As the official representation of Switzerland, the embassy covers all matters concerning diplomatic relations between the two countries. It represents Swiss interests in the areas of political, economic and financial affairs, legal arrangements, science, education and culture.

The tasks of the embassy

VISA - Introduction of outsourcing process

As of 4 April 2014 the Regional Consular Centre in Pretoria as well as the Consulate General in Cape Town have outsourced some part of the visa process to the external service provider  TLScontact (Phone: 021 401 75 01).

As of that date, the interview appointments and the receipt of the application files will be handled by TLScontact for citizens and foreign nationals living in South African, Lesotho and Swaziland, which have to submit the visa applications at the TLScontact Center.

TLScontact Center

Registration and change of address

Communication with you is important, and in this respect the Internet and e-mail are increasingly becoming the quickest and most reliable ways to contact you. We would like to be able to communicate with you and inform you quickly and easily about matters that could be of major importance.

Registration and change of address

Banking Fraud: Warning to Swiss Bank Account Holders

Swiss citizens living in South Africa have lately become victims of banking frauds. The perpetrators get access to details from Swiss or Liechtenstein banking accounts (names, addresses, signatures, credit balance, etc.) and use this information to forge orders to transfer money to bank accounts in Asia. To prevent such cases, the Embassy of Switzerland recommends Swiss or Liechtenstein bank account holders to be vigilant with their banking identity details and to request their bank not to send correspondence via postal service and not to process any written money transfer order without prior consultation of the bank account owner via the telephone number that is lodged with the bank (not the one on the instructions).