据报道，德国外交部将加强对签证的控制，以加强安全警戒，杜绝签证办理领域的某些不规范现象。新华社报道如下：The German foreign ministry¹ will tighten² its control over visa-granting to strengthen safety and eliminate irregularity in the field, local media reported Sunday.

New rules will be implemented³ shortly in all German embassies and consulates⁴, German News Agency DPA quoted a senior diplomat⁵ assaying.

Consulate具有“领事，领事馆，领事任期，领事的职位、权力和职责”等多种意思，例如：值得一提的是，很多人会混淆领事馆（consulate）和大使馆（embassy）的区别。领事是驻城市的，而大使是驻国家的。不少国家在中国香港、上海、广州等大城市都设有领事馆。