Vienna Convention on Consular Relations with Optional Protocol concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes and Optional Protocol concerning Acquisition of Nationality

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Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
DIPLOMATIC & CONSULAR RELATIONS
Signed at
Signed on
24 April 1963
In force on
19 March 1967

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Parties

  1. ALBANIA
  2. ALGERIA
  3. ANDORRA
  4. ANGOLA
  5. Antigua
  6. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  7. Antilles
  8. ARGENTINA
  9. ARMENIA
  10. Aruba
  11. AUSTRALIA
  12. AUSTRIA
  13. AZERBAIJAN
  14. BAHAMAS
  15. Bahrain
  16. BANGLADESH
  17. BARBADOS
  18. BELARUS
  19. BELGIUM
  20. BELIZE
  21. BENIN
  22. BHUTAN
  23. BOLIVIA
  24. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  25. BOTSWANA
  26. BRAZIL
  27. British Solomon Islands
  28. BULGARIA
  29. BURKINA FASO
  30. CAMBODIA
  31. CAMEROON
  32. CANADA
  33. CAPE VERDE
  34. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  35. CHILE
  36. CHINA
  37. COLOMBIA
  38. CONGO
  39. COSTA RICA
  40. CROATIA
  41. CUBA
  42. CYPRUS
  43. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  44. CZECH REPUBLIC
  45. DENMARK
  46. DJIBOUTI
  47. Dominica
  48. DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF
  49. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  50. ECUADOR
  51. EGYPT
  52. EL SALVADOR
  53. EQUATORIAL GUINEA
  54. ERITREA
  55. ESTONIA
  56. Fiji
  57. FINLAND
  58. FRANCE
  59. GABON
  60. GEORGIA
  61. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  62. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  63. GHANA
  64. GREECE
  65. GRENADA
  66. GRENADA
  67. GUATEMALA
  68. Guernsey, Bailiwick of
  69. GUINEA
  70. GUYANA
  71. HAITI
  72. HOLY SEE
  73. HONDURAS
  74. HUNGARY
  75. ICELAND
  76. INDIA
  77. INDONESIA
  78. IRAN
  79. IRAQ
  80. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  81. Isle Of Man
  82. ISRAEL
  83. ITALY
  84. IVORY COAST
  85. JAMAICA
  86. JAPAN
  87. Jersey, Bailiwick of
  88. JORDAN
  89. KAZAKHSTAN
  90. KENYA
  91. KIRIBATI
  92. KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  93. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  94. KUWAIT
  95. KYRGYZSTAN
  96. LAOS
  97. LATVIA
  98. LEBANON
  99. LESOTHO
  100. LIBERIA
  101. LIBYA
  102. LIECHTENSTEIN
  103. LITHUANIA
  104. LUXEMBOURG
  105. Macao
  106. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  107. MADAGASCAR
  108. MALAWI
  109. MALAYSIA
  110. MALDIVES
  111. MALI
  112. MALTA
  113. MARSHALL ISLANDS
  114. MAURITANIA
  115. MAURITIUS
  116. MEXICO
  117. MICRONESIA
  118. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
  119. MONACO
  120. MONGOLIA
  121. MOROCCO
  122. MOZAMBIQUE
  123. MYANMAR
  124. NAMIBIA
  125. NAURU
  126. NEPAL
  127. NETHERLANDS THE
  128. NEW ZEALAND
  129. NICARAGUA
  130. NIGER
  131. NORWAY
  132. OMAN
  133. PAKISTAN
  134. PALESTINE (INCL. PLO)
  135. PANAMA
  136. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  137. PARAGUAY
  138. PERU
  139. PHILIPPINES
  140. POLAND
  141. PORTUGAL
  142. Qatar
  143. ROMANIA
  144. RWANDA
  145. SAINT LUCIA
  146. SAMOA
  147. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
  148. SAUDI ARABIA
  149. SENEGAL
  150. SEYCHELLES
  151. SINGAPORE
  152. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  153. SLOVENIA
  154. SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  155. SOUTH AFRICA
  156. SOVIET UNION
  157. SPAIN
  158. SRI LANKA
  159. St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla
  160. ST LUCIA
  161. St Vincent
  162. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  163. SUDAN
  164. SURINAME
  165. SWEDEN
  166. SWITZERLAND
  167. SYRIA
  168. TAIWAN
  169. TAJIKISTAN
  170. TANZANIA
  171. THAILAND
  172. TIMOR-LESTE
  173. TOGO
  174. TONGA
  175. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  176. TUNISIA
  177. TURKEY
  178. TURKMENISTAN
