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Over 330 citizenship and birth certificates given to Sri Lankans in South India

01 Jun, 2022

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Over 330 citizenship and birth certificates were given to Sri Lankans in South India during a special consular camp.

The Deputy High Commission of Sri Lanka in Chennai issued 330 citizenship certificates, 31 birth certificates and nine Refugee Repatriation Programme (RRR) Passports during two special consular camps, organized at the Chancery premises.

The special consular camps organized by the Deputy High Commission continues to extend a useful service to the Sri Lankan expatriate community living in Southern India, especially for birth and citizenship registrations, the?Deputy High Commission of Sri Lanka in?Chennai said today.

During the 9^th?special Consular Camp held on 10 May, 152 Citizenship Certificates and five Birth Certificates were issued for Sri Lankans living in Thoppukollai in Pudukkottai District and Bhavanisagar in Erode District.

At the?10^th?special Consular Camp which was held at the Chancery Premises on 23 May, 2022, 178 Citizenship Certificates, 26 Birth certificates and 9 RRP passports were issued to Sri Lankans in Paramathy, Namakkal District, Pooluvapatty, Coimbatore District, Virupachi, DilldiguI District, Valavanthallkottai, Trichy District, Perumallallur, Kangeyam, Paruvaand Avinasi, Tiruppur District. (Colombo Gazette)

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