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The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has clarified media reports suggesting that its domestic staff would be posted to foreign embassies to provide driver licensing services.
In a statement dated February 26, 2026, the Authority stressed that the initiative does not involve deploying DVLA officers to work at embassies abroad, contrary to how some headlines portrayed the announcement.
According to the DVLA, it has partnered with Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to provide International Driver’s Permit processing and Driver’s Licence renewal services to Ghanaians in the diaspora. The initial rollout will cover five countries: the United States, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
Under the arrangement, embassy staff in these countries will be trained to verify and receive applications. The documents will then be forwarded to DVLA headquarters in Ghana for processing before being returned to the respective embassies for collection by applicants.
The clarification follows remarks by DVLA Chief Executive Julius Neequaye Kotey during the commissioning of a new office in Bantama, Kumasi, on February 25, 2026. His comments had suggested that some DVLA staff would travel overseas to deliver services, creating the impression that officers would be stationed abroad.
Management has since explained that the model is a back-end processing system handled locally in Ghana, with embassy personnel facilitating document verification and distribution.
