The first batch of 100,000 chip-based passports are scheduled for delivery by Thales by July 2025, with an agreement to supply one million passports annually over five years, according to local newspapers. A previous government statement suggested the first biometric passports would be ready for issuance in January.

The Ministry of Public Security will submit a cabinet paper to procure the co-developed public key infrastructure and propose personalizing passports using their system on a fee-per-passport basis. This change would incur additional fees for the new personalization services from the consortium.

The transition has brought new challenges to the Department of Immigration and Emigration of Sri Lanka, which has introduced a mandatory prior online registration for new passport applications to reduce congestion at the head office.