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Trip to Brazilian Consulate | |
2018.01.22 15:51:56 CET | |
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Today we had a trip to the closest Brazilian Consulate, to renew my | |
wife's passport. The first time I had to do this here it was a | |
tiresome process, besides all the paperwork, the process wasn't | |
streamlined at all - it seemed the different government | |
organizations didn't communicate properly. | |
This time everything worked very well. The process is essentially | |
filling out a web-based passport request form and booking an | |
appointment online. For the appointment, just arrive on time and | |
bring ID and photo. The whole process took about 30 minutes, | |
mostly waiting for the person to verify all documents, print and | |
assemble the new passport. | |
My next contact with the Consulate will be later this year, for | |
the Brazilian national elections. Last time I was called to work in | |
the voting center (essentially verifying people's IDs) and I'll | |
likely be called again this time. |