Marco "Ocramius" PivettaJun 30, 2023

Italian 🇮🇹 passport renewal:

* Bring own document photocopy (cannot be the passport, which is already sufficient ID 🤦)
* Bring proof of payment (first type), has to be done at a specific kind of shop
* Bring proof of payment (second type - yes, a second one!), which has to be done at a post office (only possible in person)
* Take an appointment 6 months before
* Wait for another 3 months for the passport, because "we didn't have time to make a new one yet"

Practically, a massive waste of time

Show threadMatt BruntJun 30, 2023
@ocramius holy shit that sounds like a nightmare!
Show threadMarco "Ocramius" PivettaJun 30, 2023
@brunty this is like legacy code, but in institutions
Show threadMatt BruntJun 30, 2023

@ocramius makes the UK look amazing in comparison!

* Get photo taken to specs (either yourself, or at a photo store who give you a reference you can enter on the online form for the Govt to automatically download the photo)
* Enter details online
* Pay Online
* Get a referee to confirm your identity (online)
* Passport shows up a month later

Show threadMatt Brunt
@ocramius though, if you need special circumstances etc, there are offices you go to for interviews etc (for stuff like short notice passports etc) and I imagine if you're moving back from another country there'll be complications and I haven't experienced that side of it all which could likely be hell
Jun 30, 2023 at 10:20amWeb
Show threadMarco "Ocramius" PivettaJun 30, 2023
@brunty nothing special to be done here 🤷‍♀️