November 9, 2020 - Update

The Honorary Consulate has resumed limited services. There will be a few appointment slots available each month. (There are currently appointments available in November and January. There will be no appointments in December.) Strict COVID-19 guidelines are in place and those not following them will be turned away from their appointments. There are new procedures to follow for obtaining information and scheduling appointments for procure and passports. Please do not reply to this newsletter. Instead:

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• For procure, email procura@esteri.us. You will receive an automated answer with a link to download the current procedural document, templates, and examples to follow for completing the procura, as well as instructions for scheduling your appointment. If you already have an appointment scheduled, there is no new action you need to take. Continue to follow what has already been supplied to you.

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• For passports that will expire in the next 45 days, email  passports@esteri.us. You will receive an automated answer with a link to download the current procedural document and instructions for setting your appointment. Only one person per appointment slot, even if within the same family. If you already have an appointment scheduled, there is no new action you need to take. Continue to follow what has already been supplied to you.

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• If you are an Italian citizen residing in NC, and you have an emergency, please email charlotte.onorario@esteri.it and provide a cell phone number where you can be reached. You will be called back within 24 hours.

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The Consulate is not processing passports for new citizens or any visas at this time. Please direct these inquiries to the Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia or the Consulate that has jurisdiction over your state of residency if you are not residing within North Carolina.
 
While the office will update the community via Facebook and the CCI-NC webpage (where appropriate), please note that messages through Facebook messenger or those sent to CCI-NC regarding the Honorary Consulate will not be answered. You must follow the guidelines above and email the correct address to receive a response.
 
The Consulate thanks you for your patience and understanding during these trying times. Please help the staff by following directions and reading all materials before contacting them further. And please, stay safe!

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August 24, 2020 - Pagamento pensioni all'estero

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1) L'INPS, in considerazione dell'evoluzione epidemiologica del contagio da Covid-19, in molti Paesi ancora particolarmente critica, ha condiviso con Citibank alcune modifiche alla programmazione del processo di verifica dell'esistenza in vita dei pensionati che riscuotono all'estero. Tale programmazione era gia' stata comunicata in precedenza dallo scrivente Ufficio con il messaggio in riferimento.

2) Le iniziative messe in atto sono riconducibili alle fasi di verifica gia' intraprese per gli anni 2019-2020 e all'avvio delle fasi di verifica per gli anni 2020-2021 per i sottoelencati gruppi di Paesi:

• Americhe (Nord, Centro e Sud), Paesi scandinavi, Stati dell'Est Europa e paesi limitrofi, Paesi Asiatici, del Medio e dell'Estremo Oriente;

• Europa, Africa e Oceania.

3) Inoltre per permettere la conclusione dell'accertamento generalizzato per gli anni 2019-2020, l'INPS ha ritenuto opportuno autorizzare Citibank a NON sospendere i pagamenti alla scadenza dei termini ordinari precedentemente previsti.

4) Si consiglia di prendere visione, con particolare attenzione, di tutti gli allegati, che dettagliano modalita' di svolgimento, modulistica e tempistica relative al processo di verifica per accertamento esistenza in vita sia per gli anni 2019-2020 che per gli anni 2020-2021, con la ripartizione geografica descritta nell'allegato "Lista Paesi - CEV anni 2020 e 2021". Si invitano infine codeste Sedi a diffondere presso i potenziali interessati, nella modalita' ritenute piu' opportune e per quanto consentito dall'attuale crisi pandemica, le informazioni contenute nel presente messaggio

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