Passports to be issued on September 19 for those with prior appointments
Posted by Editor on September 16, 2022 - 10:27 am
Sri Lanka’s Immigration and Emigration Department. (REUTERS / Dinuka Liyanawatte)
Sri Lanka’s Immigration and Emigration Department said although September 19 (Monday) has been declared as a government holiday, passports will be issued only to those who have made appointments.
The announcement came as the Sri Lankan Government announced a special public holiday for the 19th of September, over the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
The press notice from the department said that services will not be provided to anyone with no prior appointment on that day, under any circumstances.
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How can 19th of September be a public holliday ( over the passing of Queen Elizabeth II ) in Sri Lanka when there is no no such holiday is in UK. Weird.
Of course, Toilet Cleaners have no holidays.
Human waste products don’t stop because it is a holiday.
Brother Ranjith earns penalty rates as a Toilet Cleaner on Public Holidays.
I don’t know whether it should be a holiday in SL.. But 19th is definitely a holiday in the UK for the funeral.