Vienna Convention on Consular Relations

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations ( VCCR ) of 24 April 1963 is an international treaty, which entered into force in 1967 and was signed by 1 January 1996 by 153 States. The Convention regulates the consular relations between States Parties to the conditions under which consular functions are exercised by consular officers and these facilities, privileges and immunities granted. The consular officer will operate in a state ( receiving state ) and take interests of another State ( sending State ) true. Vienna Convention on Consular Relations is part of the codified international consular law.

The consular among other tasks (see Article 5 of the Convention),

  • The interests of the sending State and of its nationals, both natural and legal persons, protecting in the receiving State within the limits permitted by international law;
  • To promote the development of commercial, economic, cultural and scientific relations between the sending State and the receiving State;
  • The nationals of the sending passports and travel documents and the persons wishing to travel to the sending State to issue visas or appropriate documents;
  • , both natural and legal persons, help and assistance to make the nationals of the sending State;
  • Exercise notary and civil registrar and in capacities of a similar kind, and performing certain administrative tasks;
  • Transmitting judicial and extrajudicial documents and to carry letters rogatory.

Localities

  • German text of the Convention
  • List of Parties
  • Swiss text of the Convention (Annex: List of States Parties )
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