND RELEASES

ECONOMIC ITEMS APROVED

BUDGET(GH¢)

RELEASES (GH

¢)

VARIANCE (GH¢)

COMPENSATION OF

EMPLOYEES

28,105,502.00 42,008,720.65 13,903,218.65

GOODS & SERVICES 6,304,608.00 3,634,227.87 (2,670,380.13)

ASSETS 1,547,500.00 NIL (1,547,500.00)

TOTAL 35,957,610.00 45,642,948.52 9,685,338.52

3.1.1 COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES


The government approved a budget allocation of GHs28, 105,502.00 as Compensation for Employees.

The total payment over the period was GHs 42,008,720.65 which is 49.46 percentage increases over

the budgeted figure. This was as a result of 20%salary increment, and also for the recruitment of 695

personnel during the year under review.

3.1.2 GOODS & SERVICES

The approved budget for Goods & Services for 2012 was GH⊄8,117,878.00 (including IGF retention

budget of GH¢ 1,813,270.00) but as a result of the introduction of the Ghana Integrated Financial

Management and Information System (GIFMIS) which involves some complicated procedures, only

GH⊄3,634,227.87 was accessed under GOG.

TABLE 10: TABULATION OF 2012 RELEASES FOR GOODS AND SERVICES

TABULATION OF 2012 RELEASES FOR GOODS AND SERVICES

MONTH RELEASES

PER-DIEM

JANUARY 525,384.00FEBRUARY 525,384.00MARCH 525,384.00APRIL 525,384.00MAY 525,384.00JUNE 525.384.00JULY 394,038.00 44,794.40AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER 7,440.91NOVEMBER

DECEMBER 35,650.56

TOTAL 3,546,342.00 87,885.87

Though an amount of Two Million, Seven Hundred and Six Thousand, Thirty Ghana Cedis Sixty-Nine

Pesewas (GH⊄2,670,380.13) representing funds from August to December was applied for, it could

not be released by close of year 2012. This created a serious short-fall and impacted on our operational

activities.


3.1.3ASSETS

While the projected figure for Assets was GH⊄3,667,260.00 (including IGF retention budget of GH¢

2,119,760.00), nothing was released in the year under review due to the introduction of the Ghana

Integrated Financial Management and Information System (GIFMIS) in the 3rd quarter of the year. The

introduction of this facility further militated against the ability of the Service to access the funds.

3.2 REVENUE

The targeted revenue for the year was GH¢16,000,000.00. However a total of GHs 20,546,688.00 was

recorded registering a favourable variance of GH⊄4,546,688.00 representing over 28% of the

projected figure for the year. The Service retained 20% (GH¢4,109,337.60) of the total collection and

paid the 80% (16,437,350.40) into the Consolidated Fund.

This achievement could be linked to the increase in foreigners travelling on Emergency Entry Visas

and also massive awareness creation for the renewal and regularization of residence permits. The

number of work permits issued also increased over the period. The achievement was also associated

with the rigorous enforcement activities carried out by the Service over the period.

3.3 SALARIES

3.3.1 PAYROLL PROCESSING SYSTEM (PPS)

This is a unit under the Salary section established for the Service by the Controller & Accountant

General (C & AG). The unit is to process all salary inputs directly into the C&AG pay server so as to

reduce delays in inputting salary related issues.

The unit became operational in the last quarter of the year.

3.3.2 COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES

The Service paid a total of GH⊄42,008,720.65 as salaries to officers from January to December 2012.

This figure exceeded the budgeted figure of GH⊄28,105,502 by 49.48%.

This was as a result of:

Promotions 20% salary increase and Increase in staff strength

3.4 PAYMENT


3.4.1 GENERAL EXPENDITURE

The Service has four (4) cost centres that disburse funds from Government of Ghana (GOG) budget

and also the Retention Fund. These are: General Administration, Training School, Border Patrol Unit

and Operations.

The Service is mandated to retain and spend 20% of its Internally Generated Fund (IGF) to augment

shortfalls in its GOG budgetary allocation for the enhancement of non - tax revenue generation for

Government.

The total money expended on goods and services was for the year is GH⊄ 7,791,581.96 and assets is

GH 2,336,214.01.

Table 11: IGF SUMMARY 2012

GOODS & SERVICES (CODES) ITEMS AMOUNT

2210100 MATERIALS 985,493.11 2210200 UTILITIES 34,067.98 2210300 GENERAL CLEANING 10,014.00 2210400 RENTALS 470,151.872210500 TRAVEL – TRANSPORT 499,664.552210600 REPAIRS - MAINTENANCE 148,396.492210700 TRAININ SEMINARS - CONFERENCES 454,147.162210800 CONSULTING SERVICES 58,052.91 2210900 SPECIAL SERVICES 797,561.40 2211100 OTHER CHARGES - FEES 122,007.38 ITEM 3 (ASSET) FIXED ASSET 2,336,214.01

TOTALS 1,701,893.61

GRAND TOTAL 5,915,770.86

COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEE

Item 1

Code Gh¢Xxxxxx Staff Compensation 42,008,720.65 Item 2 (Goods & Services) 2210100 Materials 997,872.96 2210200 Utilities 158,060.09 2210300 General Cleaning 7,070.60


2210400 Rentals 874,368.09 2210500 Travel – Transport 848,152.49 2210600 Repairs - Maintenance 115,014.41 2210700 Training - Seminars -

Conferences 333,557.06

2210800 Consulting Services 29,712.82 2210900 Special Services 768,991.99 2211100 Other Charges - Fees 79,224.60 Item 3 (Asset)

Total 46,220,745.76

4. OPERATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT

4.1 MONITORING AND INVESTIGATION

The Service through its enforcement Units visited and inspected companies, markets, shops, hotels and

other dwelling places across the country to ensure that foreigners abide by Immigration laws and

regulations. The Enforcement Unit of the Service in Accra vetted and visited twenty three (23)

applicants for Ghanaian citizenship (naturalization and registration). A total of 148 hotels and other

dwelling places were visited during the year, 2012.. These visits were very effective in Greater Accra,

Tema, Kumasi and Takoradi.

4.1.1ARREST FOR BREACH OF IMMIGRATION LAWS

Six hundred and eleven (611) persons of various nationalities were arrested for breaking Immigration

Laws and Regulations in 2012, representing over 35 percentage increase over last year’s figure which

stood at four hundred and fifty (450). Of this number, three hundred and fourteen (314) persons were

found to be without Work Permit or Residence Permit. Two hundred and thirty-five (235) persons out

of the 314 persons were repatriated while the remaining seventy-nine (79) were fined. The remaining

two hundred and ninety-seven (297), out of the total number of persons arrested were found to have

committed minor immigration offenses, out of which one hundred and twenty (120) were fined and the

rest cautioned and discharged.


The significant increase in the number of arrested persons in 2012 was as a result of the joint

operations organized under the umbrella of the National Security Council Secretariat to flush out

foreigners engaging in illegal mining in the country and also some operational strategies adopted by

the Service in the second quarter of 2012.

The significant increase in the number of arrested persons in 2012 was as a result of the joint

operations organized under the umbrella of the National Security Council Secretariat to flush out

foreigners engaged in illegal mining in the country and also some operational strategies adopted by the

Service in the second quarter of 2012.

4.1.2 INADMISSIBLE

During the period under review, seven hundred and thirty-five (735) people of various nationalities

were refused entry into Ghana for failing to meet arrival conditions. Refer to Appendix C.

4.1.3INTERCEPTED DOC. FRAUD CASES AT KIA

Four hundred and forty-five (445) of identity and document fraud cases were intercepted at the Kotoka

International Airport. (Refer to Appendix D)

4.2 DETENTION AND REMOVAL

A total of two hundred and forty-three (243) foreign nationals were repatriated/deported in 2012.

Their offences include illegal stay, documents and fake visas, counterfeit documents etc. Notable

among the repatriated cases were illegal Chinese miners, Bangladeshis, Sri-Lankans, Nigerians and

Ukrainians. This figure represents a significant increase of two hundred and seven percent (207%)

over the 2011 repatriation cases. This increase is as a result of the many Chinese nationals arrested

during joint operations organized under the umbrella of the National Security Council Secretariat to

flush out foreigners engaging in illegal mining in the country. The breakdown is as follows:

Table 15: Breakdown According to Nationalities of Persons Repatriated and Deported in 2012

S/NO. REPATRIATION NO. DEPORTATION NO.1 Togolese 2 Togolese 12 Nigerian 28 Nigerian 13 Burkinabe 1 Chinese 34 Bolivia 1 Sierra Leonean 15 Nepali 3 Russian 16 Bangladeshi 28 Malian 1


7 Chinese 1278 Ukrainian 99 Algerian 110 Cameroonian 111 Sri-Lankan 1812 Indian 613 Ivorian 514 Sierra Leonean 215 Russian 116 Pilipino 117 Malian 1TOTAL 235 TOTAL 8

4.2.1 DEPORTATION OF GHANAIANS FROM ABROAD

A total of 1,196 Ghanaians were deported from abroad showing a percentage increase of (1,017)

17.60% over the same period last year. Ghanaian deportees from Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom,

Libya and Israel recorded significant values and percentages of 297(24.83%), 229 (19.15%), 221

(18.48%) and 167 (13.96%) respectively. (See Appendix E for details). Deportation of Ghanaians from

abroad increased by 17.60%. Moreover, between January to October, 2012 a mass deportation of 315

Ghanaians were recorded.

Table depicting Deportations of Ghanaians from Abroad

Table 11: RECORDS ON STOWAWAY: JANUARY- DECEMBER, 2012

STOWAWAY STATISTICS COVERING JANUARY-DECEMBER, 2012

COUNTRY 1ST 2ND 3RD QUARTER 4TH TOTAL


MONTH COUNTRY TOTAL

JAN USA 14

FEB UK 21APR MALTA 35MAY UK 31JUN SOUTH AFRICA 28

GUINEA 14MALTA 24

JULUK 17LIBYA 82

AUG UK 19

SEP SOUTH AFRICA 15OCT UK 15TOTAL 315

QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER

BRAZIL 2 4 3 3 12

CAMEROUN 0 1 5 1 7

CONGO 0 0 0 4 4

COTE D ‘IVOIRE 12 11 12 5 40

DUTCH 0 0 0 1 1

EQUATORIALGUINEA

0 0 0 9 9

FRANCE 1 0 2 0 3

GABON 0 2 1 0 3

GUINEA 0 0 5 0 5

LIBERIA 0 1 1 7 9

NAMIBIA 4 0 7 11 22NIGERIA 3 6 1 0 10

SENEGAL 15 8 7 9 39

SOUTH AFRICA 1 3 0 3 7

SPAIN 3 0 0 0 3

TOGO 2 0 3 0 5

TOTAL 43 36 47 53 179

PERCENTAGE 24.02 20.11 26.26 29.61 100.00

4.3 PERMITS PROCESSING

Through our efficient and effective Residence and Work Permit system, a total of 127,064 permits of

various categories were issued by the Service in 2012.

Below is the breakdown of the permits issued:

Table 14: STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

OF PERMITS PROCESSED IN 2012

NO.T TYPE OF PERMIT/VISA NO. Issued for the year ending 2012

1. Residence Permit 40,6332. Re-Entry Visas: 4,3053. Extension of Visitors’ Permit 25,258

4. Emergency Entry Visas(includes transit visas) 45,1385. Work Permits 7,5806. Immigrant Quota 2,6417. Diplomatic 1,509

TOTAL 127,064


Table 14 Shows that EEV/Transit Visa recorded the highest with 45,138, with residence permit

recording the second highest with 40,633 permits issued. In all a total of 127,064 permits and visas of

various categories were issued to various nationalities. (Refer to Appendix G )

4.4 PASSPORT PROCESSING AND CONTROL

The Servicehas cooperated positively with officials of the Foreign Affairs Ministry in the issuance of

national biometric passports to Ghanaians since the commissioning in 2011.

4.5 BORDER PATROL

Despite the many challenges hampering the total implementation of our Border Patrol Strategies, the

Unit stepped up their activities and adopted appropriate technologies in their patrol activities. The

installation of the CCTV system which commenced in the previous year reached an advanced stage in

2013. The year further witnessed the dismantling of the activities and operations of several smuggling

syndicates along the Eastern and Western Borders of the country. BPU officers collaborated with other

security agencies to conduct joint patrols along the country’s frontier to counter trafficking and

smuggling activities.

The Border Patrol Unit (BPU) personnel at the various sectors through their patrols were able to clamp

down on the smuggling of goods such as Cocoa, petroleum products, drugs etc. In the process the

Service intercepted two (2) cargo trucks loaded with wax prints and other assorted items. Again, three

thousand, nine hundred and eighty-four (3,984) litresfuel were intercepted at Paga. At Hamile fifty-

four (54) jerry cans of fuel were also intercepted. All the intercepted goods were handed over to the

Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority for further action.

Also one Nigerian national Nigerian national who was trafficking four (4) persons into the country

through the ‘’Beat Zero (0) unapproved route on the 5th of March, 2012 at Aflao was apprehended.

4.5.1 RECAPITALIZATION OF EQUIPMENT AT LAND BORDERS

The American government donated some specialized equipment to the Service to supplement their

2011 donation. Theequipmentswere installed at KIA, Aflao, Elubo, and Paga to replace.


The year also saw the installation of a new version of PISCES Sentry Software (version 7.4.2) which

works on the 64-bit architecture was introduced. The new system comes with a number of

enhancements and is user-friendly. Power Generators have also been installed at Aflao and Elubo

border posts to ensure continuous operation of the PISCES system.

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4.5.2 ANALYSIS OF EMBARKATION, DISEMBARKATION DATA

Activities along the country’s frontiers were generally peaceful during the year. Movement of travelers

to and from Ghana through Ghana’s land borders including the approved routes but not yet gazetted

entry points such as Wonjuga, Hordzokokpe among others, two sea ports (Tema&Takoradi) and one

International Airport (KIA) were regular. However, the border between Ghana and Ivory Coast was

closed on 22/09/2012 after the Noe border post was attacked by armed elements which led to the death

of five (5) assailantswith five (5) other persons arrested.

There are about 42 approved entry points with several recognized entry points yet to begazette in

Ghana. There are also unnumbered unapproved routes along the Eastern and Western frontiers of

country. The statistics compiled and its analysis in this report is a representation of Embarkation and

Disembarkation data on travelers received from all approved Entry /Exit points.

A grand total of 861,539 and 881,213 arrivals and departures were recorded showing a respective

positive increment of 4.11% and 3.93% over the same period last year, which was 827,501and

847,877 for arrival and departure respectively. The 2012 figuresinclude 268,000 Ghanaian arrivalsGHANA IMMIGRATION SERVICE ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR, 2012

representing31.11% of all arrivals and 301,317 departures representing34.19% of all departures.

