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Vice consul, Consular officer shall include consul-general, consul, vice-consul, consular-agent, pro-consul and any person for the time being authorised to perform the duties of consul-general consul, vice-consul or consular-agent. [General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), s. 3(16)]...
Consul
Consul, an officer appointed by competent authority to reside in a foreign country, to facilitate and extend the commerce carried on between the subjects of the country which appoints him and those of the country or place in which he is to reside. The office appears to have originated in Italy, about the middle of the twelfth century, and was generally established all over Europe in the sixteenth century. British consuls were formerly appointed by the Crown, upon the recommenda-tion of great trading companies, or of merchants engaged in trade with a particular country and place; but they are now directly appointed by Government, without requiring any such recommendation, though it, of course, is always attended to wen made. The right of sending consuls to reside in foreign countries depends either upon a tacit or express convention.The duties of a consul, even in the confined sense in which they are commonly understood, are important and multifarious. It is his business to be always on...
Vice-Consul
Vice-Consul, a consular officer, which expression by the Interpretation Act, 1889, s. 12 (20), includes consul-general, consul, vice-consul, and any person for the time authorized to discharge their duties, and also consular-agent; see CONSUL; a sheriff....
consulate
consulate 1 : the office, term of office, or jurisdiction of a consul 2 : the residence or official premises of a consul ...
vice-consul
vice-consul : a consular officer subordinate to a consul general or to a consul ...
Indian consulate
Indian consulate, 'Indian consulate' means the office of any consular officer of the Government of India where a register of births is kept, or where there is no such office, such office as may be prescribed. [Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955), s. 2(1) (d)]...
consul
consul : an official appointed by a government to reside in a foreign country in order to represent the commercial interests of citizens of the appointing country con·su·lar [-sə-lər] adj con·sul·ship n ...
Consulate
The office of a consul...
Indian consular officer
Indian consular officer, 'Indian consular officer' means the consul-general, consul, vice-consul, con-sular agent and proconsul appointed as such by the Central Government, and includes any person authorised by the Central Government to perform the functions of consul-general, consul, vice-consul, consular agent or proconsul. [Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958), s. 3(1)(17)]...
termination of a case
termination of a case If the applicant fails to reply to the inquiry correspondence sent by their embassy or consulate, termination of their visa application will begin. The embassy or consulate will first send a Follow-up Letter and Instruction Package to the applicant. If the applicant does not answer within one year, a termination letter is sent. At this point the applicant has one more year to activate the immigrant visa case. If there is no answer in one year, the case is terminated. You can stop termination of a case by notifying the embassy or consulate before the prescribed time period has lapsed, that the applicant does not want the case to be closed (terminated). Source: Department of State. March 2007. ...
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