27 December 2016 06:03 am
Accordingly, 132,705 new passports were issued to Middle Eastern countries while 269,647 new passports were issued to other countries during the same period.
Some 283 new diplomatic passports were also issued during the first nine months of the year. Further, the department had made amendments to 54,761 passports.
It was also revealed that 64,698 foreigners were issued with new Sri Lankan visas during this period. (Chamara Sampath)