Person of Interest System
NIA — Secure Request Portal
NIA — Secure Request Portal
The Person of Interest (POI) System is the National Identification Authority's secure request-and-reply portal. Authorised officers of Ghanaian state agencies submit identity enquiries about a person of interest, and NIA Database Officers respond with an official, printable document drawn from the national identity register.
Each request is a search of the national identity register. Choose the service that matches the information your agency already holds about the subject.
You know who the person is but need their official records. Provide the subject's full name and date of birth, and the NIA searches the register for the matching identity.
You hold the subject's Ghana Card number and need the full record behind it. Provide the PIN (format GHA-000000000-0) for a direct search of the national ID.
You have a name and a phone number and need them cross-referenced. The NIA checks the pairing against registered identity records and reports what is on file.
From submission to printed response, every step is tracked — you can follow your request's status in your dashboard at any time and you are notified as it progresses.
An authorised agent from your agency logs in with credentials issued by the NIA.
Choose a service, enter the subject's details, and state your agency's official purpose for the enquiry.
Pay by any supported method and quote your transaction reference. The NIA Accounts office verifies each payment.
Once payment is confirmed, an NIA Database Officer reviews the request and issues an official response.
You are notified when the response is ready — view it online and print the referenced NIA document for your case file.
Access is limited to Ghanaian state agencies with a lawful basis for identity enquiries — such as the Police Service, Immigration Service, and other security and public services. Individual members of the public cannot register.
If the NIA has issued credentials to your agency, sign in to submit requests, track their status, and print completed responses.
New agencies apply through the onboarding form. The NIA reviews each application and, on approval, issues login credentials to your named contact person.
Authorised use only. This portal handles personal identity data under the authority of the National Identification Authority. Requests must state a lawful official purpose; every submission, payment, and response is recorded in a permanent audit trail and may be reviewed. Unauthorised access or misuse is an offence.