The president, Guillermo Lasso, announced that he requested the removal of the express passport, which did not require an appointment and instead increased the cost.
The passport option without scheduling an appointment, in the Civil registration, it lasted one day. The only ‘express’ thing there was was the announcement of Guillermo Lasso, President of Ecuador, having requested that the express passport.
I have reviewed the express passport program of the @RegistroCivilec and I have asked to be discharged immediately. At the same time, I requested that the services continue in the process of improvement, without affecting the pockets of Ecuadorians.
— Guillermo Lasso (@LassoGuillermo) February 9, 2022
what did it consist of
The RCivil Registry of Ecuador enabled from Tuesday, February 8, 2022, the Express Passport service, for Quito and Guayaquil.
The option was aimed at meeting the demand of those who need to obtain the immediate travel documentfor personal issues and that they did not timely schedule a shift.
This attention service, without scheduling, had a cost of $150, while without the option the value is $90. It was precisely the difference in values that made citizens, on social networks, complain that there are high charges for improving services.
Due to the pandemic, since 2020, there have been delays in issuing this document. this demand began in mid-2020. It is estimated that, daily, 1,000 people make the request and there have been complaints that the appointments in the Web page it takes weeks. During 2020, inclusive, the Civil registration enabled the fast service option for those who had already purchased plane tickets before the pandemic. (AVV)
