Law enforcement from abroad

Law enforcement
Law enforcement is any system by which some members of society act in an organised manner to enforce the law by discovering, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms, governing that society.

The Russian Federation Law enforcement from abroad refers to the organisations or civil sectors which represent the Russian authorities outside of Russia. Two common institutes of law enforcement which expatriates residents of Russia can reach out to, when they leave Russia, are the embassy and the consulate.

Embassy
Embassies represent a diplomatic mission for Russian Federation. A diplomatic mission or foreign mission is a group of people from one state or an organisation present in another state to represent the sending state/organisation officially in the receiving state. The matters which the Embassy of Russian Federation attends to are more related to international geopolitical matters, or very sensitive legal cases.

Consulate
Where as Embassy's mission is set for rather serious matter, the Russian consulate in every country is bind to attend to civil matters and legal cases of expatriates who are planning to visit Russia, or are residents of Russian federation, but are outside of the country for a period of time.

Third Party Organisations
There are a number of third party organisations which are assigned by the Russian law enforcement bodies outside of Russia, to attend to certain issues concerning expatriates who're planning to visit the Russian Federation. One particular organisation is the VFS Global. VFS Global is an outsourcing and technology services specialist for governments and diplomatic missions worldwide. The company manages visa and passport issuance-related administrative and non-discretionary tasks for its client governments. Many visitors of Russia are advised by the administration of the Russian Consulate or Embassy to contact VFS offices for Visa inquiries and other Visa matters.