One very common complaint about living in Italy is that the postal system sucks. I have read many accounts of other expats dealings,actually they sound more like run- ins, with the postal system. Having to pay mysterious taxes on packages, having things sent back because a prescription is needed for toothpaste I think it was. So [...]
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It was only a matter of time
Posted in Italian Bureaucracy, Learning Italian, Living in Italy on May 8, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Residency
Posted in Italian Bureaucracy on November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Now that M and I are married we have started the residency process for me. I really thought that it was going to be super painful and I’d want to pull my hair out. But…so far so good. We got the certified copy of our marriage certificate, M had to get a residency certificate and [...]
The first time.
Posted in Italian Bureaucracy on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Everyone one who has ever moved it Italy I am sure remembers their first time dealing with the public offices. Well, my first time was on Monday. M and I are planning on getting married in September and in preparation for that while I was in the States I made multiple trips to the Italian consulate to be sure [...]
