Forensic audit reveals how Ghana’s Embassy in the U.S. extorted $19.3m from visa and passport applicants 

A forensic audit by the Auditor General has revealed that consular services such as visa issuance and passport processing are ordinarily administered through official government systems, including the Electronic Consular Information Management System (eCIMS) and AppTrack.

She signed the General Contract for Services between the Embassy and Travel Ghana / Secure Data Centre, thereby formalising the outsourcing of passport and visa dispatch functions to a related party, with unauthorised fees charged to applicants.“These irregular charges were imposed through the manipulation of the Embassy’s official website, the creation of parallel digital platforms, and the compulsory redirection of applicants,” the report states.