Swiss citizens abroad
As a Swiss citizen, you also benefit from a wide range of services from your home country when you are abroad. If you already live abroad or are planning to move abroad, you will find useful information and videos on specific topics relating to the Swiss community abroad here. Swiss authorities can also find information here on cooperation with the FDFA or with Swiss representations abroad.
Services for Swiss nationals abroad
Overview of consular services for Swiss nationals abroad and the FDFA Helpline, which provides information on consular matters.
Online desk for Swiss nationals living abroad
Information about the FDFA’s online desk for Swiss nationals living abroad.
SwissInTouch – the app for the Swiss community abroad
Information about the SwissInTouch app for Swiss nationals living abroad.
Young Swiss Abroad
Useful information for young Swiss citizens abroad.
Retiring abroad
Get yourself informed about the implications of retiring abroad and the challenges that come with it.
Voting and electoral rights
Information on the voting and electoral rights of Swiss citizens abroad.
The Organisation of the Swiss Abroad SwissCommunity
Useful information about the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA) SwissCommunity, its remit and services.
Swiss schools abroad
Information on Swiss schools abroad and the association educationsuisse.
Square of the Swiss Abroad
Information on the Square of the Swiss Abroad in Brunnen.
Statistics on the Swiss abroad
The Federal Statistical Office (FSO) publishes statistics on the Swiss abroad on behalf of the FDFA. This data is available on the FSO website.
Information for Swiss authorities
Information for Swiss authorities on social assistance for Swiss nationals abroad while in Switzerland, registering at the residents' registration office and exercising voting rights.
Contact
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA
Consular Directorate CD
Effingerstrasse 27
3003 Bern