Published on 1 February 2026

Forms, legal bases and factsheets

Forms, legal bases and factsheets for accredited embassy and consulate staff during their period of residence in Switzerland.

Information on forms, legal bases and factsheets. — © DFAE

Forms

Arrival

• National (type D) visa application form (at the competent Swiss representation)
• Form 14.60 - Goods for beneficiaries of diplomatic privileges – tax-free importation (enter  606.000.14.60F in search field, fr only)

• Declaration of guarantee

  PDF158.99 kB9 October 2025

• FDFA registration application form for staff of diplomatic and consular representations

  PDF1.03 MB9 October 2025

Residence

• Application for a permit to carry weapons for foreign members of diplomatic missions, consular posts, permanent missions and special missions

  PDF26.98 kB30 January 2026

• Attestation for the acquisition of real estate in Switzerland

  French

  PDF294.49 kB30 January 2026

• Attestation request for Ci permit

  PDF184.25 kB30 January 2026

Legal bases

• Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (German)
• Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (German)
• Host State Act
• Host State Ordinance
• Private Household Employees Ordinance
• Protocol Regulations for the Swiss Confederation (German)
• Ordinance on the Customs Privileges of Diplomatic Missions in Bern and Consular Posts in Switzerland (German)
• Health Insurance Act (German)
• Health Insurance Ordinance (German)
• Federal Act on Value Added Tax
• Ordinance on Value Added Tax
• Road Traffic Act (German)
• Traffic Regulations Ordinance (German)
• Ordinance on the Authorisation of Persons and Vehicles for Road Traffic Purposes (German)
• Federal Act on Radio and Television
• Ordinance on Radio and Television
• Ordinance on the Import, Transit and Export of Pet Animals (German)

Factsheets

Private household employees

Information for private household employees (in different languages)

• Verordnung über die privaten Hausangestellten und Beilagen auf Deutsch.
• Ordonnance sur les domestiques privés et annexes en français.
• Ordinanza sui domestici privati e allegati in italiano.
• Ordinance for Private Household Employees and appendices in English.

Ordinance for Private Household Employees and appendices in English

• Employer's declaration of guarantee

  PDF321.64 kB30 January 2026

• Employment Contract (standard form)

  PDF124.73 kB30 January 2026

• Pay slip (standard form)

  XLSX18.93 kB30 January 2026

• Private household employee's declaration

  PDF244.94 kB30 January 2026

• Table for the calculation of insurances contributions and premiums

  XLSX23.56 kB30 January 2026

• Weekly record of hours worked

  XLSX18.44 kB30 January 2026

Ordenanza sobre los agentes privados y anexos en español

• Contrato de trabajo (modelo)

  PDF303.44 kB30 January 2026

• Declaración de garantía del empleado doméstico

  PDF239.82 kB30 January 2026

• Declaración de garantía del empleador

  PDF225.91 kB30 January 2026

• Decreto sobre los empleados domésticos

  PDF659.17 kB30 January 2026

Anexos à Portaria sobre Servidores Privados em português

• Contrato de trabalho (modelo)

  PDF322.49 kB30 January 2026

• Declaração de garantia do empregado doméstico privado

  PDF261.82 kB30 January 2026

• Ficha mensual de salario (Modelo)

  XLSX18.90 kB30 January 2026

Insurance factsheets

• Fiches informatives sur les assurances
• Information Sheets on Insurances