The formalities and efforts encompass all those requests and approvals made in front of the Civil Service in order to obtain a document, certificate or permit.

They include the application of the ID card, registration or registration with Social Security, among others. Some of these steps are required, such as registration of a child at birth.

There are other voluntary efforts. They were carried out only under certain circumstances such as apply for a visa when you want to travel to certain countries.

Types of applications

To apply or to initiate a proceeding in front of the Administration there are usually two possibilities for delivering these documents:

Come to the Ministry or the Ministry concerned.

Come to the Office of Integrated Care and Information Citizen. It enabled in populations with more people in order to facilitate the efforts.

The procedures and applications are often subjected to some deadlines. It counted from the presentation of the document in the body. If the term refers to a publication of the Official Gazette, it is to begin the day after it occurred.

The deadlines may come as expressed in different ways:

·  Weekdays are those that exclude Sundays and holidays.

·  Days natural include every day of the week.

Documents

Applications usually have to be accompanied by other documents. Citizens have the right to be informed by the Administration of what those documents and how to present them:

·  Originals: are the primary documents, which can sometimes require.

·  Certified copies: are those who have an official seal, which authenticates their identity with the original document. The Administration is responsible for comparing original and photocopy, and validate the latter.

·  Photocopying: copies of the original documents.

Certificates

In addition to the documents themselves, as the DCI, may require the submission of a certificate, issued previously by another agency. The most common are those issued in the civil register as the birth or marital status. The certificates can be of different kinds:

·  Literal: is an exact copy of the original document without omitting any information.

·  Excerpt: This is a certificate that contains a summary of the information contained in the original.

Licenses can also be classified as follows:

·  Positives: prove that a person is enrolled in a registry.

·  Negatives: certify that the person is not entered in the register, for example, of convictions.

Worth noting

When forms are delivered in any public body, is entitled to receive a copy of the documents submitted. This will serve as a voucher for a future claim.