207,543 and 196, 796 travelers from member countries of ECOWAS arrived and departed Ghana

within the period representing 24.09% and 22.33% of all arrivals and departures. Other nationals

stood at 385,996 and 383,100 respectively, representing 44.80%of all arrivals and 43.47%of all

departures.

Travelers by air recorded the highest of the distribution for the period under review illustrating

88.89% of the total arrival and 89.05% of the total departure figures. Passengers who travelled by

land recorded93,601arrivals and 92,838departures representing 10.86% and 10.54%respectively. Sea

travel recorded the least number of all arrivals and departures which is 2,121 (0.25%) and 3,669 (0.42

%) respectively.

4.5.3 DATA ANALYSIS AND GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS

Table8 Monthly Trend of Total Arrival And Departure of Travelers

MONTH ARRIVAL PERCENTAGE (%) DEPARTURE PERCENTAGE (%)JAN 67238 7.80 71270 8.09FEB 62306 7.23 64260 7.29MAR 70957 8.24 70309 7.98APR 68800 7.99 74566 8.46MAY 66169 7.68 71978 8.17JUN 73291 8.51 73693 8.36JUL 81451 9.45 74690 8.48AUG 79364 9.21 84226 9.56SEP 73714 8.56 78481 8.91OCT 71410 8.29 72201 8.19NOV 71334 8.28 71801 8.15DEC 75505 8.76 73738 8.37TOTAL 861539 100.00 881213 100.00

Though fluctuating trends were recorded for both arrival and departure as displayed in Table 8, the

month of July showed a positive rise in arrivals showing a percentage of 9.45% followed by August

(9.21%) and December (8.76%) whilst the month of August received the highest figure for departure

with a percentage of 9.56% followed by September ( 8.91%) and July (8.48%). This trend can be

attributed to the Pan African festival that took place during the 3rd quarter and then the rise in

December arrival figure could be attributed to the Christmas and the general elections in the country.

Fig.4: Total Arrival and Departure of Travelers by Categories of Nationality and Means of Transport


A look at the graphical representation at Fig.4 indicates that, comparatively other Nationals (travelers)

travel more by air than land and sea whilst ECOWAS nationals travel more by land. (Refer to

Appendix B, for an analysis on the most frequent nationalities that entered and exited Ghana during

the year under review, the Appendix B indicates that, apart from Ghanaians who frequently use the

national borders, Nigerians, Americans and British nationals also showed significant occurrences in

both arrival and departure with the respective percentage as follows: Nigerian 12.37% / 11.81%,

American 8.95% / 9.05%, and British 6.51% / 6.43%.)

Fig.3: A Graph Depicting theTotal Arrivals and Departures of Ghanaians, ECOWAS and Other

National Travelers at the Four Major Entry and Exit Points.


Fig.3 shows that other nationals continue to record the highest number of all arrivals and departures

followed by Ghanaian travelers. Nationals from ECOWAS countries recorded the least number of

travelers to and from Ghana.

Paga recorded the highest increase in passenger movement during the year with over 43.78%

percentage increase over last year’s figure. Elubo received the least number of passenger movement

with a negative growth in both arrival and departure figures. Aflao also recorded very low arrival

figures and a decrease in departure figures.(Refer to Appendix A)

Table 9: Records on Travellers by Means of Transport (By Air, Land and Sea), 2012

MIGRATION

MEANS OF TRANSPORT

AIR LAND SEA TOTAL

ARR 765817 93601 2121 861539

DEP 784706 92838 3669 881213

PERCENTAGE %

88.89 10.86 0.25 100.00

89.05 10.54 0.42 100.00

Table 9 shows that air travel recorded the highest in all movements registering a figure of 88.49 % and

89.05% for all arrivals and departures while landtravel registered 10.86% and 10.54% respectively for

all arrivals and departures. Travelling by sea obtained the least 0.25% and 0.42% respectively for

arrival and departure.


In comparative analysis with 2011, Air Travel recorded a positive change of 3.64% for arrival and

5.31% for departure. While travelling by land increasedby 9.97% in arrival figures and declinedby

6.29% in departure. There was a drastic decrease in sea travel recording a percentage decrease of

63.88% and 11.17% for arrival and departure respectively. The percentage rise in both air and land

travelers confirm that travelling by sea is becoming a thing of the past.

4.5.4 THE KOTOKA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KIA)

Ghana Immigration Service maintained good working relationship with all agencies and organizations

stationed at the Kotoka International Airport.There were no adverse findings recorded during the year.

KIA continues to be an attractive Airport in the Sub-region. Currently, there are about 28 international

passengers’ airlines and five (5) domestic flights operating at the Airport.

4.5.4.1HAJJ OPERATIONS 2012

In 2012, approximately Five thousand, six hundred and thirty-four (5,634) pilgrims were processed by

GIS officials and airlifted by Egypt Airline to and from Saudi Arabia from the 29 th September

to13thOctober, 2012 on chartered flights.They were airlifted in eighteen batches with an average of 313

Pilgrims in each batch.

HAJJ STATISTICAL TABLE FOR DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL

29TH SEPTEMBER TO 19TH NOVEMBER 2012

Table 12

GENDER DEPARTURE ARRIVALMALE 2172 2223FEMALE 3462 3460TOTAL 5634 5683

The difference in the arrivals and departure figures as shown in Table 12 is as a result of some

Pilgrimsreturning on the chartered flights.

HAJJ FRAUD CASES

Throughout the departure period, no fraudulent case was recorded, however three (3) would-be

Pilgrims were refused entry to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia for alleged visa fraud by Saudi

Immigration Officials, they were immediately returned to Ghana with their passports and the alleged

fake visas. Investigation is still ongoing as to the source of those visas. Nineteen (19) Pilgrims


returned on Travel Certificates issued by Ghana Embassy in Saudi Arabia. Investigation revealed that

these pilgrims were hustlers who wanted to return home (Ghana).

4.6 INTELLIGENCE GATHERING

The Service continued its mandate of providing the National Security Apparatus with relevant

intelligence for the purposes of formulating and circulating security policies to ensure peace and

security in the country.

During the year, timely incident reports and weekly security briefs were reported to the Ministry of the

Interior and National Security Council Secretariat.The Service also handled various correspondences

from the MDA’s during the year. These are mostly requests for information on matters relating to

entry, residence and employment policies and procedures.

In pursuant of Intelligence-led migration management by the GIS, the Intelligence Unit of the Service,

investigated seventy-three (73) immigration related cases and requests from security and non-security

agencies including request from some Embassies. The Service also conducted investigations into

thirteen (13) immigration related cases.

To reduce the number of foreigners with fake Ghanaian permits and visas acquired whiles abroad, the

GIS collaborated with the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) to provide security clearance on

some category of foreign nationals before regulation of their stay in Ghana. As a result, nine hundred

and thirty-eight (938) foreign nationals were cleared by the Service before permits and visas were

issued to them

A total of a one hundred and ten (110) applications from companies for two hundred and thirty-one

(231) applicants were referred to the BNI for security clearance before visas and permits were issued

to them. (Refer to Appendix H).The GIS in 2012 placed eighty-seven (87) came to immigration notice

for their involvement in transnational organized crime.

4.6.1 DATABASE


The Intelligence Unit of the Service is presently capturing information of foreign nationals with

Ghanaian visas and their intended purpose for entering into the country into a database for easy

reference.

