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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
DIPLOMATIC EXCHANGE PROGRAM
INTRODUCTION
Unit ID No. | Entity Represented | City | Address | Head of Mission | Total Staff |
A0001 | Lamoni | Chalcedon | 101 Chancery Avenue | TBD | TBD |
A0002 | Damirez | Chalcedon | 102 Chancery Avenue | … | … |
A0003 | New Hayesalia | Chalcedon | 103 Chancery Avenue | Ambassador Michael Rellan, ONH | 18 |
A0004 | Greater Themis | Chalcedon | 104 Chancery Avenue | Envoy Dr Luke T. Manos | 9 |
A0005 | Fifthland | Chalcedon | 105 Chancery Avenue | Guang-Sheng Hong | 20 |
A0006 | Alexiandra | Chalcedon | 106 Chancery Avenue | Ambassador Lewis Kelly | 30 |
A0007 | Yohannes | Chalcedon | 107 Chancery Avenue | HE Yohannes Donata | 24 |
A0008 | Etoile Arcture | Chalcedon | 108 Chancery Avenue | Ambassador-Designate Dr. Margay Dupree | 38 |
A0009 | Lemlar | Chalcedon | 109 Chancery Avenue | Sebastian Kurz | 10 |
A0010 | Liagolas | Chalcedon | 110 Chancery Avenue | The Mouth of the Dominion | 12 |
A0011 | Aurensia | Chalcedon | 111 Chancery Avenue | Minister Harold R. Remington | 6 |
A0012 | Emerstari | Chalcedon | 112 Chancery Avenue | Ambassador Sir Henry M. Jameson | 10 |
A0013 | Eitoan | Chalcedon | 113 Chancery Avenue | Ambassador Irving Macek | 34 |
A0014 | The Grand Duchy of Nova Capile | Chalcedon | 114 Chancery Avenue | … | … |
A0015 | Afaenvia | Chalcedon | 115 Chancery Avenue | Lord Zechariah Hwang | 8 |
A0016 | Vacant. | Chalcedon | 116 Chancery Avenue | … | … |
A0017 | YellowApple | Chalcedon | 117 Chancery Avenue | Diplomatic Representative Maria Caberinta | … |
A0018 | Vacant. | Chalcedon | 118 Chancery Avenue | … | … |
A0019 | Ariwana | Chalcedon | 119 Chancery Avenue | … | … |
A0020 | Vacant. | Chalcedon | 120 Chancery Avenue | … | … |
A0021 | Fecaw | Chalcedon | 121 Chancery Avenue | … | … |
A0022 | Vacant. | Chalcedon | 122 Chancery Avenue | … | … |
A0023 | Verdiga | Chalcedon | 123 Chancery Avenue | Ambassador Karol Lindberg | 8 |
A0024 | Vacant. | Chalcedon | 124 Chancery Avenue | … | … |
A0025 | Vacant. | Chalcedon | 125 Chancery Avenue | … | … |
A0026 | Vacant. | Chalcedon | 126 Chancery Avenue | … | … |
A0027 | United World Order | Chalcedon | 127 Chancery Avenue | Ambassador Frank Wegner | 22 |
A0028 | Vacant. | Chalcedon | 128 Chancery Avenue | … | … |
A0029 | Vacant. | Chalcedon | 129 Chancery Avenue | … | … |
A0030 | Vacant. | Chalcedon | 130 Chancery Avenue | … | … |
A0031 | Vacant. | Chalcedon | 131 Chancery Avenue | … | … |
A0032 | Vacant. | Chalcedon | 132 Chancery Avenue | … | … |
A0033 | Vacant. | Chalcedon | 133 Chancery Avenue | … | … |
A0034 | Vacant. | Chalcedon | 134 Chancery Avenue | … | … |
A0035 | Kirav | Chalcedon | 135 Chancery Avenue | Ambassador-Major Ivron M.D.T. Eriatuva | 60 |
A0036 | Vacant. | Chalcedon | 136 Chancery Avenue | … | … |
A0037 | Alfegos | Chalcedon | 137 Chancery Avenue | Ambassador 1st Class Eri’za Hu’dai | 35 |
A0038 | Vacant. | Chalcedon | 138 Chancery Avenue | … | … |
A0039 | Vacant. | Chalcedon | 139 Chancery Avenue | … | … |
A0040 | Novikov | Chalcedon | 140 Chancery Avenue | Václav Škoda | 28 |
Unit ID No. | Entity Represented | City | Address | Head of Mission | Total Staff |
A0041 | Xencovia | Chalcedon | 101 Federal Avenue | ... | ... |
A0042 | Vacant. | Chalcedon | 102 Federal Avenue | ... | ... |
A0043 | Vacant. | Chalcedon | 103 Federal Avenue | ... | ... |
A0044 | Vacant. | Chalcedon | 104 Federal Avenue | ... | ... |
