Partners

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

Angola
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Publication

The dossier is intended for people who leave Switzerland to take up permanent residence in another country and work abroad.

Dossier: Living and working in South Africa (PDF, 34 Pages, 1.1 MB, French)

Other languages

Südafrika
Sudafrica

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.

Embassy of Switzerland in South Africa

For the Reception of the Soirée Suisse Event, taking place on 16 November 2023 at the official Residence of Switzerland in Pretoria, the following sponsors have partnered with the Embassy of Switzerland:

Eikendal Vineyards (Pty) Ltd
Lindt & Sprüngli Chocolatier in South Africa
Nestlé Nespresso South Africa
Nestlé South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Sponsors for the Switzerland-South Africa Collaboration (6 October 2023):

Lindt & Sprüngli Chocolatier in South Africa
Nestlé Nespresso South Africa

Sponsors for the Farewell Reception of the Ambassador of Switzerland, H.E. Dr. Nicolas Brühl (3 August 2023):

Lindt & Sprüngli Chocolatier in South Africa

(last update on 23.10.2023)

In the framework of the World Science Forum 2022, the Embassy has partnered with ABB South Africa for the Swiss booth at the conference expo in Cape Town from 6-9 December 2022.