Getting a passport? Five regional offices introduce online booking
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Daily Mirror, Newswire and Sri Lanka Mirror report that the Department of Immigration and Emigration is making online appointment booking mandatory from October 29 for passport applicants attending its regional offices. The requirement applies to both one-day and normal service categories, according to Daily Mirror and Newswire.
Newswire reports that applicants must reserve a date and time through the department’s official website before going to a regional office. It says the booking facility is listed under a link for reserving appointments to obtain passports through regional offices.
Newswire reports, citing department spokesperson Mahesh Karunadasa, that services at the department’s head office in Battaramulla will continue without changes. Newsfirst and Newsfirst (සිංහල) also report that the regional-office appointment facility is being introduced, with Newsfirst describing it as starting on the 29th.
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