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Our mission is to protect within our constituency, the rights and interests of the State and of Ecuadorians whether they are natural or legal persons; plan and manage quality consular services and promote the political and associative participation of the Ecuadorian population abroad, subject to treaties, conventions, the law and international law, in accordance with the goals established in the national development plans.
Our Consulate covers the state of Minnesota. We collaborate with fellow Consuls in the Midwest, helping if need be. We facilitate development of commercial, economic, cultural, scientific and educational relations between Norway and the upper Midwest region, and provide consular services to Norwegian citizens.
The Norwegian Consulate can:
- Vote in Norwegian elections
- Provide information about Norway and Norwegian-American relations
- Provide notary services
- Receive ballots for Norwegian elections
- Administer Norwegian language exams (Bergenstesten)
- Assist with general questions about consular assistance, pension, and UDI
(Utlendingsdirektoratet, Norwegian Directorate of Immigration)
- Answer questions about the process of moving to Norway
- Answer questions about travel to Norway
US citizens do not need a visa to travel in Norway for short term tourist visits (maximum 90 days)
An Honorary Consul provides select administrative services to French citizens on a voluntary basis and works closely with the Consulate General. Administrative functions include protecting their constituent inhabitants and travelers; facilitating visits by political representatives and business leaders; and promoting trade, investment and the arts.
Services that are not performed in Minneapolis, and for which it is necessary to contact the Consulate General in Chicago, include visas, passport applications, French national identity card applications and obtaining French nationality.
Honorary Consuls of France are either French citizens or citizens of the host country who are nominated by the Ministère des Affaires Etrangères and delegated by the Consul General of the circumscriptions to which they belong. They are not diplomats by training and are not paid. In the United States, they are officially accredited by State Department and enjoy privileges and immunities as defined by the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations dated 24 April 1963.
Services Rendered
- Passport distribution
- Delivery of Proof of Living Certificates
- Legal validation and authentication of signatures
- Delivery of Residential Certificates
- Delivery of Customs and Excise Certificates
- Legal validation and authentication of copies of documents
- Reception of proxy votes
The Honorary Consulate of Sweden in Minneapolis represents the Swedish government in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska, in concert with the Embassy of Sweden in Washington, D.C.
The Consulate’s office is located at the American Swedish Institute at 2600 Park Avenue in Minneapolis. Services provided in Minneapolis include passport delivery, provisional passports for emergency travel, applications for coordination numbers or to retain Swedish citizenship, life certificates, facilitation for Swedish voters and more.