  179. TUVALU
  180. UKRAINE S S R
  181. UK Responsibility Territories
  182. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  183. UNITED KINGDOM
  184. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  185. UPPER VOLTA
  186. URUGUAY
  187. UZBEKISTAN
  188. VANUATU
  189. VENEZUELA
  190. VIETNAM
  191. VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OF
  192. YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC
  193. YUGOSLAVIA
  194. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  195. ZAIRE
  196. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALBANIA Accession 4 October 1991 3 November 1991
ALGERIA Accession 14 April 1964
ANDORRA Accession 3 July 1996 2 August 1996
ANGOLA Accession 21 November 1990 21 December 1990
Antigua Extension 9 May 1972
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Succession 25 October 1988 1 November 1981
Antilles Extension 17 December 1985 16 January 1986
ARGENTINA Signature 24 April 1963
ARGENTINA Ratification 7 March 1967
ARMENIA Accession 23 June 1993 23 July 1993
Aruba Extension 10 July 1986 16 January 1986
AUSTRALIA Signature 31 March 1964
AUSTRALIA Ratification 12 February 1973 14 March 1973
AUSTRIA Signature 24 April 1963
AUSTRIA Ratification 12 June 1969
AZERBAIJAN Accession 13 August 1992 12 September 1992
BAHAMAS Succession 17 March 1977
Bahrain Accession 17 September 1992 17 October 1992
Bahrain Declaration 17 September 1992
BANGLADESH Succession 13 January 1978
BARBADOS Accession 11 May 1992 10 June 1992
BARBADOS Declaration 11 May 1992
BELARUS Accession 21 March 1989 20 April 1989
BELGIUM Signature 31 March 1964
BELGIUM Ratification 9 September 1970
BELIZE Accession 30 November 2000 30 December 2000
BELIZE Declaration 30 November 2001
BENIN Signature 24 April 1963
BENIN Ratification 27 April 1979 27 May 1979
BHUTAN Accession 28 July 1981 27 August 1981
BOLIVIA Signature 6 August 1963
BOLIVIA Ratification 22 September 1970
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Succession 1 September 1993 6 March 1992
BOTSWANA Accession 26 March 2008 25 April 2008
BRAZIL Signature 24 April 1963
BRAZIL Ratification 11 May 1967
British Solomon Islands Extension 9 May 1972
BULGARIA Accession 11 July 1989 10 August 1989
BULGARIA Declaration 11 July 1989
BURKINA FASO Signature 24 April 1963
BURKINA FASO Ratification 11 August 1964
CAMBODIA Accession 10 March 2006
CAMEROON Signature 21 August 1963
CAMEROON Ratification 22 May 1967
CANADA Accession 18 July 1974 17 August 1974
CANADA Communication 14 May 2014
CAPE VERDE Accession 30 July 1979 29 August 1979
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Signature 24 April 1963
CHILE Signature 24 April 1963
CHILE Ratification 9 January 1968
CHINA Accession 2 July 1979 1 August 1979
CHINA Statement 2 July 1979
COLOMBIA Signature 24 April 1963
COLOMBIA Ratification 6 September 1972 6 October 1972
CONGO Signature 24 April 1963
COSTA RICA Signature 6 June 1963
COSTA RICA Ratification 29 December 1966
CROATIA Succession 12 October 1992 8 October 1991
CUBA Signature 24 April 1963
CUBA Ratification 15 October 1965
CUBA Reservation 15 October 1965
CYPRUS Accession 14 April 1976 14 May 1976
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 22 February 1993 1 January 1993
CZECH REPUBLIC Declaration 22 February 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 31 March 1964
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Declaration 31 March 1964
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 13 March 1968
DENMARK Signature 24 April 1963
DENMARK Ratification 15 November 1972
DENMARK Reservation 15 November 1972
DENMARK Declaration 15 November 1972
DENMARK Objection 15 November 1972
DJIBOUTI Accession 2 November 1978 2 December 1978
Dominica Extension 9 May 1972
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Succession 24 November 1987 3 November 1978
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 24 April 1963
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 4 March 1964
ECUADOR Signature 25 March 1964
ECUADOR Ratification 11 March 1965
