Dual citizenship from next year?

5 October 2014 11:35 am

President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday said that his government was planning to reintroduce the granting of dual citizenship from January.

Speaking to Sri Lankan community in Milan, Italy the President said that the steps were already been taken to reintroduce the facility.

The granting of dual citizenship was suspended by the government two years ago. Since then authorities continue to receive a spate of inquiries about the status of the facility. The Cabinet of Ministers had already granted its approval for the amendment of the relevant laws.