COLOMBO (News 1st); Harsha Ilukpitiya, the Controller General of the Immigration and Emigration Department in a statement via the Department of Government Information requested those who have booked appointments to obtain a passport on Tuesday (14) to report to the Department on Wednesday (15).
He added that those who booked appointments for Wednesday (15) are requested to report to the Department on Thursday (16).
Further, those who booked appointments for Friday (17), are requested to report to the Department on Saturday (18).
The statment further noted that the passports for applications submitted on Monday (13) will be issued after 12 noon on Tuesday (14).
Those who cannot visit the Department and obtain the passport will have thier passports sent by courier to their residences.
