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Nawinna said.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Nawinna made this disclosure at a ceremony held for the presentation of dual citizenship to 1,000 Sri Lankans expatriates at the BMICH in Colombo.<\/p>\n<p>The function was jointly organized by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Northwestern Development and Cultural Affairs and the Department of Immigration and Emigration.<\/p>\n<p>The strategy of awarding dual citizenship in Sri Lanka was launched in the year 1987. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>More than 40,000 are now enjoying dual citizenship.<\/strong><\/span> It was further revealed at this function that 3,130 from several countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, France and Italy had been granted dual citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>The government resumed granting dual citizenship to expatriate Sri Lankan nationals on 30 April 2015 after a lapse of four years.<\/p>\n<p>The previous Government temporarily suspended granting dual citizenship in February 2011in order to draft a new stringent criterion to select eligible applicants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sri Lankan government plans to award dual citizenship to 10, 000 expatriates Sat, Feb 6, 2016, 01:16 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. 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