Honorary Consulate of Portugal in Melbourne

Consulado Honorario - An Honorary Consul is someone, Portuguese or not, who is also not a diplomat and resides in the country and place where his Consulate operates, who has been appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to promote and defend the rights and interests of the Portuguese State and its nationals, in a city where there is no official representation. Honorary Consulates are generally not competent to carry out consular acts, although, under certain exceptional and justified circumstances, they may be authorized to carry out voter registration operations, civil registration and notary acts and to issue travel documents. The work of the honorary consuls is carried out, within the scope of their competence, in accordance with the Head of the Mission to which they are attached.