Partners

Services and visa

All consular services and long term visa are provided by the Embassy of Switzerland in Saudi Arabia.

Short term Schengen visa to Switzerland are provided by the VFS Joint Visa Application Centre for the Netherlands Embassy in Muscat Oman.

Consular services
Visa & 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.

In line with the FDFA Guidelines on Partnering with Sponsors to increase external transparency about the partnerships entered into by Switzerland’s embassies and consulates abroad, we are providing a list of the current-year sponsorship partners and the corresponding events.

For 2023, our confirmed partners are (last update on 04.03.2023):

Partners	Sponsored events/projects
Roche Diagnosis (National Pharmacy)	Oman Sustainability Week Exhibition in 2023
Sika	Oman Sustainability Week Exhibition in 2023
Grand Hyatt Muscat	Swiss Non-Conformist Design Exhibition at the National Museum in 2023