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Home Italy Maroni: We are fast processing permits

Maroni: We are fast processing permits

PostDateIcon Friday, 12 March 2010 09:26 | Print E-mail

It is time to move from words to action, Ms. Murer tells Government

Ministry of Home Affairs has succeeded to drastically reduce the time required to process Permits of Stay, Home Affairs Minister Roberto Maroni has said.

Answering a Parliamentary question by the Democratic Party MPs on why the ministry has been taking unnecessarily long to issue the permits, Mr. Maroni said much progress has been made since last year.

In 2009, the ministry provided more human and material resources to the immigrations offices processing the permits, Mr. Maroni said.

Some 70 new scanners for fingerprinting have been supplied to the immigrations offices and staff members allowed to work overtime to clear the backlog, the minister said.

He revealed that last year, his ministry managed to issue 43% more permits than the previous year.

Mr. Maroni said he is aiming at reducing the time required to issue and renew permits, hoping to succeed in doing so within 20 days as required by the law.

The minister’s answer, however, didn’t convince Ms. Delia Murer, one of the MPs who presented the question. She said that Mr. Maroni answered their question with uncertainty, promising to reduce the time required to issue and renew permits, without explaining how he plans to do so.

Ms. Murer said there are people who have to wait for 15 months in order to be issued their permits and a backlog of more than 500,000 applications for Permits of Stay.

She observed that while immigrants waiting to be issued their permits are issued a receipt which is supposed to guarantee full respect of all their rights, in reality, this never happens.

Immigrants waiting to be issued permits have limited rights, many problems and live in a state of uncertainty, she said.

It is time to move from words to action, Ms. Murer told the Government.

By Stephen Ogongo

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  • |93.32.147.xxx |2010-03-12 09:37:37 john
    eventhough maroni represent rassist party like legenord, despite the discrimination of his methods regarding foreiners in italy this is the one thing he did that we should apriciate . the system that works now much effective than the previous governments. still there are plenty to do . but maroni has done someting good here and we sould apriciate him for doing that.
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  • |78.12.83.xxx |2010-03-13 18:46:45 Curtis Mike
    @ John,
    I dont know what you appreciate in a racist minister belonging to one of the most backward political parties in modern Europe.
    You are obviously satisfied with the little you have got because you dont have serious plans for your life.It took Italians who live in my country less than five years to secure the nationality.
    What about you my friend!!?
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  • |79.32.24.xxx |2010-03-15 08:23:08 kings
    @curtis mike..
    i very well agree with you. i really don't see what John is appreciating in a government that is the worst in Europe.. a racist government in that case..
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  • |151.82.7.xxx |2010-03-15 21:44:52 lucky
    italians they derive pleasure from immigrate making a longe line in the police station for waiting to renew permity ,when some comune have know job to do.
    italians they are happy when they see us making a longe que up in police station,because of what they take us for.
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  • |151.82.7.xxx |2010-03-15 22:15:57 lucky
    AND ANYOTHER MESSAGE I LOVE TO SEND ACROSS TO THE AURTHORITY,IS,PLEASE SAVE THE BLACK IMMIGRATE ON THE STREET OF ITALIAN,THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD ALSO CREATE A JOB FOR US,ALMOST ALL THE JOB CREATED BY SO MANY ORGANSIATION OR BY THE GOVTNEMT WERE ONLY EMPLOYED BY THERE COLOUR BROTHER ESPECIALY THE ROMAINAS AND OTHER CONUTRIES.
    MANY OF US ARE OUT THERE DOING NOTHING BOTHS THOSE WITH CHILDREN AND THOSE THAT ARE SINGLE,THE SITUATION IS UNBEARABLE TO US BLACK AFRICAS.
    IT'S UNFFAIR TO HAVE LIVE US BEHIND.
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