Sri Lanka to issue new e-passport next month


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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