4.7 MIGRATION MANAGEMENT

In the wake of increase irregular migration all over the world, the year 2012 saw the GIS through its

Migration Management Bureau organizing public education campaigns to sensitize people on the

dangers of irregular migration and the need to embrace safe migration.

Mass Media campaigns were held in the Western and Central Regions with the following media

houses: Radio Central GBC (Cape Coast), Sky Digital Television (Takoradi), Sky Power FM

(Takoradi), Melody FM (Takoradi) YFM (Takoradi) and Pure FM (Tarkwa) from the 19 th – 24th March

2012.

The same mass Education Campaign was also organized in the Ashanti and BrongAhafo Regions and

the following media houses were used: Nhyira FM (Kumasi), Hello FM (Kumasi), Ark FM (Sunyani),

Radio BAR, GBC (Sunyani), Classic FM (Techiman), ASTA FM (Techiman) and Akyeaa FM

(Nkoranza). The campaigns were held from 25th – 31st May, 2012.

Public Education campaigns were also held in DormaaAhenkro, Wenchi, Nkoranza and Techiman

from 1st – 6th September, 2012 in collaboration with the British High Commission.

4.7.1 REFUGEE MATTERS

The Migration Management Bureau of the Service embarked on a joint registration exercise for the

invocation of cessation for Liberian refugees at the Budumburam Refugee Settlement Camp from 13th

March to 8th May 2012. The exercise which involved the UNHCR and the Ghana Refugee Board

produced the following data:

Four thousand two hundred and seventy-nine (4,279) Liberians opted for local integration, three

thousand, eight hundred and one (3,801) opted for voluntary repatriation while one thousand, one

hundred and eighty-five (1,185) opted for exemption.

5. LEGAL


To legitimize our expanded operational mandate, the Service through the Legal Department has

submitted a draft proposal for the review of Immigration Service Law, PNDC Law 226 to the Ministry

of the Interior for onward submission to the appropriate authorities for consideration. There is an

urgent need to amend the establishment and operational laws to include border patrolling, anti-human

smuggling as part of the operational mandate of the Service, as well as, secure the legal authority to

bear and use arms.

The department during the period under review received and handled 91fraudulent cases of various

degrees from the British High Commission. With respect to naturalization, the department during the

year under review received twenty (20) fresh applications from the Enforcement Unit. However,

twenty-eight (28) applications were recommended for approval or disapproval to the Minister by DIS.

These twenty-eight (28) recommended applications included twenty of the applications received by

the Legal Department in 2011.

6. POLICY PLANNING MONITORING AND EVALUATION (PPME)

5.1SENSITIZATION ON THE GIS FOUR-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN

In line with the implementation process of the GIS Four-Year Strategic Plan, the PPME Unit in

collaboration with the Public Affairs Unit embarked on sensitization exercise in all the eleven (11)

Regions including Headquarters, Enforcement and KIA. The rationale was to sensitize officers and

men of the Service to appreciate and own the content of the Strategic Plan and also contribute

meaningfully within their capabilities and capacities for a successful implementation of the Plan.

In all, a total number of five hundred and thirty-eight (538) officers were sensitized from March, 2012

to September, 2012.

6.2 STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN


Table 14:Gen. Project Deliverable

Specific Project Deliverable/Programmed Activities (summarised)

Status of Implementation

1 Define HR policy and plan

Develop a Human Resource Policy

Develop Job Description to list general tasks, functions, roles, and responsibilities

Update and approve Conditions and Scheme of Service

Conduct Skills Audit Develop Deployment Plan

(Establishment Committee has commenced initial discussions)

Sub-committee on human resource formed Establishment developed and implementation ongoingHR software procured and installedApproval has been obtained from the British Government to assist in the further implementation of all the projects under HR policy. The commencement date has been fixed for April 1, 2013 Study leave policy updatedDevelopment of Deployment plan ongoing

2. Expand and restructurethe training curriculum

Well trained and motivated staff, with sufficient skills in sufficient numbers to perform their allocated roles

To introduce personally tailored training. With targeted training for leadership and top management skills, specialist training for specialist roles and pre-streaming trainees to suitable units

To develop the “schooling” side of training, while retaining the boot camp aspects to create a gold standard training curriculum

Sub-committee on training curriculum formedDraft of new Curriculum ready. Awaiting Technical and Management ReviewsDraft Training Policy to be implemented as part of the UK Project.Targeted training continue to be organized for officers – Change Management, Procurement, Gender Mainstreaming, Monitoring and EvaluationOfficers have obtained specialized training in Intelligence, Project management, Human Smuggling and Trafficking in Persons, document fraud etcA lot more officers continue to receive training in cross-cutting issues under the DFC and Aeneas II

3 Establish PPME Unit The role of the policy, planning, monitoring and evaluation unit (PPMEU) is designed to be impartial and dedicated to improving the service

The Unit will manage the implementation work streams andbe held accountable for progress reporting by management

The unit will be responsible for keeping GIS abreast with changing demands, and ensuring the organization adapts to cater tothem without deterioration of service

Coordination of Programmes/Projects

PPME Unit set up. Unit has jointly with the PA Unitconducted nationwide sensitization of Strategic Planand some selected GIS policies – e.g. Establishment Plan.Unit has written some proposals to both local and international organizations for support in the implementation of the strategic plan. So far approvalhas been obtained from the

UKBA through British High Commission, Accra

ICMPD-Mieux EDF-EU

The unit continues to play a key role in the development of GIS annual Budget, through its Planning and Budgeting functionCompile the annual and quarterly performance reports. Coordinating foreign assisted programmes/projects of the ServiceGained approval for support to build capacity and equipment provisioning for the Unit


4 Mobilize the Legal Research Unit / Restructure and Expand the legal Team

Legal Department is operational and positioned to protect the facilities of the ServiceProperly positioned to be abreast with developments in International Immigration Standards and to build the flexibility for change into the legal function.

Sub-committee on Legal formedEstablishment of Legal library commenced through initial funding from AENEAS IIProcess to recruit additional lawyers commencedThe UK government has indicated their preparedness to collaborate with the GIS to provideoffice space for the lawyersInitial plans completed to train officers in prosecution

5 Lead in the development of a migration policy for Ghana

The ambition is to collaborate with other stakeholders and play a leading role in the definition and support for a National Migration policy. This is to enable the country develop a comprehensive policy that will contribute to the economic and social development of Ghana and make it the centre of excellence in migration management in the sub-region.

The final draft of the policy has been submitted to the Migration Unit of the Ministry of the InteriorGIS was involved in the drafting processes

6. Comprehensive review

of laws and

implementation of

international protocols

and conventions

To re-examine the strategy for implementation of the ECOWAS Protocols, bilateral agreements, and International laws bordering migration.

The Ghana Immigration Service has a focal person on ECOWAS matters/issues The activities for the comprehensive review of Immigration laws are captured under the GIMMA programme and would lead to the creation of an internal legal publication.

7 . Introduce pervasive standard policies and operating procedures

Conduct a comprehensive review of operational and administrative policy to ensure it meets changing needs. The review should encompass review and renewal of the legal instruments affecting immigration; ensure legal provisions cover new ways of working

The final draft of the SOP has been submitted and isto be validated by management.

8. Create internal legal publications

A legal booklet compiling the relevant laws relating to immigration with an easy interpretation for the lay-reader. Itwill be designed and written in anaccessible style that quickly allows staff to find the laws relevant to their role or task.

