Consulate (noun): an official constructing or workplace the place a international authorities maintains a consultant for coping with issues regarding its residents or its industrial pursuits in a specific metropolis or nation.
Consulates present a spread of companies to their residents, together with issuing passports and visas, offering info on legal guidelines and rules, and providing help in occasions of want. Additionally they play an essential function in selling commerce and tourism between their residence nation and the host nation.
