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Consulate

Meaning in travel & airport english, with examples

/ˈkɑːnsələt/nounCommon term

In travel & airport english, consulate means: An office of a country's government in a foreign city that helps its own citizens there and often handles visas; it is smaller than an embassy.

In Turkish: konsolosluk, başkonsolosluk

How it is used

Large countries have consulates or consulates general in several cities. Citizens go there to renew passports, register births or get emergency travel documents, and foreigners may apply there for visas. The officials are consuls, and their work is called consular services.

Example sentences

  1. I renewed my passport at the Turkish Consulate General in Munich.

  2. The consulate can issue an emergency travel document if your passport is lost.

Common collocations

  • consulate general
  • consular services
  • go to the consulate
  • an appointment at the consulate
  • embassyThe official office of one country's government in the capital city of another country, led by an ambassador.
  • visaOfficial permission from a country, usually a sticker in your passport or an electronic record, to enter, stay in or pass through it for a set purpose and time.
  • passportAn official document issued by your country that proves who you are and what nationality you have, and lets you travel abroad.
  • Schengen visaA short-stay visa for the Schengen Area, a group of European countries without regular border checks between them, valid for up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

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