A proposal was developed in collaboration with IOM and same has been incorporated in a bigger project to be sponsored by the European Union.

9 Information and Communications Systems Information --ICT Strategy

GIS will conduct a comprehensive programme of ICT infrastructure improvement. This will involve an initial reviewof the current ICT within GIS andto produce a future look into whatwould be necessary to support theGIS

World Bank e-Immigration Project: Design, Installation, Training and Implementation Support for an Integrated e-Immigration System for the GIS.The World Bank has approved the project and contract has been awarded. Start-up meetings have commenced.


10 Office-space , Staff housing provisioning

The Service will initiate a study into options for the provisioning of staff housing, with a view to commencing a staff housing project.

A proposal has been submitted to cabinet through the Ministry of the Interior for assistance. Among the projects indicated in the Proposal is residential and office space provisioning.A sub-committee on office-Space and staff housing formed.

11 Build a mid-country training school

Establish a mid-country training school to support our expanded training curriculum and cope withincreasing demand.

Talks are on-going for preparations towards the location of a site and initial preparatory works for itsestablishment.The office space provisioning subcommittee will oversee this project.

12 Equipment provisioningplan

There is a planning side to this which will mean an equipment requisition register & gap analysis, enabling GIS to developa sourcing strategy, procurement case and Sourcing plan.

All GIS commands including the Procurement Unit have been tasked to submit their yearly action plan The e-immigration project will also provide some equipmentThe subcommittee on equipment provisioning has been formed

13 Cross-government collaborative working

This initiative formalizes our intentionto cement positive common working practices where our duties interface with those of other government departments.

There has been and continues to be good and workable cooperation between the Service and its strategic stakeholders in the management of migration in Ghana.The AENEAS programme has a working relationship with the Police, Attorney-General’s Department, Registrar-Department etc. The Advisory Board also consists of MDAs and Foreign Missions in Ghana The Service is also involved with a host of other collaborators as a member of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration

14 Funding Strategy Written to: Royal Danish Embassy, Canadian High Commission, Chinese Embassy, Spanish Embassy, U.S. Embassy, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Japanese Embassy, German Embassy, Turkish Embassy, French Embassy, and the Indian High CommissionFurther contacts made with: Netherlands Embassy, British High Commission, Spanish Embassy and the Turkish EmbassyFundraising Event is being planned

15 Communication Strategy

Sensitisation completedDate for Communication Strategy workshop firmed up for March 2013. Regional Reps to be involved. Sub-Committee on communication strategy formed.

7. SUPPORT SERVICES


7.1 PROCUREMENT, GOODS, WORKS AND SERVICES

As part of the Service’s desire to provide officers and men with the needed work tools, some specific

procurementwas made while approval was also given for the purchase of additional goods and

services. Contracts have also been awarded for the procurement of computers and accessories, printers

and fax machines. (Refer to Appendix J for other details on procurement activities in the year under

review)

The table below shows in detailsome specific procurement carried out in 2012

Table 17: GOODS AND SERVICES PROCURED IN 2012

ITEM DESCRIPTION QUANTITY BUDGETACTIVITY

IMPL. STATUS

Clothing

1000 Qty Sewing Of Light Green Fabric. Ghc¢ 9,682 Supplied

Embossing Cap Badges 3000 Qty Cap Badges. Gh¢17,940 SuppliedSewing Materials Various Sewing Items Gh¢2,457.55 SuppliedBatteries 75 Pcs Batteries Gh¢25,400 Supplied

Printing Files 3000 Qty Blue Files Gh¢2,932.50 Supplied

Printing Forms10,000 Qty Work Permit Forms And Temporal Jackets. Gh¢4,657.50 Supplied

Revolving Date Stamp 20Qty Revolving Date Stamps Gh¢1,299.96 Supplied

Rubber Stamps 8 Qty Various Stamps Gh¢3000 Supplied

Electrical And Electronics Power Amps, Loud Speakers, Street Lights, Bulbs Patrix Box Etc

Gh¢9,362.70 Supplied

Air Conditioners 15Qty Split Air Conditioners Gh¢30,588 Supplied

100 Amp Tpn 1qty Gh¢320 Supplied

Fax Machine And Paper Shredder 1qty Each Gh¢1,150 Supplied

Hover Machine 1qty Gh¢760 Supplied

Living Room Furniture, Dinning And Bed.

Various Gh¢5,562Supplied

Woolen Carpet Various Gh¢7,673.4 Supplied

Steel Cabinet 1qty Gh¢18,323.41 Supplied

Vehicles, Toyota Land Cruiser 1 Qty GH¢2,33670.60 Supplied

Nissan Hard body Pick Up 20 Qty $ 546,000 Supplied

Nissan Sunny Saloon 6 Qty $ 84000 Supplied

Mitsubishi Pajero 4Qty GH¢ 384,000 Supplied


Motorbikes (Honda) 7 Units GH¢ 45,000 Supplied

Workstation And Swivel Chair 30 Units Of Workstation And 73 Set Of SwivelChair

GH¢ 74,118 Supplied

2.5 hp split air-conditioners 15 Qty GHs 21,750 Supplied

2.0 hp split air conditioner 10 Qty GHs 11,000 Supplied

1.5 hp unit air conditioner 10 Qty GHs 8,000 Supplied

1.5 hp window unit air conditioner 10 Qty GHs 8,000 Supplied

30 amps circuit breakers 3 Qty GHs 90 Supplied

5mm cables 10 Qty GHs 90 Supplied

8. ESTATES AND GENERAL SERVICES

During the period under review, the Estate and general services Section of the Service carried out the

following activities.

8.1 INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENTS

Table 18: Please find below the major Infrastructural Projects undertaken by the Service in 2012

PROJECTS LOCATION

CONSTRUCTION STATUS/ WORK COMPLETION STATUS (%)

Construction of a 3-storey, 2- bedroom block of 6 flats, a 3-bedroom and external works

Menuso Project percentage completion is 80%

Construction of 1-bedroom block of 24-flats, external and associated works

Bawku Project percentage completion is 52%

Construction of 1-bedroom block of24-flats,external and associated works

Dadieso percentage completion is 38%

Construction of a 3-storey, 2-bedroom block of 6 flats, a 3- bedroom bungalow, external associated works

Gonokrom

Gonokrom BP. Project is in steady progress as the contractor is about to cast the 2nd floor of the 3-storey, 2 bedroom block of 6-flats. The 3-bedroom bungalow is now left with floor tiling and fixing of doors & louver frames.The project is 50% completed

Construction of hostel and fence wall around the Immigration Academy and Training Schools

AssinFosu The hostel building is at the painting stage and works on it is progressing steadily.The fence wall construction has also commenced

The construction of a new headquartersbuilding

Headquarters

The Service has short listed some contractors for the construction of the functional headquarters. The prequalification of the contractors has now paved way for the recruitment of a suitable contractor for the work once financing arrangement are complete.

Construction of seven offices atheadquarters

Headquarters

An office accommodation was started at the headquarters to add additional office space to cater for surging number of staff and reduce the additional expenditure on office rentals. The percentage completion is 100% compete. The Service has taken over the building.

Construction of 3-room office forTinjase border post

Tinjase The fabricated office construction for the border post has been completed and handed over to the Service. The officers are now operating from the office which hasenhanced the Service’s image at the border.


Construction of office accommodationfor Bunprugu border post

Bunprugu The Bunprugu border office construction has been awarded to a contractor who is yet to commence any time soon.

