Services

As one of the most important governmental instrumentalities, the Department of State is responsible for fostering cultural, political and economic relations between Puerto Rico and foreign countries as well as with other jurisdictions of the United States of America. In addition, it performs various administrative functions such as:

• To enact, publish, certify, and sell the laws and bylaws of the Government of Puerto Rico;
• To regulate the use of the flag and coat of arms of Puerto Rico;
• To issue licenses for the exercise of professions or trades regulated by the State through the Examining Boards;
• Preparing and keeping various registries: consuls; corporations and partnerships; trademarks; notaries and intellectual property, among others.
• Process passport applications for U.S. citizens, a task delegated by the Federal Government;
• Coordinate matters of a protocol nature that fall within the Government's purview.