Sri Lanka To Issue New E-Passport Next Month
Date
9/16/2024 10:15:12 AM
(MENAFN- IANS) Colombo, Sep 16 (IANS) Sri Lanka will start issuing new e-passports in October, a Minister said on Monday.
Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles said at a meeting that the Ministry will first issue e-passports without an electronic chip.
He said Sri Lanka will purchase over 750,000 e-passports without electronic chips from a foreign firm soon, Xinhua news agency reported.
In July 2024, the Immigration and Emigration Department said it would issue a new, efficient and safe e-passport for Sri Lankans, with effect from January 2025.
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