Renovation of Kofibadukrom office/residential accommodation

Kofibadukrom

The office building which includes three bedroom accommodations was renovated. The big office was partitioned to create office space for the personnel at the station. 100% completed

Renovation of Honuta buildings The buildings at Honuta border post were renovated. The buildings renovated include office accommodation and two staff quarters. the works have been completed

Renovation of OIC bungalow at Nyive Nyive The two bedroom bungalow for the OIC at the Nyive has been renovated.

Renovation works at the AccraRegional Office

Accra The Greater Accra Regional office was renovated. The roof of the entire buildingwas re-roofed to replace the rotten roof. The two washed rooms were tiled with newW/C s and the installation of poly tanks at each wash room. The rotten ceiling waschanged to plastic T&G. The works have been completed,

Conversion of three rooms into sickbay at AssinFoso

AssinFoso A three room structure at the training school was converted into a sick bay. Thefacility consists of one consulting room and two resting rooms for patients. Thefacility also has two toilets and one bath room to serve the patients and staff who areto run the facility.

8.2 RENTAL OF RESIDENTIAL AND OFFICE ACCOMMODATION

Residential Premises

The following are acquisition of tenancies and rent renewals. The statistics are provided as below:

Number of tenancies due for revision in the year - 42 Premises

Cost of tenancies reviewed in the year - GHC418, 261.20

Number of new tenancies - 8

Cost of new tenancies - GHC72,058.00

Office Premises

The tenancy agreement of two rented office premises in Accra was revised in the year. They are:

Table 19

NO. PROPERTY NO. PROPERTY OWNER TENANCY PERIOD RENT ADVANCE1 Plot 5A Osu Badu Street,

Dzorwulu Residential Area, Accra

Meacham PharmaceuticalLTD

01/03/12-28/02/14 $36,000.00

2 33Ringway Estate, Osu HENREITA APPAH 01/12/12- 30/11/13 $27,600.00

TOTAL RENT ADVANCE $63,000.00

The Service was faced with relocating Tema Regional Office as a serious structural defect was

detected with the current premises. Efforts made to get an alternative office accommodation could not

yield any result before the year ended.

Rent Renewals


During the period, tenancy agreements on forty-two of the rented premises were renewed at an

estimated cost of GHC 418,261.20 and $63,600.00.

New Rentals

The non-payment of rent advances that characterized 2012, also affected the rental of new premises.

Only eight premises could be effectively approved for rental in the year 2012 at the cost of GHC

72,058.00.

Property Purchase

The Service received offers for purchase of some premises in the year, however, only the property at

South Ridge Extension Sunyani, i.e. H/No. 157 Block ‘E’ South Ridge Extension could be bought by

the end of the year at the capital value of GHC165, 000. The Service paid only GHC80, 000 with a

balance of GHC85, 000 yet to be paid.

The Service in its drive to alleviate both residential and office accommodationhas made several

proposals for the acquisition of plots of land to enable it construct office and residential

accommodation in various parts of the country. Some properties have also been identified and

negotiations are still on-going with the respective owners.

9. TRANSPORT

The Service during the year under review, had one hundred and ninety (190) fleet of vehicles, 51 out

of the total number are off the road, with only one hundred and thirty-nine (139) on the road. The

breakdown is as follows:

Table 20: Composition 0f Ghana Immigration Service Vehicle Fleet

Type Total Number On Road Off RoadStation Wagon 45 32 13Pick-Up 104 81 23Big Bus 10 9 1Mini-Bus 2 - 2Truck 2 1 1Saloon 13 9 4Jeep 8 2 6Water Tanker 1 1 -Cesspit Emptier 1 - 1


Ambulance 2 2 -Troop Carrier 2 2 -TOTAL 190 139 51

The Service had seventy-eight (78) motorbike fleet during the year under review; thirty-five (35) out

of the total number are off the road, with only forty-three (43) on the road. The breakdown is as

follows:

Table 21: GHANA IMMIGRATION MOTORBIKE FLEET

TYPE TOTAL ON ROAD OFF ROAD

HONDA 125 26 15 11YAMAHA 125 3 1 2F. PRIMA 125 10 4 6HONDA 250 27 17 10FEIYING 125 6 1 5ZHONGTIAN 125 1 - 1HONDA 750 5 5 0TOTAL 78 43 35

10. BAND AND WELFARE

10.1 BAND SECTION

During the year under review, a total of fifty-two (52) activities were carried out. These included burial

of departed officers, Director’s Parade, State functions, passing-out parade and private engagement.

The regimental band performed at Koforidua during the independence anniversary parade of Ghana in

the year under review.

10.2 FORMATION OF NEW BAND

Plans are underway to set up a new regimental and dance band in Kumasi to cater for the Northern

Sector of the Country.

10.3 WELFARE

The Service usually caters for the social, moral, emotional, spiritual and physical needs of its staff. It

provided support for staff on occasions such as, marriages, births, funerals, etc. It also assisted staff

financially by granting soft loans to them. The Welfare Unit of the Service also conducted visitation to


hospitalized and convalescing staff. Activities of the Welfare Unit are normally financed with staff

contributions deducted at source.

10.3.1SOURCE OF FUND AND INCOME FOR THE YEAR, 2012

The source of fund to the Welfare Unit is basically members’ monthly contributions and sometimes

voluntary contributions by same.

Welfare Dues

Income received from members as Welfare dues for the year amounted to GH¢175,477.50. This

amount includes that of December 2011. However, December 2012 welfare dues which amounted to

GH¢19,815.00 are in arrears.

Land Deductions

The total amount of land deductions amounted to GH¢642,273.39. However, an amount of GH

¢46,993.00 representing December 2012 Land deduction from Controller is in arrears.

Investment

The Welfare Unit invested GH¢209,000 into a 91 Day Treasury bill roll over with interest with Ghana

Commercial Bank, Ministries branch, Accra.

Interest Received

Interest received on the investment of GH¢209,000 into a 91 day treasury bill amounted to GH

¢32,535.99

Service and Transaction Charges

Bank charges paid amounted to GH¢ 2,711.74 and Controller and Accountant General’s Department

service and charges paid for the year also amounted to GH¢ 8,260.11.

Welfare Activities During the year

The Welfare Unit during the year under review, witnessed 29 marriages, recorded 137 deaths, with 9

being officers and 128 relatives of officers..

The Unit also spent a total amount of GH¢8,000.00 as sick benefit to officers who were hospitalized

during the year.

The Welfare Unit gave 110 Officers soft loans to enable them meet some financial challenges.

Consequently, a total amount of GH¢70,000.00 was given to the officers and it is deductible at source.

So far 43,370.00 havebeen paid with an outstanding balance of 26,630.00.


The Welfare Unit paid 11 retired officers their retirement benefit amounting to GH¢6,302.00.

A junior officer with rank of AICO II was involved in the Ashiaman gas fire explosion incident and

was sent to the United Kingdom to undergo reconstructive plastic surgery on his face and other parts

of his body that got burnt. The first and second surgeries have successfully been done and according to

the doctors, the officer is responding to treatment very fast than anticipated.

A senior officer with a rank of Assistant Director was scheduled to go to India to receive medical

checkup after his kidney transplant last year. Unfortunately, the kidney got detached which worsened

his situation. He was admitted at the 37 Military hospital and later started weekly dialysis treatment at

the Korle-Bu Teaching hospital.

The Service supported four officers who had their residence guttered with fire losing all their personal

belongings with an appreciable amount.

