The Italian community of La Plata, the largest in the Province of Buenos Aires, will convene this afternoon at 3:30 p.m. in Plaza Moreno to demand better services from the consulate. The meeting will also have representatives from other cities in the interior of Buenos Aires. As anticipated, the movement will take place peacefully and with a high content of protest.
Although the jurisdiction of the Italian consulate in La Plata covers 59 cities in the interior of the province, reaching the limits with La Pampa to the northwest, Dolores to the south, Avellaneda and part of the suburbs to the north, and Junín to the interior, the city of La Plata is where the majority of the 103,000 citizens born in Italy or with dual citizenship reside.
Complaints, both from Italian citizens and those who have the right to be, are permanent and every day people related to Italian associations, the Italian Committee Abroad and anyone with any connection to the Italian community receive hundreds of complaints. , thousands of complaints and claims for not
find answers at the Italian consulate when it comes to having to renew the Italian passport, access or manage, or in the worst case, obtaining a turn to start the Italian citizenship process.
The lack of response has led to the growth of countless agencies and legal studies that offer advisory services, filing of files and in many cases obtaining appointments.
Things have reached such a point that the Italian communities of other cities and provinces of Argentina, Italian deputies and senators, and leaders who have held important positions in the Italian government will accompany the Italians of La Plata to demonstrate to demand the evil services provided by the Italian consulate in La Plata.
In Plaza Moreno, Italian flags and posters from inland cities that find it even more difficult to access consular services will be exhibited, the Argentine and Italian anthems will be sung, and words will be heard from Italian representatives before the government, parliamentarians from the Republic of Italy who will travel especially to accompany the local Italian community and then deliver a request to the Italian consulate to resolve this situation and to enable more shifts, speed up delayed procedures and shorten waiting times for Italian citizenship or obtaining of a passport.
