Honorary Consulate General of Romania in Southwest Florida
Government of Romania
The Honorary Consulate General of Romania in Southwest Florida aims at developing friendly relations between Romania and United States of America, while promoting Romanian-American cooperation in the political, economic, technical, scientific and cultural fields, with specific focus on the local level.
The Honorary Consulates are established by decision of the Romanian Government with the consent of the United States authorities with a view to foster the bilateral economic, business, cultural, and academic relations between the two countries
The Honorary Consulates play an important role in helping the Romanian-American communities in their jurisdiction to promote their national and cultural heritage
The Honorary Consulates do not perform any of the services that are regularly rendered by the embassies or career consular offices of Romania. They do not process passports or travel documents, do not issue visas, do not authenticate or certify documents. These services are only rendered by the Romanian Embassy in Washington DC and by the Romanian consular offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago
The Honorary Consuls may not use this capacity to serve as consultants or legal advisors to any person or business on matters that fall into the competencies and prerogatives of the Romanian authorities, except in exceptional circumstances. For services rendered under such exceptional circumstances the Honorary Consuls may not charge any taxes, fees, or reimbursements
All services and any form of assistance in any respect rendered by the Honorary Consuls at the request and to the benefit of the members of the Romanian-American communities in their jurisdictions are free of charge.
