Caroline Baudry, edited by Nathanaël Bentura 09:04, May 09, 2022
Obtaining a new identity card or passport within a reasonable time is almost a miracle.
Because of monster traffic jams when making appointments in Paris, it takes several months to obtain new identity papers.
Parisians must arm themselves with patience or else take some distance to obtain the precious sesame.
For several months, it's the same thing, getting an appointment at the town hall to renew your identity card or passport is mission impossible.
To fight against the monster traffic jams when making appointments in Paris, Gérald Darmanin announced that he had recruited 160 new recruits and extended the validity of identity papers: titles expired less than five years ago are accepted to take exams and Driving license.
Endless delays and tactics to avoid them
Brett descends the steps of the town hall of the 15th arrondissement, annoyed: "I did the town hall of the 8th, 17th and 7th."
She tries unsuccessfully to get an appointment to renew her nine-year-old daughter's passport.
"Since January, I've been trying in vain. We were supposed to go to Africa during the summer holidays, we're going to cancel everything because of that. I don't know how the others managed to get dates."
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"By writing directly to its mayor", replies Jean-Loup, 72, identity card just recovered.
"I said that filling out the form on a computer was inaccessible to the visually impaired and that waiting times were not acceptable for a public service."
To avoid eight months of waiting in Paris, Martine, who accompanies her, has simply filed her file 75 kilometers away.
"In Verneuil-en-Halatte, in the Oise. They agreed to take me the next day and in eight days, I had my identity card and my passport."
The National Agency for Secured Titles promises a return to normal this summer.