Article 42 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations Notification of arrest, detention or prosecution In the event of the arrest or detention, pending trial, of a member of the consular staff, or of criminal proceedings being instituted against him, the receiving State shall promptly notify the head of the consular post. Should the latter be himself…

Article 41 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations Personal inviolability of consular officers 1.Consular officers shall not be liable to arrest or detention pending trial, except in the case of a grave crime and pursuant to a decision by the competent judicial authority. 2.Except in the case specified in paragraph 1 of this article, consular officers…

Article 40 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations Protection of consular officers The receiving State shall treat consular officers with due respect and shall take all appropriate steps to prevent any attack on their person, freedom or dignity. See also: Article 39 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations

Article 39 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations Consular fees and charges 1.The consular post may levy in the territory of the receiving State the fees and charges provided by the laws and regulations of the sending State for consular acts. 2.The sums collected in the form of the fees and charges referred to in paragraph…

Article 38 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations Communication with the authorities of the receiving State In the exercise of their functions, consular officers may address: (a) the competent local authorities of their consular district; (b) the competent central authorities of the receiving State if and to the extent that this is allowed by the laws,…

Article 37 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations Information in cases of deaths, guardianship or trusteeship, wrecks and air accidents If the relevant information is available to the competent authorities of the receiving State, such authorities shall have the duty: (a) in the case of the death of a national of the sending State, to inform…

Article 36 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations Communication and contact with nationals of the sending State 1.With a view to facilitating the exercise of consular functions relating to nationals of the sending State: (a) consular officers shall be free to communicate with nationals of the sending State and to have access to them. Nationals of…

Article 35 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations Freedom of communication 1.The receiving State shall permit and protect freedom of communication on the part of the consular post for all official purposes. In communicating with the Government, the diplomatic missions and other consular posts, wherever situated, of the sending State, the consular post may employ all…

Article 34 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations Freedom of movement Subject to its laws and regulations concerning zones entry into which is prohibited or regulated for reasons of national security, the receiving State shall ensure freedom of movement and travel in its territory to all members of the consular post. See also: Article 33 Vienna…

Article 33 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations Inviolability of the consular archives and documents The consular archives and documents shall be inviolable at all times and wherever they may be. See also: Article 32 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations