The purpose of the
Diplomatic Missions Initiative is to allow foreign nations to establish embassies and consulates within the United Kingdom of San Pellegrino Romana, in order to foster better bilateral diplomatic relations between the said parties. Locations of embassies and consulates shall be determined by His Royal Majesty's Foreign Office according to the said diplomatic misson's need. Below is a list of locations in which embassies and consulates can be located. Each nation is limited maintaining one (1) embassy, and up to three (3) consulates within the Kingdom of San Pellegrino Romana. All embassies must be located in Rome, the capital city of San Pellegrino Romana. You can find information about embassy and consulate locations in
this post. You can pick a spot in which to place your embassy and/or consulate on that same post.
Subject | May be arrested or detained | Residence may be entered subject to ordinary procedures | May be issued traffic ticket | May be subpoenaed as witness | May be prosecuted |
Ambassador or equivalent | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Member of embassy administrative or technical staff | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Member of embassy service staff | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No for official acts. Otherwise, yes |
Career consular officers | Yes, if for a felony and pursuant to a warrant. | Yes | Yes | No, for official acts. Testimony may not be compelled in any case. | No for official acts. Otherwise, yes |
Honorary consular officers | Yes | Yes | Yes | No, for official acts. Yes, in all other cases | No for official acts. Otherwise, yes |
Consular employees | Yes | Yes | Yes | No, for official acts. Yes, in all other cases | No for official acts. Otherwise, yes |
As a member nation of the World Assembly, HRM's Government follows the
General Assembly Resolution #22. Otherwise known as the
Diplomat Protection Act, the resolution protects members of diplomatic missions "from physical harm, execution, sexual assault, enslavement, or use for medical experiments not necessary for medical treatment of the diplomat by the nation in which they are serving." GA Resolution #22 also stipulates that it "prohibits nations from sending diplomats with the express intent of committing crimes of espionage, sabotage, subversion, causing harm to the civilian population, and other related crimes committed outside of a diplomats duties."
Under Roman Law (which supercedes WA & SC Resolutions), any member/employee of a diplomatic mission found to be undesirable for any reason whatsoever, will be labeled as a persona-non-grata, and immediately deported. We do not take kindly to espoinage, sabotage, or subversive missions, so thus you have been warned. On your embassy application, we strongly recommend that you list "Diplomats" only as employees that are engaged in diplomatic work. Identification cards and papers will be issued to all embassy personnel. Special
Diplomatic ID Cards will be issued to diplomats only, as their cards denote their diplomatic immunity.
Embassy grounds are considered to be sovereign territory of the occupant nation, and thus cannot be searched by Roman authorities without proper clearance. Please note that embassies and consulates can be closed for any reason and without notice, but it is typical that diplomatic missions are given a 48-hour period in which to prepare for their departure.
• Embassies may have a maximum of one hundred (100) attachés, assistants, and other diplomatic staff.
• Embassies may have a maximum of fifty (50) support & service staff (including but not limited to; maintenance, janitorial, culinary, & technical, staff) .
• Embassies may have a maximum of twenty-five (25) security staff and armed personnel.
• Consulates may have a maximum of twenty (20) diplomatic staff, ten (10) support staff, and ten (10) security staff, for a total of forty (40) staff members.
Diplomatic staff represent and protect of the interests and nationals of your state, as well as the promote friendly and bilateral relations between our nations.
Service and support staff are defined as members of diplomatic missions that play supporting roles
Security staff are responsible for
Weaponry
All diplomatic missions are permitted to bring along weaponry for self-defense and sporting purposes only. All weapons must be sent at least two weeks before arrival of any security personnel. Upon landing on Roman soil, all of the said weapons will be taken and inspected, certified, and registered with the Royal Firearms Bureau. All weapons will be returned to the appropriate security personnel upon their arrival at their embassy - only security personnel may handle weapons. At absolutely no circumstances shall any weapons leave the premises of the diplomatic mission. If this occurs at any time, your diplomatic mission may be immediately closed and all personnel can be promptly deported. Also, when not in use by security personnel, weaponry must be stored in secure weapons lockers on chancery compound - periodic inspections carried out by the RDPS will take place to ensure the proper enforcement of this law. All weaponry not listed below will be dealt on a case-by-case basis.
Only one (1) assault rifle or submachine gun, and two (2) pistols are allowed per security guard. Any cartridges larger than .45 ACP (for handguns & revolvers) and 5.56x45 NATO (for rifles and SMG's) are strictly prohibited. Some (although very rare) exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis. The discovery of any non-approved cartridges larger than the previously-mentioned calibers will result in the immediate confiscation of all weapons and ammunition. The diplomatic mission in question shall be immediately closed and all personnel of that embassy shall be promptly deported. Note that all firearms must be permanently locked into semi-automatic mode. Please take the time to carefully read the rules and regulations regarding weapons.
