Frequently Asked Membership Information Questions (FAQ)

How to register as a Consul

  1. Login to your account. For login instructions see our login FAQ.
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  2. Click on the "Consul Info" button.
  3. Click the "Add an assignment" button.
  4. Enter the appropriate data in the form and click the "Save" button.

You are now listed as a consul in the system

How to become verified Consul

To become a verified consul you must provide your embassy contact information. Once you have done that you will be added to the list of consuls waiting for verification. You are not required to take any other action. However, you may speed the process by requesting confirmation from a consul that you know. To request confirmation from a specific consul take the following steps:

  1. Register as a consul (see above).
  2. Verify that your embassy contact information is correct.
  3. Click the "Select Consul" button that is below your embassy contact information.
  4. You will see a Consul search page. Search for a consul you know and select them from the list
  5. You will see a form where you can write to the consul you have just selected and ask them to verify your credentials.

Once the consul has verified your credentials you will be a verified consul.

How to delete a Consul entry

  1. Login to your account. For login instructions see our login FAQ.
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  2. Click on the "Consul Info" button.
  3. If you have more than on consul assignment select the one you want to delete from the list on the left.
  4. Scroll to the bottom and click on the "Delete" button.
  5. Scroll to the bottom again and click on the "Confirm Delete" button.

Your consul entry is now deleted.

How to upload a photo

First ensure that you have a good quality photo on your system that you can upload to our system. Please do not upload copyrighted photos unless you have permission to do so. Photos should be a maximum of 110px wide by 140px high. Photos of other sizes will be modified to fit.

  1. Login to your account. For login instructions see our login FAQ.
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  2. Click on the "User Info" button.
  3. Scroll down to the "Upload Photo" section.
  4. Click the "Browse..." button.
  5. Select the photo to upload.
  6. Click the "Save User Data" button.

Your photo should now display on your page.

How to add or change phone numbers

  1. Login to your account. For login instructions see our login FAQ.
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  2. Click on the "User Info" button.
  3. Scroll down to the "Phone Numbers" section.
    • Click on the "Add Another Phone" button and enter the data to add a phone; or
    • Check the "delete" box to delete a phone number; or
    • Change the phone type or number.
  5. Click the "Save User Data" button. If you do not click save your changes will not take affect.

How to delete your account.

Deleting your account is a permanent action. All of your data on the system will be deleted. Consul.cc does not have the ability to recover your data.

  1. Login to your account. For login instructions see our login FAQ.
  2. Click on the "User Info" button.
  3. Scroll to the bottom and click the "Delete User" button.
  4. Scroll to the bottom again and click the "Confirm Delete User" button.

    5. Your data is now deleted