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Consular Protection The EU, your lifeline abroad You’re taking the trip of a lifetime. Chances are you haven’t thought about what you would do if things went wrong. It might never happen, but it’s better to be prepared. If you get into serious difficulties somewhere outside the EU, and your own country doesn’t have an embassy there, you can get help from another EU country’s embassy. This is your right as an EU citizen. One day it may be your lifeline. filling in the gaps 90 million Number of trips Europeans make each year outside the EU. 4 Number of non-EU countries in which all EU countries have an embassy. USA CHINA INDIA RUSSIA 7 million Almost 7 million EU citizens go to or live in a place where their country is not represented. This could be you
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Consular Protection
The EU, your lifeline abroadYou’re taking the trip of a lifetime. Chances are you haven’t thought
about what you would do if things went wrong. It might never happen,
but it’s better to be prepared.
If you get into serious difficulties somewhere outside the EU, and your
own country doesn’t have an embassy there, you can get help from
another EU country’s embassy. This is your right as an EU citizen.
One day it may be your lifeline.
filling in the gaps
90 millionNumber of trips Europeans make each year outside the EU.
4 Number of non-EU countries in which all EU countries have an embassy.
USA CHINA
INDIA RUSSIA
7 millionAlmost 7 million EU citizens go to or live in a place where their country is not represented.
This could be you
stepping in when things go wrong
You can get help from another EU country’s embassy in case of :
Lost or stolen passport or ID card
The embassy can issue emergency travel documents.
Serious accident or illness
Staff may contact family or friends back home for you if you end up in hospital.
A crime, such as a mugging or serious assault
Someone from the embassy may come with you to the police station.
Death
Staff may help notify next of kin and help you register a death.
Your arrest or detention
The embassy may provide information on the local legal system, or help you find a lawyer.
Relief and repatriation in case of an emergency
For example in case of a natural disaster or civil unrest.
hassle-free help across the world
You and your family get assistance on the ground wherever you are in the world, even if your country isn’t represented there.
You get the same treatment as a citizen of the country that is helping you. There is no discrimination.
simple tips for safer travel
Check if your country has an embassy or a consulate in the country you’re going
to on the website of your country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and check
travel advice.
No embassy or consulate ?Find one of another EU country online.
Make a note of the phone number.
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