A0045 | Vacant. | Chalcedon | 105 Federal Avenue | ... | ... |
A0046 | Vacant. | Chalcedon | 106 Federal Avenue | ... | ... |
A0047 | Vacant. | Chalcedon | 107 Federal Avenue | ... | ... |
A0048 | Vacant. | Chalcedon | 108 Federal Avenue | ... | ... |
A0049 | Vacant. | Chalcedon | 109 Federal Avenue | ... | ... |
A0050 | Vacant. | Chalcedon | 110 Federal Avenue | ... | ... |
Unit ID No. | Entity Represented | City | Address | Head of Mission | Diplomatic Staff | Service Staff |
B0001 | … | … | … | … | … | … |
B0002 | … | … | … | … | … | … |
B0003 | … | … | … | … | … | … |
Unit ID No. | Entity Represented | City | Address | Head of Mission | Diplomatic Staff | Service Staff |
C0001 | … | … | … | … | … | … |
C0002 | … | … | … | … | … | … |
C0003 | … | … | … | … | … | … |
Filing a facility application is a simple as reading through the Code of Diplomatic Facility Regulations (next section), filling out the form shown below, and mailing or faxing it to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Laura Garmash for processing.
DIPLOMATIC FACILITY APPLICATION
SECTION A: GENERAL INFORMATION
Name of entity requesting facility:
Country represented (long form):
Current diplomatic relationship with Monavian government:
Treaties with Monavian government (list):
SECTION B: FACILITY DETAILS
Facility type (chancery, consulate, other):
Requested lot number:
Facility size:
Description of proposed structure:
Number and type of vehicles to be accommodated (list):
Helipad construction desired:
SECTION C: DIPLOMATIC PERSONNEL AND SUPPORT STAFF
Head of mission:
Number and type of diplomatic staff (list and specify titles/positions):
Family of diplomatic staff present:
Number and type of support staff (incl. domestic workers):
State any plans the mission has for hiring local people:
SECTION D: SECURITY MEASURES
Number and type of security personnel:
Number and type of security personnel armaments (list):
Structural security measures:
Number and type of security vehicles (list):
Vehicle armaments and modifications (list):
Special security concerns (list):
SECTION E: OTHER DISCLOSURES
List all special facility requests:
Please declare all plants and animals being imported:
Application prepared by:
Date:
AMENDED JANUARY 22, 2024
Article I
General Provisions
§1. Eligibility to Apply: All sovereign governments and recognized nongovernmental organizations (including treaty organizations and organized religious bodies) shall be granted standing to apply for permission to establish diplomatic facilities. The Ministry shall, if directed the Crown, grant identical standing to governments-in-exile.
§2. Applications: All applications should be complete and accurate. The Ministry reserves the right to suspend incomplete applications pending the receipt of required information.
§3. Waivers: The Imperial Parliament has granted the Ministry the right to waive and reinstate specific provisions of this code in response to concerns cited by an entity requesting a new facility or operating an existing one. The Ministry reserves the right to revoke waivers but will provide a notice in writing prior to doing so. The Crown reserves the right to veto waiver grants and revoke waivers at will.
Facilities
§1. Permitted Facilities: Entities applying to establish diplomatic facilities may establish chanceries, consulates, or similar facilities subject to any limitations which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs deems appropriate.
