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> In democracies, the second any interaction with a public institution mandates some kind of technology, without providing an alternative, I would assume a basi
by lmm 3y ago
> In democracies, the second any interaction with a public institution mandates some kind of technology, without providing an alternative, I would assume a basic free option would have to be provided to legal resident of such country.
When I applied for my Irish passport, the only way to inquire about the process of my application was via Twitter. (They had something that superficially looked like a contact widget on their website, but it was nonfunctional)
- tifik 3y agoThat sounds pretty shocking. Was that during the covid lockdowns or is that just standard procedure?
- lmm 3y agoIt was pre-covid, although during a time of particularly high applications (post-Brexit).
- chrisbolt 3y agohttps://www.ireland.ie/en/dfa/passports/contact-us/ https://www.ireland.ie/en/dfa/passports/contact-us/
- lmm 3y agoYeah, Twitter and the "WebChat" were the only options there when I was applying and the webchat didn't work. Glad to see they've added a phone number now.