In most of the countries you will find diplomatic missions, which usually refers to an embassy and/or a consulate. Diplomatic bodies represent other country interests in Trinidad and Tobago, with the aim of strengthening international relations between the states and providing services for their citizens in Trinidad and Tobago.

Embassies and consulates are considered legal territories of their home countries. They are not "foreign territory" but they are protected and considered the property of the country using them, meaning that Trinidad and Tobago does not have jurisdiction over the embassy or consulate of another country.

What is the difference between Embassy and Consulate

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations international treaty defines the diplomatic mission’s purpose and framework. The various diplomatic missions offer several services and carry out different missions. For example:

• Embassy: This is the primary diplomatic representation of a country’s government and is headed by an ambassador. An embassy is the main location for a diplomatic presence of one country in another. A country has at most one embassy in another country, and is always established in the capital city of the host country. In the absence of a consulate in a country, the embassy has also a consular section to carry out all the relevant consular services (see below).
• Consulate General: This is a diplomatic mission, headed by a consul that provides a full range of services such as: issuing passports/visas, keeping birth and marriage records, assisting expats, providing legal information, translations etc. It can be located in any major city of the host country, although often in the capital city (in certain cases, in the same building as the embassy). In major countries and large territories, you often have more than one consulate.
• Honorary Consulate: It supplements the Consulate to provide a limited range of consular services and is headed by an honorary consul. They help nationals abroad. For example, in the event of a hospital stay, missing person, death, natural disaster or other emergency. They can also issue emergency travel documents and consular declarations for which the applicant is required to appear in person.

NB: You will usually apply for a visa at the Consulate of the country you want to visit. However, if there is no such representation in Trinidad and Tobago, you can apply for a visa at the embassy.

Where to find Consulates and Embassies in Trinidad and Tobago

Not all countries have an Embassy and/or a Consulate as it depends of the political situation, the relationship with the host country, the size of the country, and the number of foreign citizens living there.

In some cases, countries can share representations and you can be assisted by the services of another embassy or consular service to get the information you need.

We recommend you register/contact your country’s embassy at your destination. It is a free service provided by any diplomatic mission and it will allow them to record information about your upcoming trip abroad. It can be used to assist you in case of an emergency.

Registration will also allow you to get routine information from your nearest embassy or consulate, as citizen residing abroad.

The Trinidad and Tobago capital, Port-of-Spain hosts 18 embassies.

There are also 32 consulates and few other representations in Trinidad and Tobago.

All consulates and honorary consulates are located in Port-of-Spain, except for those countries who own an embassy in the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and might have another diplomatic mission outside the capital.

You will find below a list of selected countries (the list is not exhaustive) that have a diplomatic mission in Trinidad and Tobago. The list includes embassies, consulates, honorary consulates and sometimes other official representations for you to be able to get information and services.

Embassies and Main Consulates in Port-of-Spain

China

Embassy of China in Trinidad and Tobago

Embassy:
Address: #76 Long Circular Road, Maraval, Port of Spain
Tel: (+1) 868 622 1832
E-Mail: chinaemb_tt@mfa.gov.cn.  Consular Affairs: port-of-spain@csm.mfa.gov.cn          
Social Media: https://twitter.com/ChineseEmbinTT
Opening hours: Consular Affairs: From 09:00-11:00 and 14:00-16:00, working days only

The consular section provides a range of consular services such as document authentication and legalization processing, as well as notary certification and marriage registration, visa affairs, and consular protection to all Chinese living abroad.

France

French Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago

Address: 7 Mary Street, St. Clair, Newtown 190106, Port of Spain
Tel: (+1) 868 232 4808
E-Mail: info@ambafrance-tt.org
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/Frenchembassytt and https://twitter.com/frenchembassytt
Opening hours: The public will be seen by appointment only. Telephone lines are open from Monday to Thursday from 9am to 12pm and from 2-5 pm and on Fridays from 9am to 1pm.

The French General Consulate in Trinidad and Tobago provides reception of the public (consular affairs), identity cards and passports, civil status: marriages, births ..., other steps (legalization of signature, driver's license...), elections, national service and assembly of French nationals abroad.

Germany

Embassy of Germany in Trinidad and Tobago

Address: 19 St. Clair Avenue, Port of Spain
Tel: (+1) 868 628-1630 | 628-1631
E-Mail: info@ports.diplo.de
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/germanembassyportofspain/
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 08.00 to 11.30 am

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Trinidad and Tobago provides passports and ID cards’ services, nationality, family and inheritance matters, criminal records, visa and entry, lawyers, doctors and translators and customs service, etc.

Japan

Embassy of the Japan in Trinidad and Tobago

Address: 5 Hayes Street, St. Clair, Port of Spain
Tel: (+1) 868 628 5991 / 2
E-Mail: embassyofjapan@po.mofa.go.jp and consular@po.mofa.go.jp
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/JapanEmbTT/
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 08:00 - 12:00 AM and 13:00 - 16:30 PM

The Embassy covers 8 more neighbouring countries (Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, and Suriname), as well as regional organizations, including the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

British High Commission

Address: 19 St Clair Avenue, St Clair, Port of Spain
Tel: (+1) 868 350 0444
E-Mail: generalenquiries.ptofs@fcdo.gov.uk
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/ukintt and https://twitter.com/ukincaribbean
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday from 9am to 4pm, Friday from 9am to 1pm (excluding public holidays)

The British Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago provides services to British nationals living in and visiting the country. Some of the services are: emergency travel document replacement, notarial and documentary services, marriage, consular fees, etc.

USA (United States of America)

Embassy of the United States of America in Trinidad and Tobago

Address: 15 Queen’s Park West, Port of Spain
Tel: (+1) 868 622 6371
E-Mail: consularpos@state.gov
Social Media: https://twitter.com/USinTT and https://www.facebook.com/ttusa/ and https://www.instagram.com/usintt/
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 16:30

The US representation in Trinidad and Tobago provides a range of consular services such as regular passport applications and renewals, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA), and notarial services, assistance on death of a U.S. Citizen and emergency financial assistance, etc.

Honorary Consulates in Trinidad and Tobago

Contact directly the Embassy/Consulate website for more information.
For countries with no consulates or embassies in Trinidad and Tobago, the Honorary Consulates are supervised by diplomatic representations located in other country, often Nassau, in The Bahamas for Trinidad and Tobago.

Honorary Consulates in Port-of-Spain

• Argentina
• Austria
•  High Commission for the Commonwealth of Australia (australianhighcommission.pos@gmail.com)
• Brazil (amboffice.portspain@itamaraty.gov.br or brasemb.portspain@itamaraty.gov.br)
• High Commission of Canada (pspan@international.gc.ca)
• Chile (puertoespana@consulado.gob.cl)
• Colombia (eptoespana@cancilleria.gov.co)
• Cuba (cubasec.tt@gmail.com or embajada@tt.embacuba.cu)
• Denmark
• Dominican Republic (embtt@mirex.gob.do)
• High Commission for the Republic of India (hc.pospain@mea.gov.in)
• Italy (italconstt@gmail.com)
• Mexico (embttobago@sre.gob.mx)
• Netherlands
• Panamá (embpanamatyt@mire.gob.pa)
• Perú (missiontt@embassyofperutt.net)
• Spain (emb.puertoespana@maec.es)
• Switzerland