Passport office to be re-located in Vavuniya

by Manjula FERNANDO

The Immigration and Emigration office at Anuradhapura will be shifted to Vavuniya shortly.

The Controller General Chulananda Perera said Cabinet approval was obtained by the Defence Ministry, under whose purview the Immigration office is operated.

He said the Anuradhapura branch will be re-located since a few people visit the branch.People from the North East areas have to travel to Colombo since the Anuradhapura office lack facilities."People find it easy to get to Colombo than go to Anuradhapura. But if there is an office close by, it will be convenient for them."

Immigration and Emigration Department at Punchi Borella, Colombo has branches in Kandy, Matara and Anuradhapura.

The Controller General said branches will not be opened in the near future despite the growing population who travel overseas frequently.