The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has clarified its plans to extend its services to the United States of America, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
In a statement, it said it had no plans to post its domestic staff to work in the said countries.
Rather, it explained that it had collaborated with the Foreign Affairs Ministry to provide selected services, including International Driver’s Permit and Driver’s Licence Renewal to qualified Ghanaian citizens domiciled in other countries at the Embassies and High Commissions.
The pilot phase will take place in the five foreign countries.
“As part of the implementation plan, the DVLA will provide training to Embassy staff to do verification of documents and forward the same to DVLA for processing.
“Once the processing is done, the Authority would then return the processed documents to the various Embassies for pick-up by the applicants,” it explained.
It noted that this forms part of efforts to place the services of the Authority closer to the people to minimise defaults as well as promote compliance.
“We want to reiterate that the Authority practices an open-door policy and encourages the media and individuals who require clarity or information on the operations of the DVLA to approach the Corporate Affairs Department for such details to avoid such misleading reportage,” it added.
Story by Hajara Fuseini
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