Innovation and Partnerships

Address

Consular Directorate CD
Effingerstrasse 27
3003 Bern

Additional information


Consular activities and Visa

Last update 27.03.2024

  • Portal for young Swiss abroad

  • Switzerland’s representations abroad offer nationals residing abroad a range of consular services.

  • How Swiss citizens abroad can exercise their political rights

  • The Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA) SwissCommunity represents and defends the interests of the Swiss Abroad and offers them a wide range of services.

  • The magazine for Swiss citizens living abroad provides regular information on changes in Swiss legislation and current affairs in Switzerland

  • There are currently 18 Swiss schools abroad, which are supported by the Swiss government based on the Swiss Schools Act and Swiss Schools Ordinance.

  • Information on notifications of departures and returns by residents' register offices to the FDFA via eVera, the electronic administrative network for Swiss nationals residing abroad.

  • Our statistics provide information on the most popular emigration destinations and the largest Swiss communities abroad.

  • The "Square of the Swiss Abroad" in Brunnen - a symbol of the Swiss homeland and a point of attraction for guests from all over the world.

  • Based on Art. 19 of the Act on the Swiss Abroad (ASG), the electoral communes and the FDFA inform each other of changes to the data relevant to the electoral register.

  • Get yourself informed about the implications of retiring abroad and the challenges that come with it.

Contact

Innovation and Partnerships

Consular Directorate CD
Effingerstrasse 27
3003 Bern

Phone

Helpline +41 800 24-7-365 / +41 58 465 33 33

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