According to Tiran Alles, Minister of Public Security, up until October, only 1,000 passports will be issued daily.
He announced yesterday (09) at a press conference in Colombo that e-passports will start to be issued in October.Alles clarified the circumstances by saying, “We had repeatedly placed orders from the same supplier for 23 years.” Once more, there was a reorder. I told them to call for tenders and declined.
“Minister Tiran announces the passport issuing process.”
He mentioned that the current restriction on passport issuance resulted from a two-month delay that the newly awarded company had to endure because of legal procedures. “We are releasing 900 passports every day, but due to last-minute arrivals, we have space for up to 1,000,” Alles continued.
During this time, Minister Alles advised the public to apply for passports only if absolutely necessary, promising those who do so that they “will get a new e-Passport in October.”
