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Tajani: «New actions to guarantee rapid and legal issuance of visas in the world»

The inspections by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs served to initiate investigations

Tajani: «New actions to guarantee rapid and legal issuance of visas around the world».

During his hearing at the Foreign Affairs Committees of the House and Senate yesterday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani specifically addressed the issue of granting of visas to foreign citizens in the offices of the Italian diplomatic-consular network around the world.

As soon as he took office at the Farnesina, Tajani started a program of control and review of procedures, which included several inspection missions in diplomatic-consular offices where some irregularities had been reported. «Since the beginning of my mandate I have made the issue of visas and the fight against irregular immigration a priority: in control missions, for example, in addition to Farnesina personnel, I asked to include soldiers from the Carabinieri and Finance. Furthermore, with the Minister of the Interior Piantedosi we studied the possibility of sending personnel from the State Police, specialized in consular matters, to some locations abroad».

The inspections by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs served to initiate investigations which, in some cases, also led to the adoption of disciplinary measures and recall of the personnel involved. Following the missions, controls were strengthened and staff increased in locations exposed to greater migratory pressure or possible attempts at illegal actions.

Tajani ha aggiunto: «At the Farnesina we are working with companies specialized in the sector to further refine the procedures for processing visa requests, in line with what is also done by the main Schengen partners. Outsourcing agencies simply collect the necessary applications and documents. Only our consular offices can assess the existence of the requirements for issuing the visa".

The Minister gave instructions to the Secretary General of the Farnesina to further refine the methods with which the Ministry manages the work of the private agencies employed in the management of visa-related procedures. The Ministry will shortly launch, in close collaboration with the ANAC, new tender procedures centralized by the Farnesina, diversified by regional areas.

Tajani Nuove azioni per garantire rilascio rapido e legale dei visti nel mondo

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