§2. Definitions and Facility Types: The following definitions shall serve the purposes of this code:
A. Embassy: A permanent diplomatic mission which exists to represent the official interests of its host country.
B. Chancery: A building which houses an embassy.
C. Consulate: An independent diplomatic office which exists to serve the interests of foreign nationals located within its geographic vicinity.
§3. Construction: All new construction (i.e. erections of completely new structures) shall be required to comply with the building codes of all involved jurisdictions. The provision is also applicable to renovations of existing embassies or modifications made to the same.
§4. Extraterritoriality:
A. All chanceries shall be granted conditional extraterritoriality subject to limitations specified in any treaties which the Monavian Empire may have entered into with the countries operating said chanceries.
B. Consulates may be granted extraterritoriality at the discretion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
C. Diplomatic vehicles shall not be granted extraterritoriality without the express consent of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Pursuant to applicable federal statutes, the minister can only extend this privilege to vehicles employed in the direct conveyance of accredited diplomats and cannot extend this privilege to security and escort vehicles.
D. The conferral of extraterritorial legal status upon a diplomatic facility and its grounds does not grant any personnel located there license, permission, consent, or sanction of any kind to:
i. Knowingly and purposely employ the facility for any belligerent purpose, as doing so constitutes a breach of the laws and customs of warfare presently in force among civilized nations
ii. Engage in any violent, reckless, or disruptive activities posing hazards to the physical safety and welfare of bystanders and local traffic
iii. Knowingly and purposely disregard event permitting and safety regulations under local traffic and fire codes in the course of hosting any function
iv. Employ the facility or any externally visible equipment, furnishings, fixtures, vehicles, signage, flags, or insignia located on its grounds in a fashion that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs deems reasonably construable as expressing support for or promotion of belligerency against the Imperial Federation, terroristic organizations and their activities, or the commission of violent acts against Monavian citizens.
E. Violation of any provision contained in the preceding subsection shall constitute lawful grounds for revocation of extraterritorial status and the imposition of sanctions against the facility, its personnel, and sponsoring entity, except where limited by any treaties to which the Imperial Federation and the sponsoring entity shall be parties.
Diplomatic Personnel
§1. Personnel Limitations: All diplomatic facilities shall be subject to the following personnel limitations unless granted exceptions by the Ministry:
A. Chanceries: Chanceries may not contain more than fifteen permanent diplomatic staff (i.e. ambassadors of all ranks, envoys, attachés, secretaries, and the like) and fifty permanent support staff (i.e. clerical personnel, attendants, domestic servants, and so forth).
B. Consulates: Consulates may not contain more than seven permanent diplomatic staff (i.e. consuls, consular officers, secretaries, and the like) and twenty permanent support staff (i.e. clerical personnel, attendants, domestic servants, and so forth).
§2. Privileges of Diplomatic Staff: All diplomatic staff shall be permitted to exercise the following customary privileges in addition to any rights already afforded to them under Monavian law:
A. Using and displaying diplomatic insignia, including diplomatic flags and ensigns, as well as flying and displaying the flags, banners, and standards of whatever sovereign states and governments they represent on the premises of their respective chanceries, consulates, and private vehicles.
B. Using diplomatic license plates on their official and private vehicles.
C. Conducting business in the Monavian Empire in their individual capacities as private citizens.
D. Importing and keeping pets as long as they do not violate exotic pet regulations.
E. Importing and growing plants as long as they are not used to produce controlled substances.
F. Claiming diplomatic immunity in accordance with the provisions of Article V of this code.
G. Claiming entitlement to courtesies commensurate with his or her rank pursuant to protocol.
H. Claiming entitlement to exercise legal rights conferred by an exequatur.
I. Claiming search exemption on a diplomatic bag not exceeding 100 kilograms in weight or 0.5 cubic meters in volume.
§3. Accreditation: All personnel seeking to be recognized as diplomatic officers rather than as supporting staff must submit Letters of Credence proving their accreditation.
