Every Monday, the consular newsletter compiles the latest major news on consular affairs and diplomatic networks.
- Former Black Stars defender faces court over alleged visa fraud. Pulse.
- Argentine embassy in Caracas under new 60-hour ‘siege’. Buenos Aires Herald.
- Billionaire heiress Hannah Bronfman had nanny send passport to airport in Uber during hectic travel day. Page Six.
- Sheltered Venezuelan government opponents decry police and intelligence agents outside embassy. Associated Press.
- Why the House GOP’s big immigration crackdown may be doomed. Politico.
- Fake visa appointment racket posing as VFS Global employees busted, three held for extortion. The New Indian Express.
- No middlemen, no bribes: Have our passport offices turned over a new leaf? The Business Standard.
- Wealthy parents ditch Korean passports to get kids into international school. Asia News Network.
- Commission plans to slash EU embassy staff around the world. Politico.
- Cyprus revokes more high-profile ‘golden’ passports. Politico.
- Deportation, Enforcement, and Detention Centres. University Times.
- I don't legally exist because of a paperwork mishap when I was born - I can't work or get a passport and can't own a home. Daily Mail.
- Montenegrin diplomatic and consular missions have 41 official vehicles, but it’s hard to sell or change them. Cafe del Montenegro.
- Official: Iranian consulate staff in Aleppo safely relocated to Damascus. Iran Front Page.
- Tehran condemns terrorist aggression on Aleppo consulate, says diplomatic staff safe. Tehran Times.
- Canada spying alert: India consulate in Vancouver under 'audio and video surveillance', private communications intercepted. The Economic Times.
- China warns of retaliation after Lithuania expels embassy staff. Al Mayadeen.
- Germany charges Hamas operatives who helped plan attacks on Israeli embassy, US airbase. Jewish News Syndicate.
- Home affairs minister says he denied Israeli politician Ayelet Shaked's visa over social cohesion concerns. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- Meghan Markle's claim Firm took her passport torn apart as she actually 'took 13 holidays'. Daily Express.
- "Race" between Osman and G?rvalla for the inauguration ceremony of the Embassy in Bogota. Koha.
- The One Glaring Detail ‘The Diplomat’ Gets Wrong About Decorating Embassies. AOL.
- US State Department must respond to the CES visa denials case promptly: Global Times editorial. Global Times.
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