• Source: Consular assistance
    • Consular assistance is help and advice provided by the diplomatic agents of a country to citizens of that country who are living or traveling overseas.
      The diplomats may be honorary consuls, or members of the country's diplomatic service.
      Such assistance may take the form of:

      provision of replacement travel documents
      advice and support in the case of an accident, serious illness, or death
      advice and support to victims of serious crime overseas, and arranging for next-of-kin to be informed
      visitation contact with incarcerated nationals
      liaison with local police officials in the case of nationals abducted or missing overseas
      loans to distressed travellers
      help during crises, such as civil unrest and natural disasters
      facilitating the overseas payment of social welfare benefits
      registering citizen births abroad
      providing a list of local doctors and lawyers for medical and/or legal issues
      supervising their flag vessels in foreign harbours
      Such assistance commonly does not extend to:

      storing luggage or valuables
      intervening in commercial disputes on behalf of their nationals
      providing travel agency, banking, or postal services
      money changing
      translation and interpreting services
      legal advice or advocacy
      negotiation of special treatment, bail, or early release from prison
      criminal investigation
      employment services


      Vienna Convention on Consular Relations


      At Article 5, the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations gives the most broad, detailed, and internationally accepted definition of 'consular functions':


      See also


      Vienna Convention on Consular Relations


      References

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