New passport issued to Gota on May 7: Immigration Chief

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Controller General of Immigration and Emigration, R. M. P. S. B. Rathnayake yesterday said a new passport was issued to former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa on May 7 this year.

However, he said the issuance of passport doesn’t necessarily mean a citizen has or has not renounced their dual citizenship.

Earlier, Mr. Rajapaksa said he was issued a new passport by the Immigration and Emigration Department after his dual-citizenship was renounced.

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Pispot Thursday, 01 August 2019 09:16 AM

So, he has many PASS-PORTS!!

Kan Thursday, 01 August 2019 11:29 AM

any number allowed for Gotha

Dulan de Silva Thursday, 01 August 2019 09:46 AM

Gota;s con exposed. He said he gave a copy of the US doc renouncing his citizenship

Ram Thursday, 01 August 2019 10:30 AM

so who is at fault ? Gota for not submitting the doc or the commissioner for issuing passport with out proper documents ?

Ram Thursday, 01 August 2019 11:57 AM

Contoller must know if he has renounced as in the application a question is asked on that

SSSira Friday, 02 August 2019 04:45 AM

dual citizens can have a Sri Lankan passport while holding citizenships from other countries.

Don Friday, 02 August 2019 07:58 AM

Nothing to do with the SL Passport. He must show his American Passport with the cancellation of his citizenship in America. His wife and children are in US as well as his both feet are there when his body only shadows in Sri Lanka.

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