What is a consulate?
Q: What is a consulate?
A: A consulate is a small diplomatic office of one country in another country.
Q: When is the main diplomatic office called an Embassy?
A: The main diplomatic office is called an Embassy when the first country has an ambassador in the other country.
Q: Where are consulates usually located?
A: Consulates are usually located in other large towns and cities, but they could also be in the capital city if there is no embassy.
Q: What are the functions performed by consulates?
A: Consulates usually deal with questions about passports for their own citizens, visas for foreigners wanting to visit the consulate's home country and licences for import and export.
Q: What are Consulates General?
A: Consulates General are simply bigger consulates which might do more than a smaller consulate.
Q: What is the role of a consul or consul general?
A: The person in charge of a consulate is called a consul or consul general.
Q: What is an honorary consul?
A: An honorary consul does not work full-time for the government. They are usually in port towns to speed up issuing documents for trade.