The Welfare Unit organized health-related programmes in July and August 2012 and the programme

was replicated in the Regions and Sectors of the Service. The following are some of the programmes:

Eye screening, issuance of glasses,NHIS registration and renewal of cards.

11. SPORTS

The Ghana immigration Service has invested heavily in sports development over the years, with the

conviction that a healthy mind lives in a healthy body. This investment though costly has begun

yielding some modest returns.

During the period under review, the Service won and qualified for the Greater Accra Female League

and zone championship and five of the players were called to the national team. The Service again

won the national zonal female football champions and qualified for the African athletics

championship. The male team placed 2nd whiles the female team placed 3rd in the Greater Accra

League. The male team qualified for the Africa zone III club championships. With respect to table

tennis opens championship, the male team was ranked first, second and third seeds while the female

team came first and second seeds. With the Hathramani opens, the male team won, whiles the ladies

placed second and third. The Service’s Coach passed the license “A” coaching exams which was

organized by CAF on July 2012. The Ghana Immigration Ladies Club before the national election

participated in a peace walk to show their solidarity for a peaceful election.


12. PUBLIC RELATION AND PROTOCOL

The main activities of the year under review centred on Media Relations, Protocol Service,

Publications and Information sharing.

12.1 MEDIA RELATIONS

Rapport with the media

The Unit had a very good rapport with the media houses and has maintained directory of old and new

contacts in the media for effective communication. Some of the media houses are TV3, GTV, Metro

TV, ETV, Multi TV, Ghanaian Times, GNA, Daily Graphic, the Chronicle, Daily Guide, among others.

Moreover, the media were also invited to GIS programmes and activities for coverage. Prominent

among the programmes were Regional Commanders Conference, outdooring of new vehicles

purchased from the internally generated funds, and the maiden visit of the Minister of the Interior,

Hon. W.K. Aboah.

In addition, the Unit honoured invitations from the media to represent the views of the Director and

the Service on their platform such as BBC’s Newsday programme, GTV’s Breakfast show, ETV’s

Breakfast show, Multi TV’s PM Express, TV3’s Sun Rise, Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, Peace FM

News, Citi FM News and other Regional radio stations.

Media Monitoring

The Unit as part of its functions critically monitored the electronic and the print media daily for

Immigration related reportage and national security concerns. It maintained a record of critical issues

for the attention of the Director and Management, some of whom influenced policies and directives.

Press Releases

Information regarding scam recruitment, the sudden death of two immigration officers and one

Customs Official, the arrest of foreign nationals engaging in trading and illegal mining activities and

GIS imposter at the US Embassy were all released to the media and the general public.

Rejoinder


Despite favourable reportage on the Service, there were some false report from the media relating to

Chinese in mining, Chinese in retail business and promotion of junior officers. In view of the

falsehood, the Unit swiftly responded appropriately and laid facts to the media and the general public.

Media houses that received rejoinder from the Service were Daily Guide and Daily Graphic.

Advertisement

The Unit with mandate from the Director of Immigration placed a number of advertisements in the

Daily Graphic, Ghanaian Times on the annual returns on foreign nationals and recruitments of

professional corps into the Service.

Video & Photographic Coverage The Unit took an extensive coverage of activities of the Service for administrative and archival

purposes. Among the activities were, DIS Parade, Out-dooring of vehicles, Familiarization visits of

DIS and Board Members to Immigration installations, Regional Commanders’ Conference. In

addition, the Unit was accredited to cover national programmes which included Independence

Celebrations Parade, Presidential Sessional Address, UN and AU Day, Public Services Day

Celebrations, Policy Fair, National Thanks Giving Service, President’s funeral, Minister’s tour of the

Western Region.

Protocol Services The Unit liaised with other Units within the Service and, in particular Provost Marshall’s Unit to

coordinate DIS Parades. It further facilitated the travel of DIS and other superior officers. Moreover,

the Unit liaised with the State Protocol Department to coordinate State functions and promptly drew

the attention of DIS and Management Members of arrangement, time, dress code and role.

Publications The Unit designed and published, ‘facts to know’ brochure which educates the general public on the

various permits the Service issues. Moreover, Calendars, Christmas cards were also published and

distributed to officers and men and other stakeholders of the Service.

Subscription of newspapersDuring the year under review, the Public Affairs Unit subscribed and received newspapers from the

Daily Graphic, Daily Guide, Ghanaian Times, Chronicle and News week Magazine from Monday to

Saturday. These newspapers updated DIS and Management Members on issues within Ghana and

beyond.


Event ManagementThe Unit organized and coordinated programmes such as staff durbar and Regional Commanders’

Conference.

Complaints Bureau

The Unit which doubles as Complaint Bureau received and recorded a total of ten [10] complaints

from individuals which involved officers and men of the Service. Details of complaints centred on

extortion of money. In some cases complainants were asked to report the matter to the Ghana Police.

However, some were amicably settled to the satisfaction of the complainants.

13.MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

In spite of the challenges, the scale and complexity of its activities in 2012, the Service continued to

transform its operations to deliver itsstated objectives, by contributing immensely to both the

economic and security advancement of the country, through its operational and administrative

activities.

13.1Installation of Fifteen Border Surveillance System

The Border Patrol Unit (BPU) of the Service continues to perform remarkably both at approved and

unapproved entry points. Their operations have further been enhanced by the installation of border

Surveillance System (CCTV and WIFI Systems) at fifteen (15) out of seventeen (17) strategically

selected Border Controls throughout the country. The fifteen (15) stations that are fully operational

are: the Headquarters, Aflao, Akanu, Kpoglo, Nyive, Menuso, Kulungugu, Pulimakum, Paga, Hamile,

Tatale, Gonokrom, Sampa, Elubo, and Jaway Wharf. The remaining two which are in the final stages

of completion are Bole-Chache and New Town - Half Assini.

13.2Signing of a Real-time On-line Information Exchange Contract

The Service has recently signed a contract to implement a real-time, on-line information exchange

between the Headquarters and selected borders under the integrated e-Immigration project. This

project, when completed would harmonize most of our operational activities.

13.3Installation of Biometric Equipments


To prevent identity theft, document fraud and to fight against irregular migration including human

smuggling and trafficking, the Ghana Immigration Service has installed biometric equipments for

screening prospective travelers. This has contributed to the stability of the country as the confidence of

the international community has improved, and also boosted the image of our international Airport to

compete internationally.

13.4Launch and Implementation of Four (4) Year Strategic Plan

The Service successfully launched a Four (4) Year Strategic Plan (2011-2015), in the last quarter of

2011, and started the implementation of the plan in the year under review (2012).

13.5Implementation of the Thematic Programme on Migration and Asylum

The GIS, in collaboration with the European Union, is presently implementing the Thematic

Programme on Migration and Asylum. Among the main objectives of this programme is to reduce the

incidence of irregular migration while at the same time seeking to promote regular migration, and also

the training of our human resource to deal with the twin-crimes of human trafficking and smuggling,

and other related crimes. This programme is relevant as available statistics indicates that Ghana has

become an origin, transit and destination country for migrants.

13.6Leading Agency in the Implementation of the MTM I-Map

It is also worth noting that, Ghana has signed up to the Interactive Map on Migration in Africa, the

Middle East, and the Mediterranean Region (MTM I-Map). So far, forty-four (44) countries have

signed up to this initiative by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD).