Security
§1. Personnel Limitations: All diplomatic security personnel shall be subject to the following limitations unless granted exceptions by the Ministry:
A. Chanceries: No chancery may contain more than twenty permanent security personnel in times when the country to which the embassy belongs is at peace. This limit may be increased to thirty at the Ministry’s discretion.
B. Consulates: No consulate may contain more than ten permanent security personnel in times when the country to which the consulate belongs is at peace. This limit may be increased to fifteen at the Ministry’s discretion.
C. Domestic security aid: All diplomatic vehicles and convoys shall be eligible to apply for protection by Monavian security personnel.
D. Domestic Security Interference: Diplomatic security personnel shall not hinder or obstruct the conduct of regular local police patrols and the enforcement of traffic laws by local traffic wardens.
E. Temporary security personnel: Visiting security personnel, such as a temporary ceremonial honor guard or security details present as part of a diplomatic visit, shall not be regarded as “permanent security personnel” under subsections (A) and (B) of this section unless their presence in the Imperial Federation exceeds fourteen consecutive calendar days or twenty calendar days within a rolling thirty-day period.
§2. Military Operations: Guards posted on the grounds of diplomatic facilities may not engage in offensive operations without the consent of the Monavian government. This restriction is intended to protect the peaceful neutrality of the facilities.
§3. Prohibited Armaments: Diplomatic facilities shall not employ any of the following prohibited items as parts of their protective armaments:
A. Strategic weaponry designed to cause indiscriminate damage on a wide scale, including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or electromagnetic devices.
B. Large-scale conventional explosive devices, including aerially deployed bombs and their associated delivery systems.
C. Heavy armaments, including any form of artillery (whether towed or self-propelled), tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, and their associated ammunition.
D. Ballistic missiles and rockets and their associated launch vehicles.
E. Incendiary devices and land mines.
F. Antiaircraft weapons and ammunition of any kind.
G. Heavy small arms, including (but not limited to) any rifled firearm with a caliber exceeding fifteen millimeters, rocket-propelled grenade launchers, mortars, antitank weapons, heavy machine guns, autocannons, and anti-materiel rifles.
H. Bladed weapons featuring serrations or poisons of any kind.
I. Armor-piercing, explosive, and tracer ammunition.
J. Sawed-off shotguns and other weapons possessing similar unlawful modifications.
§4. Armament Limitations: All weapons not prohibited under the preceding section shall be subject to the following regulations:
A. All weapons shall be securely stored and monitored by appropriate security staff.
B. Unless otherwise permitted by a treaty between the Imperial Federation and a foreign state, no chancery’s weapon inventory shall contain more than twenty man-portable automatic weapons and no consulate’s weapon inventory shall contain more than eight man-portable automatic weapons unless the Ministry grants express exceptions. No diplomatic security detail shall be permitted to carry fully automatic weapons more than twenty meters outside the exterior perimeter of their host facility without the Ministry’s express consent.
C. Any person seeking to carry concealed weapons must apply for and secure a concealed-carry permit from local authorities.
§5. Security of Vehicles: Diplomatic vehicles shall be subject to the following restrictions:
A. Vehicle armor: Diplomatic vehicles shall be permitted to carry external armor and other necessary countermeasures not covered under other provisions of this code.
B. Vehicle armaments: No offensive armaments may be physically integrated into diplomatic and security vehicles (i.e. they cannot be “built-in”) without the express consent of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
§6. Fortifications: Diplomatic facilities shall not contain any fortifications constructed to resist a military assault.
Diplomatic Immunity
§1: Eligibility: Ambassadors of all ranks, envoys, chargés d’affaires, consuls, attachés, consular officers, honorary diplomatic officers, and foreign nationals employed at diplomatic facilities are eligible for diplomatic immunity. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reserves the right to grant diplomatic immunity to other persons at its discretion. All eligible persons are free to invoke diplomatic immunity in connection with official actions not taking the form of violent crimes or actions calculated to injure the interests of the Monavian state.
