Events

Services and visa

All consular services for the South African provinces of Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North-West and Free State, as well as for the states of Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, have been provided by the Regional Consular Centre Southern Africa in Pretoria, which is attached to the local Embassy of Switzerland.

The Consulate General in Cape Town continues to be responsible for the South African provinces of the Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and Western Cape.

All Visa applications are handled by the Regional Consular Center Southern Africa in Pretoria.

Information can be found on the websites concerned:

Services – South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mauritius, Namibia
Visa – South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mauritius, Namibia

Angola
Malawi
Mozambique
Zambia
Zimbabwe

South Africa country dossier

Comprehensive information on living and working in South Africa

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.

Exhibition "Dialogues on Humanity" – in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions

Tuesday, 26.11.2024 – Monday, 13.01.2025
Exhibition

To mark the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, the Swiss Embassy, in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), is launching an exhibition at the Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria, which will run until 13 January 2025.

Location: Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria

Webinar “Banking issues for the Swiss abroad”

Wednesday, 13.12.2023 – Wednesday, 13.12.2023

Please be informed that on 13 December 2023 the Consular Directorate of the FDFA, the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA) and the Soliswiss Cooperative will hold a webinar on “Banking issues for the Swiss abroad”.

Location: Online