Fingerprints in Milan, then a file that restarts
- Week 1Prints at a visa agency.
An agency near Milano Centrale takes her prints and passes them to a vendor abroad.
- Week 4Wrong form for Canada.
The vendor used an FD-258 and is not RCMP-accredited. Nothing was ever submitted.
- Week 9Second set of prints.
A C-216C this time, paid for a second time, as the Prefettura deadline gets closer.
- Week 14Apostille route unknown.
Nobody told her that Canadian apostilles are issued by Global Affairs Canada. More post, and more weeks of waiting.
- Week 19Translation done twice.
The first translation was never sworn before a court. Her citizenship file is months late, and she has paid three invoices.
Her C-216C taken in Milan, routed correctly
- Day 1C-216C at her flat in Isola.
Identity checked, every impression inspected, and the Letter of Identity Verification issued before the associate leaves.
- Week 1Accredited route, first try.
Her C-216C goes directly to Globeia Incorporated, which submits it through the RCMP-accredited channel.
- Week 3Result checked on arrival.
It then goes to Global Affairs Canada for the Canadian apostille.
- Week 6Sworn Italian translation.
Translated and sworn before the court in Milan, working from the apostilled original.
- Week 7Ready for the Prefettura.
One invoice. Her citizenship file is submitted complete, with every document still valid.


