consulates
Foreign government offices
Consulates is the plural of consulate, a government office in a foreign city that serves citizens abroad and handles visas and trade matters.
Consulates differ from embassies, which are larger diplomatic missions located in capital cities: The nearest consulate is in Shanghai, but the embassy is in Beijing.
A country may have multiple consulates throughout another nation.
Removal from danger
- emergency assistanceHelp in urgent situations
- asylumShelter from persecution
- refugePlace of safety
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
stranded traveler · welfare check · missing persons · crisis response · sanctuary · safety · aid · relief
Official foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- attachéEmbassy specialist officer
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- foreign serviceOverseas government representation
bilateral · international relations · protocol · treaty · negotiation · liaison · mission · credentials
Travel authorization stamp
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- notarizationOfficial document verification
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- applicationFormal request document
appointment · processing · authentication · citizenship · registration · legalization · birth certificate · renewal
evacuation
Removal from danger
- emergency assistanceHelp in urgent situations
- asylumShelter from persecution
- refugePlace of safety
repatriation · stranded traveler · welfare check · missing persons · crisis response · sanctuary · safety · aid · relief · victim assistance
ambassador
Official foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- attachéEmbassy specialist officer
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
foreign service · bilateral · international relations · protocol · treaty · negotiation · liaison · mission · credentials · diplomatic corps
visa
Travel authorization stamp
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- notarizationOfficial document verification
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
application · appointment · processing · authentication · citizenship · registration · legalization · birth certificate · renewal · power of attorney
chancery
Equity tribunal or archives
- officeProfessional work location
- compoundCombined into one
- waiting areaDesignated lingering space
security checkpoint · flag · reception · guard · entrance · queue · hours · location · downtown · closure
- Qing Diplomacyextraterritoriality, Opium Wars, Treaty of Nanking, spheres of influence, kowtow
- South American Diplomacydiplomatic missions, foreign ministers, peace accords, Pan-Americanism, diplomatic recognition
- diplomacyembassy, ambassador, ambassadors, treaty, treaties
- Foreign Affairsforeign affairs, foreign relations, diplomatic relations, embassies, ambassadors
- Global Politicsforeign affairs, international affairs, global affairs, world politics, foreign relations
- international lawinternational law, treaty, treaties, conventions, protocols
- consulate generalSenior diplomatic office abroad