The Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation has revealed that the national SIM card re-registration exercise, will commence today October 1, 2021.
Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful said the exercise will last for 6 months.
Thus, all citizens nationwide are to re-register their SIM cards latest by March 31, 2022.
Citizens eligible to partake in this exercise are those above the age of 15 years.
The Ministry has provided a nine-step guide for Ghanaians to re-register their SIM cards
First by dialing *404#, entering your Ghana Card PIN, Confirm the PIN, enter your surname, first name, date of birth, sex and confirm the details and finally submit the details.
Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful explained that the decision to re-register SIM cards stems from the increased use of communication services since the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic and to facilitate E-education, among others.
According to the Minister, people can only register their SIM cards using the Ghana Identification card.
“Only the National ID card, the Ghana card, issued to an individual shall be used for registration of Sim cards of citizens, foreign residents in Ghana and foreigners staying in Ghana for more than 90 daysâ€.
In the case of foreigners staying in Ghana for less than 90 days, she noted that a valid passport or other travel documents will be required.
“Foreigners visiting Ghana can acquire a SIM card using the passport or travel card but they can only use the SIM card for 30 days after which it will be deactivated. Foreigners intending to use the SIM card for more than 30 days would have to obtain a non-citizen Ghana card to do so,†she added.
For a business to register SIM cards in bulk, a shareholder or a director of the company will have to be linked personally to the registration of the SIM cards.
Also, citizens can register a total of 10 SIM cards across all networks while foreigners will have a limit of three SIM cards across all networks.