3.6 Increasing the size of the mission

According to Article 11 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and Article 20 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, a receiving State may require that the size of a mission or a consular post be kept within limits considered by it to be reasonable and normal, having regard to circumstances and conditions in the receiving state and to the needs of the particular mission or consular post.

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs kindly requests that the Protocol Department be informed of an intended increase in the number of staff at a mission or consular post through a note verbale with an explanation regarding the reason for the increase and information indicating which category the staff member will belong to and what their main tasks will be.

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs will then review the information and inform the mission or consular post about whether it can grant its approval through a note verbale.

This process should be completed before the new staff member makes preparations ahead of departure for Sweden, i.e. before applying for a visa.