Passport services to resume on Wednesday (9)

Passport services to resume on Wednesday (9)

by Zulfick Farzan 08-11-2022 | 6:48 PM

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The system failure at the Immigration and Emigration Department has been restored.

Passport services will re-commence as usual from Wednesday (9), said Immigration and Emigration spokesperson Piyumi Bandara.

 The Department of Immigration and Emigration earlier announced that there is a delay in issuing passports on Tuesday (8) due to a system issue.

Immigration and Emigration spokesperson Piyumi Bandara told News 1st that the department has suspended accepting applications for passports, adding that the system is being restored.