A Italian Embassy in Brasilia brings great and long-awaited news to the Italian community in Brazil. From now on, Italian citizens residing in the Consular Circumscription have the opportunity to schedule the issuance of the Electronic Identity Card (CIE), the Italian “RG”.
The novelty was released by the embassy this Monday (18), in a post on its social media.
This initiative, which is experimental in nature, is a response to the growing demands of the Italian community in Brazil and is in line with a global trend towards modernizing consular services.
Other Italian embassies and consulates around the world are already adopting similar measures to make processes more agile and efficient for Italian citizens abroad.
The CIE will allow holders access to a wide range of online services offered by the Public Administration and other bodies. However, it is essential to highlight that, to date, there is no forecast for the implementation of this system in other Italian consulates in Brazil, which serve other states in the country.
Italian citizens residing in Consular Circumscription of the Italian Embassy in Brasília (DF, Goiás, Amapá, Tocantins, Pará, Amazonas, Roraima and Suriname) will be the first to benefit from this innovation in consular services.
Who can apply for an Italian ID card?
To apply for the Electronic Italian Identity Card, you must meet some requirements:
- Have Italian citizenship;
- Have your AIRE registration (Anagrafe dos Italianos Residing Abroad) up to date at the embassy;
- For Italian citizens born abroad, the birth certificate must be transcribed in the municipality's civil status records;
- Have an address within the jurisdiction of the embassy;
- Reside in the consular area of the Italian Embassy in Brasília.
How to Schedule
Scheduling to request an Electronic Identity Card can be done through PRENOT@MI platform, by prior appointment.
Initially, the number of appointments available will be limited, allowing a single request per household (parents and minor children).
Necessary Documents
- An ICAO standard photograph (recent, frontal, white background, color and 35 x 45 mm format);
- Valid Italian identity card or Italian passport. In the absence of these, a Brazilian identification document (Valid passport; ID less than 10 years old; CNH if issued after June 2022);
- Proof of residence in the consular district based on the documents indicated;
- Act of assent signed by both parents, if the applicant is under 18;
- Debit card for payment in reais (21 euros, approximately R$ 132,00).
Advantages of the Italian Identity Card
One of the main advantages of the Italian Identity Card is the ease of entry and exit from European Union member countries, eliminating the need for an Italian passport. This makes travel simpler and faster for CIE holders.
Important informations
According to the note released by the Italian embassy, the CIE will not be issued on the day of the interview, but will later be sent from Italy by post to the address declared by the applicant.
The validity of the document varies depending on the holder's age:
- 3 years for children under 3 years old.
- 5 years for minors between 3 and 18 years old.
- 10 years for adults.
Furthermore, married applicants must indicate the personal data provided on the birth certificate and not those after marriage. The holder's marital status is not specified in the Electronic Identity Card, and the spouse's name cannot be included.
For more information and clarification, please contact [email protected].
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