Skills Development and Employment

Services and visa

All consular services and visa issues are provided by the Regional Consular Centre in Bangkok/Thailand.

Consular services
Visa and entry to Switzerland

Services

Contact the responsible Swiss representation or consulate when you want to register or unregister as a resident, when you need a new passport, have moved or wish to apply for citizenship. The entire selection of services offered can be found in the dropdown menu to the right. The contact details of the responsible Swiss representation are shown on the corresponding page.

Swiss citizens who get into difficulties abroad, also can ask for advice and help from the Swiss representative.

The magazine for the Swiss Abroad appears six times a year and provides information about what is happening at home and the activities of Swiss associations abroad. It also answers administrative questions.

Online desk FDFA

Using the FDFA’s online consular services while abroad.

The relevant Swiss representation abroad can answer any questions concerning the FDFA’s online desk.

SDC Cambodia

Young Cambodians attending mechanical training in Phnom Penh © SwissContact

The SDC Cambodia Employment and Skills Development program supports young women and men to increase their incomes and access to decent employment opportunities through vocational skills development and life skills. SDC supports a gender and rights-based labor migration management and helps to strengthen the Technical and Vocational Education and Training system and regulatory framework, for the marginalized women and men to benefit from domestic and regional economic opportunities in the context of ASEAN integration.

SDC worldwide

Children in a classroom in Burkina Faso in 2011 — © ©SDC/Nicole Gantenbein

Education means independence, improving chances of finding paid employment and an escape route from poverty. The SDC champions the right to education of the poorest and most disadvantaged, opening the door to their economic, political and social empowerment.

The SDC's worldwide engagement