Online appointment system for new passports to be launched soon

The Department of Immigration and Emigration says that an online appointment system is being prepared for applications to obtain passports and that it will be launched soon.

It further said that currently there are 50,000 blank passports available and that a stock of 100,000 passports will be received in November with another 150,000 expected in December.

Sri Lanka has been experiencing shortages of blank passports, leading to queues outside the Department of Immigration and Emigration for several months.

The Government Information Department said on Friday that the online system would be launched soon and that Sri Lankan nationals can get an appointment to come to the department and submit applications.