– The Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism informed the public that all document attestation services have been temporarily suspended until further notice due to an unexpected technical failure of the Electronic Document Attestation System (e-DAS).

The temporary suspension applies to the Consular Affairs Division headquarters in Battaramulla as well as all Regional Consular Offices (RCOs) located in Jaffna, Trincomalee, Kandy, Matara, and Kurunegala. Immediate measures have already been initiated, in coordination with the relevant technical service providers and other stakeholders, to restore the e-DAS system at the earliest possible opportunity and to resume normal services without delay.Applicants who have already secured online appointments are kindly requested to monitor the e-Channeling appointment system for further updates and notifications.

Once the system is restored, all affected applicants will be informed accordingly.

The ministry also apologised for the inconvenience caused and advised the public to seek further updates through official communication channels until normal services resume.