The neglect continues No. Consulate General of Italy in Porto AlegreThe agency only has openings for issuing or renewing Italian passports until March 2023. This represents a wait of more than a year, according to a complaint received by Italianismo.
O scheduling process was changed in 2018 to facilitate services for applicants, but the change had no effect.
The Italian consulate stopped using the Book online, a system always accused of favoring the commercialization of appointments, and began receiving requests by email, directly to the responsible sector.
In Porto Alegre, the number of people wanting to obtain or renew their Italian passport – the third most powerful in the world in 2022 – was always greater than the vacancies available.
The Italian consulate in Porto Alegre did not respond to our email queries. The reporter also tried to contact us by phone, but the calls were not answered.
How to request an appointment
- To request the issuance or renewal of an Italian passport in Porto Alegre, the citizen must send an email to the address [email protected];
- You must enter the applicant's name, surname and date of birth in the email.
- Case of real and proven urgency must also be mentioned in the subject of the email and attach supporting documentation – urgency for reasons of work, study or health.
- You must bring a valid identity document to the Consulate on the scheduled day (passport or ID issued less than five years ago). The consulate does not accept driver's licenses or any other type of document.
- If the appointment is for other family members, the email holder must indicate in the text the name, surname and date of birth of the applicants.
- The consulate only accepts applications scheduling originating from addresses E-mail easily associated with the applicant's names, the parent or the child.
- Rebookings are only accepted in exceptional and proven cases, for serious reasons.
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