Why are these electronic services?

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Wrote, and then I remembered: in 1994 I got a visa for one day (morning passed documents obtained a passport in the evening ). And now the same - 10 to 30 days.
Yes and no less than the direct costs.
So the question arises: why do we need all these information innovation?.
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