The High Commission of India, Accra, will be holding an “Open House” for Indian nationals residing in Ghana, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone and Togo on Saturday, 21st April 2012, from 1600-1800 Hrs. at the High Commission (No. 9, Ridge Road, Roman Ridge, Accra). High Commissioner and/or senior officers of the High Commission will be present at the “Open House” for interaction with the Indian nationals on their grievances/problems faced by them.

Indian nationals in distress or facing difficulties which require the High Commission’s intervention are welcome to attend the “Open House”.

Some cases of Indian nationals being duped by agents in India with the promise of getting them Canadian work visas from Ghana have come to the notice of the High Commission in recent months. In all cases, the unsuspecting Indian nationals had paid huge sums of money to the agents in India, but after their arrival in Ghana, they either never received the promised Canadian visas or, in few cases where the visas had been stamped in their passports, they turned out to be fake ones.

Under the Indian Citizenship Act, registration of birth of children born to Indian parents is mandatory within the stipulated time limit.  Birth of children born abroad to Indian parents living abroad should be registered with the concerned Indian Embassy/High Commission in the country where the child was born.

Applications are invited from Indian Diaspora youth in the age group of 18-26 years of age for the following Know India Programmes organized by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India: