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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. 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 * 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 Convention gives the most broad, detailed, and internationally accepted definition of 'consular functions':〔(Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (1973] ATS 7) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Consular assistance」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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