Counter for Sri Lankan expats at BIA

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Department of Immigration and Emigration said that a special counter will be opened at the Katunayake International Airport for the convenience of Sri Lankan expatriates.

The Department said that this will enable the Sri Lankan expatriates going abroad to carry out their work promptly without any hindrance through the counter.

Meanwhile, the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau says that the Lanka Remit application, which has improved facilities, will be introduced to Sri Lankans working abroad today.

Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau Spokesperson & Deputy General Manager Gamini Senerath Yapa said that the use of this application will help to reduce the sending of foreign money to Sri Lanka through informal channels.

He further said that Sri Lankans living abroad will be informed about this by the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka today (26).