EGYPT Accession 21 June 1965
EGYPT Reservation 21 June 1965
EGYPT Withdrawal Res. 18 January 1980
EL SALVADOR Accession 19 January 1973 18 February 1973
EQUATORIAL GUINEA Accession 30 August 1976 29 September 1976
ERITREA Accession 14 January 1997
ESTONIA Accession 21 October 1991 20 November 1991
Fiji Accession 28 April 1972
Fiji Reservation 28 April 1972
FINLAND Signature 28 October 1963
FINLAND Ratification 2 July 1980 1 August 1980
FINLAND Reservation 2 July 1980
FINLAND Declaration 2 July 1980
FINLAND Objection 17 March 2000
FINLAND Communication 17 March 2000
FRANCE Signature 24 April 1963
FRANCE Ratification 31 December 1970
FRANCE Objection 31 December 1970
GABON Signature 24 April 1963
GABON Ratification 23 February 1965
GEORGIA Accession 12 July 1993 11 August 1993
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 9 September 1987 9 October 1987
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Reservation 9 September 1987
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 31 October 1963
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 7 September 1971
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 7 September 1971
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Objection 7 September 1971
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 24 January 1972
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 8 April 1974
GHANA Signature 24 April 1963
GHANA Ratification 23 February 1965
GREECE Accession 14 October 1975 13 November 1975
GREECE Communication 16 March 1994
GRENADA Extension 9 May 1972
GRENADA Accession 2 September 1992 2 October 1992
GUATEMALA Accession 9 February 1973 11 March 1973
Guernsey, Bailiwick of Application 9 May 1972
GUINEA Accession 30 June 1988 30 July 1988
GUYANA Accession 13 September 1973 13 October 1973
HAITI Accession 2 February 1978 4 March 1978
HOLY SEE Signature 24 April 1963
HOLY SEE Ratification 8 October 1970
HONDURAS Accession 13 February 1968
HUNGARY Accession 19 June 1987 19 July 1987
ICELAND Accession 1 June 1978 1 July 1978
ICELAND Declaration 1 June 1978
INDIA Accession 28 November 1977 28 December 1977
INDONESIA Accession 4 June 1982 4 July 1982
IRAN Signature 24 April 1963
IRAN Ratification 5 June 1975 5 July 1975
IRAQ Accession 14 January 1970
IRAQ Declaration 14 January 1970
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 24 April 1963
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 10 May 1967
Isle Of Man Application 9 May 1972
ISRAEL Signature 25 February 1964
ISRAEL Declaration 16 March 1966
ISRAEL Declaration 16 March 1970
ISRAEL Declaration 12 May 1977
ISRAEL Declaration 11 May 1979
ISRAEL Declaration 1 September 1987
ISRAEL Declaration 29 November 1989
ISRAEL Objection 25 March 1999
ISRAEL Communication 16 May 2014
ITALY Signature 22 November 1963
ITALY Ratification 25 June 1969
ITALY Declaration 25 June 1969
IVORY COAST Signature 24 April 1963
JAMAICA Accession 9 February 1976 10 March 1976
JAPAN Accession 3 October 1983 2 November 1983
Jersey, Bailiwick of Application 9 May 1972
JORDAN Accession 7 March 1973 6 April 1973
KAZAKHSTAN Accession 5 January 1994
KENYA Accession 1 July 1965
KIRIBATI Succession 2 April 1982 12 July 1979
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF Accession 8 August 1984 7 September 1984
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Accession 7 March 1977 6 April 1977
KUWAIT Signature 10 January 1964
KUWAIT Ratification 31 July 1975 30 August 1975
KUWAIT Declaration 31 July 1975
KYRGYZSTAN Accession 7 October 1994 6 November 1994
LAOS Accession 9 August 1973 8 September 1973
LATVIA Accession 13 February 1992 14 March 1992
LEBANON Signature 24 April 1963
LEBANON Ratification 20 March 1975 19 April 1975
LESOTHO Accession 26 July 1972
LESOTHO Declaration 26 July 1972
LIBERIA Signature 24 April 1963
LIBERIA Ratification 28 August 1984 27 September 1984
LIBYA Accession 4 September 1998 4 October 1998
LIECHTENSTEIN Signature 24 April 1963
LIECHTENSTEIN Ratification 18 May 1966
LITHUANIA Accession 15 January 1992 14 February 1992
