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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugalsko
Local time: 15:47
Člen (2007)
angličtina -> portugalština
+ ...
It's manageable Oct 15, 2024

A lot has improved over the years and has been moved online. Unfortunately, from time to time, the systems can't cope with the demand and break down: it's a question of patience!

[Edited at 2024-10-15 11:24 GMT]

Radovan Pletka
Ian Keith Jones Williams
 
Zea_Mays
Zea_Mays  Identity Verified
Itálie
Local time: 16:47
angličtina -> němčina
+ ...
I'll say only one word Oct 15, 2024

Italy.

Mirelluk
Angie Garbarino
Radovan Pletka
 
Sean O'Byrne
Sean O'Byrne
Německo
Local time: 16:47
němčina -> angličtina
Land fo functionaries Oct 15, 2024

Berlin, Germany. "Digi...wha?"

Radovan Pletka
Lisa Schuchardt
Luca Adie
 
Denis Fesik
Denis Fesik
Local time: 17:47
angličtina -> ruština
+ ...
The system just leaves me alone most of the time Oct 15, 2024

Most things are doable electronically. I do, however, have to print out my tax return every year and take it physically to the tax office while having a digital signature that should handle these submissions for me: the signature works for all things tax except for this one (they recently made taxation simpler: there is only one tax, and you don't have to pay it unless your annual income exceeds the total amount of contributions you paid to the Pension Fund during the year). Other than that, bur... See more
Most things are doable electronically. I do, however, have to print out my tax return every year and take it physically to the tax office while having a digital signature that should handle these submissions for me: the signature works for all things tax except for this one (they recently made taxation simpler: there is only one tax, and you don't have to pay it unless your annual income exceeds the total amount of contributions you paid to the Pension Fund during the year). Other than that, bureaucrats don't affect my life in any meaningful way.

I recently had to consult a lawyer (and pay him quite a bit of money) when a bank wanted to collect about 600 dollars in 20-year-old debt I didn't remember anything about (except that I paid it). The lawyer prepared two clever papers for me, I sent them to the court, and the debt was cancelled. The bank then sold the debt to a collection agency, and they wanted to collect 200 dollars by the same method (which was illegal, btw, because it's only supposed to be used for undisputed debts). I just changed the details in those papers and sent them to the court. Profit!

Having to use snail mail from time to time can be a dive into bureaucracy even though they are now delivering things a lot faster than they used to. You may have to wait in line with lots of pensioners whose requests always take a long time to resolve (plus that woman from some accounting department who wants to send a couple of dozen letters all at once) ▲ Collapse


Radovan Pletka
 
Gennady Lapardin
Gennady Lapardin  Identity Verified
Ruská federace
Local time: 17:47
italština -> ruština
+ ...
Two-sided animal Oct 16, 2024

1. Making / processing data/papers
2. Delivering a reasonable decision/solution

No.1 is good so far
No. 2 diplomatically, not excellent
 


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