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External Affairs Department of the Velocity Interoperability Network EstablishedThe External Affairs Department has been formally established and today launches its official website at foreign.gov.vin, where the Network's representations, its consular services and its register of agreements are published.
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Network to Open Seven Representations Beyond Its BoundariesThree permanent representations, two liaison offices and two delegations will open between 14 September and 2 November 2026. The bodies to which each is accredited and its opening date are published from today.
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Consular Assistance Available to Citizens of the Network from TodayThe Department today set out the consular assistance available to citizens of the Network beyond its boundaries, the standards to which it is provided, and the four levels of travel advice now in use.
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Department Publishes Register of Agreements and First Statistical ReleaseThirteen instruments are listed on the Network's register of agreements, of which eleven are in force. The Department's first statistical release covers the transition period from 10 August to 5 September 2026.
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