Online Appointment System Introduced for Passports at Regional Immigration Offices

COLOMBO (News 1st): Measures have been taken to provide the facility to make appointment through the regional offices of the Department of Immigration and Emigration to obtain passports, starting today.

The Media Spokesperson and Deputy Controller of the Department of Immigration and Emigration, Mahesh Karunadasa, stated that appointments can be made online by visiting the department's official website at www.immigration.gov.lk. 

The regional offices included in this program are Kandy, Jaffna, Kurunegala, Vavuniya, and Matara.

The department also clarified that this reservation system does not apply to passport processing at the head office in Battaramulla.