Immigration and Emigration Dept head office closed for public

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Visiting of general public to the Battaramulla head office of the Immigration and Emigration Department will be temporarily suspended from today (2) until further notice, the Controller of the department announced.

However, regional offices in Kandy, Vavuniya, Matara and Kurunegala will be kept open for issuing of passports in case of emergencies. Before visiting regional offices, an appointment should be made by calling 0707101060 or 0707101070 numbers.

“Public in curfew-imposed areas are requested to avoid visiting regional offices,” the department said.

To those who need to obtain services from the head office are requested to contact the numbers below.

Travel division (0707101060 or 0707101070), citizenship division (0707101030), overseas division (0115329233, 0115329235), visa division (0707101050) or obtain information from the department’s website.

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