Published on 1 February 2026

Access to official documents

According to the Federal Act on Freedom of Information in the Administration (Freedom of Information Act, FoIA), everyone has the right to access official documents of the Federal Administration, provided that there are no overriding public or private interests in keeping the information confidential.

This right of access exists regardless of the nationality or place of residence of the person submitting the request. No specific reason must be given. Documents created after 1 July 2006 can be viewed.

If you are interested in an official FDFA-related document, please send your request to the address below or by email to oeffentlichkeitsprinzip@eda.admin.ch. The request should be as specific as possible, so as to allow the requested document to be found.

Please be sure to provide as much of the following information as you have:

  • the name of the document you are looking for;
  • the subject area concerned;
  • the authority that created the document;
  • the reference;
  • the date it was created or a specific time period.

Contact

FDFA Data Protection, Information Security and Information Access (DII)
FDFA General Secretariat
Eichenweg 5
3003 Bern