Permitted weaponry includes some assault rifles (must be semi-automatic), submachine guns (semi-auto), semi-automatic pistols, revolvers, tasers, batons, pepper spray, ceremonial swords, and other ceremonial weaponry.
Prohibited weaponry includes any and all nuclear or radioactive material, any fully-automatic weapons, machine guns, sniper rifles, anti-materiel rifles, knives, any explosive weaponry (including grenades), riot gear, and airsoft/BB guns.
Vehicles
All diplomatic missions are permitted to bring along vehicles for transportation & leisure use only. All vehicles must arrive within one month of your ambassador's arrival. Upon landing on Roman soil, all of the said vehicles will be inspected, certified, and registered with His Royal Majesty's Foreign Office. It is important that all vehicles must be demilitarized and unarmed, although they can be
armored. All vehicles will be returned to the appropriate personnel upon their arrival at their embassy. Any aircraft or watercraft will be appropriately stationed in respective diplomatic areas reserved for such purposes. Diplomatic drivers licenses and plates will be offered to all drivers & vehicles registered with His Royal Majesty's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Thorough background checks will be completed on all embassy personnel with diplomatic drivers licenses, in order to ensure that they are capable of driving on Roman roads.
While there is no fixed limit to the number of land-based vehicles diplomatic missions are allowed to bring, each request is subjected to an embassy's needs. All diplomatic missions are entitled to bring up to one (1) fixed-wing aircraft, one (1) rotary-wing aircraft, one (1) watercraft, and one (1) helicopter. Consulates may only bring land vehicles, with the exception of consulates in Venice, which can bring up to four (4) watercraft. Any vehicles that are not listed below will be dealt with on a case-by-case-basis. Please take the time to carefully read the rules below.
Permitted vehicles include automobiles, aircraft, helicopters, small boats and yachts, motorcyles, bicycles, mopeds, roller skates, skateboards, & scooters.
Prohibited vehicles include any and all military-grade vehicles (including aircraft & watercraft), large trucks, rickshaws, wagons, spacecraft,
land yachts,
sedan chairs, submarines, submersibles, hovercrafts, & hydrofoils.
Other Information
Diplomatic BagsForeign diplomatic missions have the right to use diplomatic bags (also known as diplomatic pouches), but with a few restrictions. Firstly, diplomatic bags are considered to have diplomatic immunity - meaning that they cannot be searched by anyone, for any reason. As the bags have diplomatic immunity, they must have their own diplomatic passport (for customs & legal reasons). Diplomatic bags must be escorted by official diplomatic couriers, who also have diplomatic immunity.
Diplomatic bags may only contain articles intended for official use, and thus they must be marked as such (with the seal of the nation's government) on the outside of the bag. Diplomatic bags take many shapes and sizes, as there is no fixed standard of what a diplomatic bag can be (It can be a shipping container, a small bag, a suitcase, or even a wooden barrel), but as previously stated, it must be clearly marked with proper government markings. All diplomatic bags are scanned for explosives and contraband (illegal weapons, drugs, etc), and if a bag triggers a response by an explosive detection system or a sniffer dog, then the said bag can be legally turned away, and denied entry into San Pellegrino Romana.
Diplomatic License Plates
Diplomatic license plates are issued by the His Royal Majesty's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to all accredited diplomats who wish to drive vehicles. Each nation is assigned a unique country code, typically not corresponding to international country codes or other standard formats. This is to prevent the general public from targeting diplomats from particular countries.
Alcohol & Narcotics
Foreign diplomatic missions may bring along certain quantities of alcohol. All drugs and narcotics are strictly prohitibited in San Pellegrino Romana - if any member of a diplomatic mission is found with any drugs or narcotics, or if the said substances are found in a chancery, the embassy will be closed and all personnel will be deported. Alcohol on the other hand, is permitted, but must first pass through customs. Each diplomatic mission may bring up to twenty-five (25) litres of alcohol per month - the said alcohol may not be brought off the diplomatic mission's grounds, or be resold in any manner.
Plants & Animals
Plants may be imported only on a case-by-case basis. Any plants that are carnivorous or on the Ministry of Agriculture's contraband list, will be promptly sent back to the home nation. Please be very prudent when importing plants into San Pellegrino Romana.
Animals that will be kept as pets may also be imported only on a case-by-case basis. We ask that you only bring household dogs, cats, fish, and birds. If you wish to import an animal that does not fit into one of those categories, please notify us at least 48 hours before your diplomatic mission and the said animal arrives on Roman soil. All animals must undergo a mandatory inspection upon arrival on Roman soil, and annual check-ups must be conducted on these animals. The results of these check-ups will be sent to the Ministry of Health in order to determine if the said animal does not pose any serious health or security risk to the general populace. All embassy pets must stay on the chancery premises, and may not be allowed to wander or stray off grounds. Dogs, of course, may be freely walked outside embassy grounds.