§2. Grades of Immunity: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has established three grades of diplomatic immunity (full, partial, and limited). Ambassadors of all ranks, envoys, chargés d’affaires en pied, and consuls shall enjoy full immunity. Chargés d’affaires ad interim, attachés, consular officers, honorary consuls, and administrative staff shall enjoy partial immunity. Consular staff, service staff, and security staff shall enjoy limited immunity.
A. Full immunity shall consist of freedom from detention apart from traffic stops, freedom from arrest, freedom from search of person and property, freedom from compulsion to testify in court, and immunity from prosecution for misdemeanors.
B. Partial immunity shall consist of freedom from detention apart from traffic stops, freedom from arrest, freedom from search of person and property, and freedom from compulsion to testify in court.
C. Limited immunity shall consist of freedom from detention apart from traffic stops, freedom from arrest, and freedom from search of person and property.
§3. Restrictions on Prohibited Persons: All persons who meet any of the criteria listed in this section shall be automatically declared personae non gratiae and deported no less than five days after exhausting all permitted appeals or choosing not to pursue appeals further.
A. Any foreign national who is convicted of a felony by a Monavian court.
B. Any foreign national who is deemed to represent a security threat to the Monavian Empire or its territories.
C. Any foreign national who is found to have been previously convicted of felonies in his or her home country and has not been pardoned (political crimes excepted).
§4. Traffic Laws: All diplomatic, support, and security personnel and their vehicles shall be subject to Monavian traffic laws.
A. Pursuant to current Ministry of Transportation regulations, no local jurisdiction shall renew the registration of any diplomatic vehicle for which traffic violation fines remain unpaid.
B. All jurisdictions that issue driving licenses can suspend or revoke the licensure of any person convicted of repeatedly violating traffic laws.
Immigration, Travel, and Customs Restrictions
Violet status: Travelers need only a valid passport or visa and a secondary form of identification to enter or leave Monavian territorial borders. A passport or visa is valid if it contains a clear photograph of the individual possessing the document, an official seal by the issuing authority, and the individual's signature. A metal detector search is usually conducted at points of entry.
Blue status: In addition to the above restrictions, individuals will be subject to X-ray searches of their baggage.
Green status: In addition to the above restrictions, individuals who are found to arouse suspicions may be subject to pat-down searches of their persons at the discretion of local security officers. Those found to be possessing suspicious, but otherwise legal articles on their person or in their luggage may be subject to a brief period of questioning by security officers.
Yellow status: Individuals are subject to the same security requirements as green status individuals and shall not be permitted to stay in Monavian territory for more than thirty days without a signed letter of permission from their embassy. Should they be in violation of the above or any security procedures, they may be detained pending a formal questioning.
Orange status: Individuals in this category are subject to the same security requirements as yellow status individuals and are not permitted to remain in Monavian territory for more than ten days. Violators of the above restrictions or any security procedures may be detained pending a formal questioning. They may also be restricted to their embassy.
Red status: Individuals in this category are considered personae non gratiae and are therefore not permitted on Monavian soil. If caught, violators will be detained immediately for questioning and are typically subject to deportation pending administrative judicial proceedings.
Black status: Black status individuals are persons who have been classified as fugitives entering Monavia to escape justice; prisoners being brought into Monavia to face trial; individuals wanted by the FUCC, FUPF, RBG, MNIA, FBCR, or any other domestic law enforcement agency; hostile foreign aliens; and hostile foreign intelligence operatives. These people are subject to immediate arrest and detention followed by appropriate legal action, prosecution, judicial proceedings, extradition, imprisonment, or expulsion as dictated by the particulars of each situation involving such individuals.
January 22, 2024
• Art. I, §1 renamed and amended for clarity.
• Art. II, §2 renamed.
• Art. II, §4 (D) and §4 (E) added to clarify limitations of extraterritorial status.
• Art. IV, §1 (E) added to close loopholes regarding visiting security personnel.
• Art. IV, §3 amended for clarity.
• Art. IV, §4 (B) amended for clarity.
• Art. IV, §5 (B) amended for clarity.
• Art. V, §4 amended.