The support instrument to the MTM Dialogue, aims at promoting and facilitating inter-governmental

information exchange, and fostering cooperation between participating States in migration

management. The GIS is the lead agency in the implementation of this initiative in Ghana.

13.7Expansion of the Training Facilities at the AssinFosu Training School and Academy

The GIS with the support of the Danish government and under the Danish Project is expanding our

training facilities at the Training School and Academy at Assin-Fosu. This will lead to the addition of

female hostels both at the Academy and the Training School. Additionally, a modern computer

laboratory fitted with thirty-one (31) work stations and fast internet connectivity is under way at the

Academy.


13.8Procurement Of Vehicles And Motorbikes

Again the Service was able to procure five (5) 4x4 Station Wagons, twenty (20) 4x4 Pick-ups, six (6)

Sunny salon cars and thirteen (13) Motorbikes. However, the Service needs more logistics to

effectively carry out its mandate.

14.MAJOR CHALLENGES/CONSTRAINTS

14.1Inadequate Budgetary Allocation

The Service continues to receive insufficient budgetary allocation. For the period under review, the

Service made a budget proposal of GH¢ 102,202,686.91 but only GH⊄35,957,610 was approved. This

represents only 35% of the total proposal.

14.2 InadequateAccommodation

The Service lacks adequate residential accommodation. Only 10% of the entire staff is accommodated.

The remaining 90% live in self-rented premises without rent subsidy from the Service.The Service

continues to rent private housing units for its staff at a great cost.

Additionally, the Service also lacks adequate office accommodation. The Service has no functional

headquarters of its own and most of the offices it has are overcrowded.

14.3 Inadequate Logistical Support (Arms and Ammunition)

With the exception of 100 pistols received from the Police Service, the patrol team of the Border

Patrol Unit of the Service, has no other source of protection and continue to suffer attacks from some

unyielding smugglers, social deviants as well as transnational criminal groups who attempt to enter the

country through unapproved routes.

14.4 Transportation Challenge

Transportation is one of the major problems facing the Service which is a major setback to the

implementation of our border patrol strategy.


14.5Lack of Radio/Signal Equipment

The VHF systems installed at the various Immigration commands were donated to the Service by the

Spanish Government over two decades ago. The system is no longer in production and therefore spare

parts are hard to come by. As a result of this, almost all the systems at immigration commands have

broken down. Equally the number of GOTA handsets allocated to the Service is grossly inadequate.

14.6 Insufficient support for Capacity Building Programmes

The Service could not executeits entire planned programmes to improve the capacities of its staff

during the year under review. Most of the training programmes and conferences which were intended

at strengthening the knowledge base of the personnel had to be abandoned due to inadequate funds.

14.7 Legal Review

To legitimize our expanded operational mandate, the Service through the Legal Department has

submitted a draft proposal for the review of Immigration Service Law, PNDC Law 226 to the Ministry

of the Interior for onward submission to the appropriate authorities for consideration. This is because,

there is an urgent need to amend the establishment and operational laws to include border

patrolling,anti-human smuggling as part of the operational mandate of the Service, as well as, secure

the legal authority to bear and use arms and these are still outstanding.

15.PROJECTIONS FOR 2013

The Service undoubtedly is the first point of contact when it comes to foreigners, tourists and all

manner of visitors to the Country. Thereforethe need for a total re-orientation of the staff to meet the

increasing challenges of the globalised world need not be overemphasized. With the Service’s four-

year Strategic Plan serving as a guide in the building of the capacity and capabilities, the Service will

seek to increasethe capacity building of its human resource, review the Immigration laws (226) and

operational law 573, to meet the current needs of the Service.


Management would also pursue the necessary steps to push for the enactment of a Legislative

Instrument to mainstream border patrolling as part of the core business of the Service and also enable

the Service bear arms in the immediate future.

The GIS is confident to overcome the increasing and emerging security threats that confront many

jurisdictions today, with Ghana being no exception. Enforcement activities would be stepped up

nationwide not only to arrest offenders of the immigration regulations, but more importantly to

educate the expatriate communities and Ghanaians alike on Immigration regulations to ensure the

prevention of such breaches.

The GIS through its Migration Management Bureau would embark on a comprehensive public

education campaigns to sensitize the public on the dangers of irregular migration and continue to

provide advisory services to would-be travelers.

Construction of residential and office accommodation for personnel would be vigorously pursued.

The current training curricula would be revised to make it more relevant to the growing needs of the

Service.The Immigration Academy and Training school, ISATS, which provides the building blocks

for human capital development is woefully under resourced. The Service would therefore seek

funding to improve upon infrastructure with targeted training for selected officers to promote effective

teaching and learning in the schools.

It is envisaged that in the ensuing year, Officers will undergo regular refresher courses at the Academy

and Training School to upgrade and enhance their professional and technical skills and also condition

their physical and mental alertness. Additionally, the Service is looking at provision of a reference

library, a computer laboratory with internet access, essential teaching aids and equipment to further

this objective.

16. CONCLUSION

The year under review, 2012, was a challenging one. Inadequate office and residential accommodation

and low emoluments (despite our migration to the Single Spine Salary Structure), limited training

opportunities and inadequate transportation remainedbut a few of the daunting difficulties hampering

the smooth operations of the Service.


These challenges notwithstanding, moderate improvements continue to be registered in the area of

personnel training, prudent financial administration and logistical supply to further strengthen and

expand the institutional capacity and capabilities of the Service.

The continued support from central government, development partners, international and local

partners, other multinational stakeholders and the general public has contributed to some laudable

achievements.

The Service while grateful, would continue to count on the support of these agencies to enable us

achieve our target of promoting investments, tourism and assisting government through revenue

mobilization to promote national development.

The GIS is confident of a much brighter future due to the resilience of its work force, and given the

right support itwould build on the modest gains made so far.

17.APPENDICES

Appendix D: Fraudulent Cases Intercepted At K. I. A: 2012

TYPE OF REPORTEDCASES

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC TOTAL (%)

PHOTO SUBSTITUTION 3 3 2 3 8 2 0 2 2 4 4 0 33 7.42

PAGE SUBSTITUTION 3 4 5 1 2 6 4 2 6 6 2 2 43 9.66

PAGE ALTERATION 0 2 2 3 2 4 1 1 1 3 4 0 23 5.17

COUNTERFEIT PAGED 2 2 2 0 1 5 0 2 0 3 2 0 19 4.27

IMPERSONATION 3 0 7 6 4 3 2 4 6 3 5 6 49 11.01

FALSE ENDORSEMENT 0 6 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 4 3 4 24 5.39

FRAUDULENTACQUISITION OFPASSPORT

2 1 7 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 2 22 4.94

FRAUDULENTACQUISITION OF VISA

0 2 2 0 0 0 4 1 7 4 0 10 30 6.74

COUNTERFEITPASSPORT

4 1 3 3 4 9 5 1 1 5 9 3 48 10.79

COUNTERFEITSORGORNNOR / RES.CARD

3 6 0 5 9 6 2 2 11 5 4 3 56 12.58

FRAUDULENTACQUISITION OF RES.CARD

2 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 12 2.70

FAKE VISA/COUNTERFEIT VISA

12 1 4 5 14 3 3 4 4 13 9 9 81 18.20

VISA ALTERATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 5 1.12

GRAND TOTAL 34 28 38 28 51 38 23 20 42 55 47 41 445 100.00


PERCENTAGE 7.64 6.29 8.54 6.29 11.46 8.54 5.17 4.49 9.44 12.36 10.56 9.21 100.00


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