The Passport Office is banking on the successful rollout of the national ID system to significantly enhance its operations and stem the illegal acquisition of Ghanaian passports by foreigners.

At a news conference in Accra on Wednesday, the Passport Office also announced it will soon roll out the chip-embedded passports to further enhance the security of the travel document and make it a lot more difficult for it to be faked.

"With the biometric passports that we are using now, the security features are enormous even though it is not up to the e-passports which is where we want to get to," said Director of Passports, Emmanuel Enos told Joy News' Hannah Odame.

Officials have meanwhile been celebrating what they say is a marked improvement in their processes which makes the acquisition of a passport possible in three days.

Director of Passports, Emmanuel Enos, said his outfit currently processes between up to 300 passports every day.

A newly introduced online passport application platform is enabling Ghanaians in the diaspora whose passports are about to expire and who are planning to return home could easily apply for a Ghanaian passport through the online portal prior to their return home.