By Minister Tiran Allas’s Controversial Decision to Continue with GBS Technology Services and Partners
Minister Tiran Allas has stubbornly decided to continue with GBS Technology Services and IVS Global FZCO, along with its technical partner VF Worldwide Holdings Ltd. (VFS Global/the consortium), as the authorised representatives for online visa applications.
The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) report on ‘Outsourcing Online Visa and Passport Application Services between the Consortium and the Department of Immigration and Emigration of Sri Lanka’ has advised against the continuation of the VFS connection.
Immigration officials are planning to protest Minister Allas’s decision. A number of irregularities were pointed out by the officials, and fraudulent activity behind this deal is suspected.
The report was presented to Parliament by COPF Chair Dr. Harsha de Silva on Friday (12)
