The Consulate General was established as a Trade Office to facilitate Trade and Investment between Malawi and Mozambique as well as other SADC countries. The Vienna Convention on Consular Matters provides the most broad, detailed and internationally accepted definition of consular functions which guides the Malawi Consulate. Accordingly the Malawi Consulate provides Consular assistance where Consular assistance shall mean help and advice provided by the diplomatic agents of a country to citizens of that country who are living or travelling overseas. The diplomats may be honorary consuls, or members of the country’s diplomatic service.  Such assistance may take the form of:

• Provision of replacement travel documents
• Advice and support in the case of an accident, serious illness or death
• Advice and support of victims of serious crimes overseas and arranging for next of kin to be informed
• Visitation contact with incarcerated national
• Liaison with local police officials in the case of nationals abducted or missing overseas
• Loans to distressed travelers
• Help during crises, such as civil unrest and natural disasters
• Facilitating the social payment of social welfare benefits
• Registering citizen births abroad
• Providing a list of local doctors and lawyers for medical and or legal issues
• Supervising their flag vessels in foreign harbors

Such assistance commonly does not extend to:

• Storing luggage or valuables
• Interverning in commercial disputes on behalf of their nationals
• Providing travel agency, banking or postal services
• Money changing
• Translation and interpreting services
• Legal advice or advocacy;
• Negotiation of special treatment, bail, or early release from prison
• Criminal investigation
• Employment services

MANDATE: To execute the Malawi Government’s foreign policy in order to promote and protect Malawi’s interests in Tete, Mozambique while maintaining cordial relations with the host country.

VISION: To be a modern Diplomatic Mission of Excellence that promotes, protects and pursues Malawi’s interests in Tete, Mozambique.

MISSION: To provide quality, efficient and effective diplomatic representation that promotes development diplomacy, in line with Malawi’s Foreign Policy; the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy and the Economic Recovery Plan.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES: Maintenance of cordial bilateral relations between Malawi and Mozambique through

• • Promotion of trade, investment and tourism;
  • Provision of consular services;
  • Engagement of Malawian Diaspora.