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Police, Immigration, Fire and Prisons recruitment in Ghana: requirements and age limits
The latest published rules are from the 2025/26 exercise: Police 18 to 30, Immigration and Fire up to 32 for most non-graduates, and up to 35 for many graduates. We found no confirmed new exercise.
The latest published requirements for the Police, Immigration, Fire and Prisons services are from the 2025/26 exercise, with ages counted to 1 November 2025. In short, the Police takes general duty recruits aged 18 to 30, Immigration and Fire take non-graduates up to 32, and Prisons takes junior officers up to 32. Graduate and trade routes generally go to 35. We found no confirmed new exercise as of 2 November 2026, so treat these as last year's rules.
Ghana Police Service
- Ghanaian by birth, of good character, no criminal record, and never dismissed from a public service or other job.
- General duty recruits: 18 to 30 by 1 November 2025, with at least five SSSCE or WASSCE passes including Maths and English.
- Five BECE passes including English and Maths.
- Height: at least 173cm (5ft 8in) for men and 163cm (5ft 4in) for women.
- Trades such as mechanics, drivers and electricians: not more than 35, with the trade certificate the page names. A driver needs a licence at least two years old.
- Graduates must have finished National Service.
Ghana Immigration Service
- Ghanaian citizen by birth, no criminal record, not bonded, and never dismissed from a public service institution.
- Graduate general duties: 18 to 35 by 1 November 2025, a first degree of at least second class lower, and National Service done.
- Non-graduate recruits: 18 to 32 by 1 November 2025, and SSSCE or WASSCE with at least five credits including English and Maths.
- Height: at least 1.68m for men and 1.57m for women.
- Medical and trade categories have their own rules and dates on the page.
Ghana National Fire Service
- Ghanaian citizen by birth, no criminal record, not bonded, and never dismissed from any job.
- Officer corps: 18 to 35 by 1 November 2025, with at least a second class lower degree in a listed field, such as engineering, sciences or ICT.
- Non-tradesmen: 18 to 32. Tradesmen and artisans: 18 to 35.
- Height: at least 173cm for men and 163cm for women.
- Five BECE credits, not lower than Grade 6.
- Five WASSCE or SSSCE passes up to C6, including English and Maths, or the trade qualification from GES.
Ghana Prisons Service
- Senior officers: 18 to 35 by 1 November 2025, citizen by birth, National Service done, and computer literate.
- Senior general duties: a first degree of at least second class lower, and at least one year of work since qualifying.
- Junior officers: 18 to 32, or up to 35 for artisans, tradesmen and professionals.
- Junior general duties: SSSCE or WASSCE with at least five passes. BECE with five passes is the minimum for the junior route.
- Height: at least 1.68m for men and 1.57m for women.
- Not bonded, and never dismissed from a public service or other job. Medical staff must hold a valid PIN.
How did people apply last time?
The portal named for the 2025/26 exercise was C-SERP, at cserpgh.com. It lists five steps: read the requirements, buy a voucher, create an account with the voucher serial and PIN, complete the form with your documents, then submit and track it. It says vouchers come from any GCB Bank branch or the USSD code *713*03#. It doesn't print the price, so we don't either.
The portal sits on a plain .com address and says it's powered by a private company, and we found no link to it on the home page of the Ministry of the Interior's site. So before you pay for anything, confirm that an exercise is really open by calling the Ministry on +233 302 684 421, the front desk number on its site.
Is a new recruitment open?
We couldn't confirm one on 2 November 2026. Reports of a new portal or of no portal at all come from the press, and we found nothing official either way. When a real exercise opens, new age dates will replace the ones here. Until then, a link in a WhatsApp group isn't proof.
Nobody can sell you a place. Treat anyone offering protocol, a list or a shortcut for money as a warning sign, and don't give them your voucher serial. The check below takes about two minutes.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the age limit for Ghana Police recruitment?
For general duty recruits in the 2025/26 exercise, 18 to 30 by 1 November 2025. Most trades and professional categories went up to 35.
How tall must I be for Immigration and the Fire Service?
The published minimums differ. Immigration asks for 1.68m for men and 1.57m for women. The Fire Service asks for 173cm and 163cm.
Do I need National Service?
Graduates applying to the Police, Immigration and senior Prisons posts were asked to have finished it. Check the exact category.
Can I apply if I was dismissed from a job?
All four services list never having been dismissed from a public service or, in most cases, any other job as a requirement.
Does workghana.net take these applications?
No. We're not the government or any of these services, and we don't take applications or sell vouchers.