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Venezuela‑Ecuador digital civil document services

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2026-07-27 13:06 UTC → 2026-07-28 16:18 UTC · added removed

Since the 24 June 2026 earthquake, Venezuela’s SAIME has kept expanding broadened digital and in‑person civil‑document services after the 24 June earthquake, offerings, adding same‑day passports, an online portal for minors, an electronic apostille system and a fully digital platform for covering 153 civil and notarial documents. In‑person services were suspended temporarily halted at several Caracas five offices—La Guaira, Vargas I, Caraballeda and Catia la Mar in La Guaira offices from state, and the Catia and GNB El Paraíso sites in Caracas—from 27 July to 31 July 2026, with passport 2026. Passports and visa pickups redirected to visas from those locations must be collected at the central Avenida Baralt office and special limited office, which remained open on a standard schedule. SAIME also reduced hours applied at remaining sites: the Instituto Nacional del Deporte and the Tribunal Supremo de Justicia in Aragua Caracas now operate 08:00‑13:00; San Bernardino runs full‑day; La Victoria (Aragua) and Lara. Jacinto Lara (Lara) provide passport delivery only until 13:00; Duaca stays open full‑day. All users must book appointments online. The suspension follows adjustments follow the national emergency decree issued by Vice President Delcy Rodríguez. Parallel to this, Parallelly, Ecuador’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs closed its temporary consular diplomatic mission in Caracas ceased on‑site consular assistance on 27 July, ending in‑person assistance for July after serving more than 1,500 Ecuadorians affected by the quake while continuing nationals, issuing 600 emergency passports and repatriating 36 people; support through continues remotely via digital channels. channels and other Ecuadorian consulates. Ecuador’s civil registry maintains its no‑appointment ID and passport system through 2026, adding Saturday service at 14 sites and issuing having issued roughly 1.2 million IDs and 217 000 passports in the first half of the year. The Spanish Consulate General in Caracas has resumed limited public services from its former embassy premises.

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  1. 2026-07-28 16:18 UTC Venezuela‑Ecuador digital civil document services
  2. 2026-07-27 13:06 UTC Venezuela‑Ecuador digital civil document services
  3. 2026-07-26 19:43 UTC Venezuela‑Ecuador digital civil document services

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