LUXEMBOURG Signature 24 March 1964
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 8 March 1972 7 April 1972
LUXEMBOURG Objection 8 March 1972
Macao Extension 27 April 1999
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Succession 18 August 1993 17 September 1991
MADAGASCAR Accession 17 February 1967
MALAWI Accession 29 April 1980 29 May 1980
MALAYSIA Accession 1 October 1991 31 October 1991
MALDIVES Accession 21 January 1991 20 February 1991
MALI Accession 28 March 1968
MALTA Accession 10 December 1997 9 January 1998
MALTA Reservation 10 December 1997
MARSHALL ISLANDS Accession 9 August 1991 8 September 1991
MAURITANIA Accession 21 July 2000 20 August 2000
MAURITIUS Accession 13 May 1970
MEXICO Signature 7 October 1963
MEXICO Ratification 16 June 1965
MEXICO Reservation 16 June 1965
MICRONESIA Accession 29 April 1991 29 May 1991
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Accession 26 January 1993 25 February 1993
MONACO Accession 4 October 2005 3 November 2005
MONGOLIA Accession 14 March 1989 13 April 1989
MOROCCO Accession 23 February 1977 25 March 1977
MOROCCO Declaration 23 February 1977
MOROCCO Reservation 23 February 1977
MOROCCO Communication 4 April 1977
MOZAMBIQUE Accession 18 April 1983 18 May 1983
MOZAMBIQUE Declaration 18 April 1983
MYANMAR Accession 2 January 1997
NAMIBIA Accession 14 September 1992 14 October 1992
NAURU Accession 14 December 2012 13 January 2013
NEPAL Accession 28 September 1965
NETHERLANDS THE Accession 17 December 1985 16 January 1986
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 17 December 1985
NETHERLANDS THE Objection 17 December 1985
NETHERLANDS THE Communication 10 July 1986
NETHERLANDS THE Objection 5 December 1986
NETHERLANDS THE Objection 17 February 1998
NETHERLANDS THE Communication 17 July 2000
NEW ZEALAND Accession 10 September 1974 10 October 1974
NICARAGUA Accession 22 January 1968
NICARAGUA Accession 31 October 1975 30 November 1975
NIGER Signature 24 April 1963
NIGER Ratification 26 April 1966
NORWAY Signature 24 April 1963
NORWAY Ratification 13 February 1980 14 March 1980
NORWAY Declaration 13 February 1980
OMAN Accession 31 May 1974 30 June 1974
OMAN Declaration 31 May 1974
PAKISTAN Accession 14 April 1969
PALESTINE (INCL. PLO) Accession 2 April 2014 2 May 2014
PALESTINE (INCL. PLO) Communication 6 June 2014
PANAMA Signature 4 December 1963
PANAMA Ratification 28 August 1967
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Succession 4 December 1975
PARAGUAY Accession 23 December 1969
PERU Signature 24 April 1963
PERU Ratification 17 February 1978 19 March 1978
PHILIPPINES Signature 24 April 1963
PHILIPPINES Ratification 15 November 1965
POLAND Signature 20 March 1964
POLAND Ratification 13 October 1981 12 November 1981
PORTUGAL Accession 13 September 1972 13 October 1972
PORTUGAL Communication 27 October 1999 20 December 1999
Qatar Reservation 4 November 1998
Qatar Accession 4 November 1998 4 December 1998
Qatar Reservation 4 November 1999
ROMANIA Accession 24 February 1972 25 March 1972
ROMANIA Declaration 24 February 1972
RWANDA Accession 31 May 1974 30 June 1974
SAINT LUCIA Succession 27 August 1986 22 February 1979
SAMOA Accession 26 October 1987 25 November 1987
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Accession 3 May 1983 2 June 1983
SAUDI ARABIA Accession 29 June 1988 29 July 1988
SAUDI ARABIA Reservation 29 June 1988
SENEGAL Accession 29 April 1966
SEYCHELLES Accession 29 May 1979 28 June 1979
SINGAPORE Accession 1 April 2005 1 May 2005
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 28 May 1993 1 January 1993
SLOVENIA Succession 1 July 1992 25 June 1991
SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 29 March 1968
SOUTH AFRICA Accession 21 August 1989 20 September 1989
SOVIET UNION Accession 15 March 1989 14 April 1989
SPAIN Accession 3 February 1970
SRI LANKA Accession 4 May 2006 3 June 2006
St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla Extension 9 May 1972
ST LUCIA Extension 9 May 1972
St Vincent Extension 9 May 1972
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Succession 27 April 1999 27 October 1979
SUDAN Accession 23 March 1995 22 April 1995
SURINAME Accession 11 September 1980 11 October 1980
SWEDEN Signature 8 October 1963
SWEDEN Ratification 19 March 1974
SWEDEN Reservation 19 March 1974
SWEDEN Declaration 19 March 1974
SWEDEN Objection 13 December 1999
SWITZERLAND Signature 23 October 1963
SWITZERLAND Ratification 3 May 1965
SYRIA Accession 13 October 1978 12 November 1978
SYRIA Reservation 13 October 1978
TAIWAN Signature 24 April 1963
TAJIKISTAN Accession 6 May 1996 5 June 1996
TANZANIA Accession 18 April 1977 18 May 1977
THAILAND Accession 15 April 1999 15 May 1999
THAILAND Declaration 15 April 1999
TIMOR-LESTE Accession 30 January 2004 29 February 2004
TOGO Accession 26 September 1983 26 October 1983
TONGA Accession 7 January 1972 6 February 1972
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Accession 19 October 1965
TUNISIA Accession 8 July 1964
TURKEY Accession 19 February 1976 20 March 1976
TURKMENISTAN Accession 25 September 1996 25 October 1996
TUVALU Succession 15 September 1982 1 October 1978
TUVALU Communication 15 September 1982
UK Responsibility Territories Extension 9 May 1972
UKRAINE S S R Accession 27 April 1989 27 May 1989
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Accession 24 February 1977 26 March 1977
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Declaration 24 February 1977
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 27 March 1964
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 27 March 1964
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 9 May 1972 8 June 1972
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 9 May 1972
UNITED KINGDOM Notification 10 June 1997 1 July 1997
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 24 April 1963
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 24 November 1969
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Objection 4 November 1987
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Communication 13 May 2014
UPPER VOLTA Signature 24 April 1963
UPPER VOLTA Ratification 11 August 1964
URUGUAY Signature 24 April 1963
URUGUAY Ratification 10 March 1970 9 April 1970
UZBEKISTAN Accession 2 March 1992 1 April 1992
VANUATU Accession 18 August 1987 17 September 1987
VENEZUELA Signature 24 April 1963
VENEZUELA Reservation 24 April 1963
VENEZUELA Ratification 27 October 1965
VENEZUELA Withdrawal Res. 27 October 1965
VIETNAM Accession 8 September 1992 8 October 1992
VIETNAM Reservation 8 September 1992
VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OF Accession 10 May 1973 9 June 1973
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Accession 10 April 1986 10 May 1986
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Reservation 10 April 1986
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Communication 28 May 1987
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 24 April 1963
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 8 February 1965
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 12 March 2001 27 April 1992
ZAIRE Signature 24 April 1963
ZAIRE Ratification 15 July 1976 14 August 1976
ZIMBABWE Accession 13 May 1991 12 June 1991

Citations

  1. Treaty Series 021/2004: Cm 6259||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2004-TS0021.pdf
  2. Treaty Series 043/2005: Cm 6776||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0043.pdf
  3. Treaty Series 028/2006: Cm 6972||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0028.pdf
  4. Treaty Series 014/2008: Cm 7496||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0014.pdf
  5. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/731/0: 0
  6. UN Registration 8638/0: 596 261
  7. Treaty Series 014/1973: Cmnd 5219||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1973-TS0014.pdf
  8. Miscellaneous Series 009/1963: Cmnd 2113
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UUID: e6b88a29-a3b1-4444-ac02-84477ee6015b
Treaty ID: 2451
Record ID: 70705