Embassy of Switzerland in Latvia

Services and visa

All consular services and visa issues are provided by the Regional Consular Centre Nordic and Baltic Countries in Stockholm/Sweden.

Consular services
Visa & entry to Switzerland

Publication

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

Dossier: Vivre et Travailler dans L'EU/L'AELE (PDF, 2.3 MB, French)

Other languages

Dossier: Leben und Arbeiten in der EU/EFTA
Dossier: Vivere e Lavorare nell' UE/AELS

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.

COVID-19

Travellers

For travellers from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia to Switzerland

The latest information regarding entry regulations into Switzerland can be read on the Website of the State Secretariat for Migration SEM

People arriving in Switzerland from countries and areas with a high risk of infection are required to go into quarantine. The list of the countries and areas with mandatory quarantine requirement is regularly updated and published on the website of the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health.

Recommendations from the Federal Office of Public Health

For Swiss travellers in the Baltic countries

Travellers arriving from the countries and areas with a high risk of infection are required to go into self-isolation. The lists of countries to which the restrictions apply are updated weekly, please see the actual lists here: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia.

Follow the website of the Regional Consular Center in Stockholm and register your trip in the Travel Admin application in your smart phones. This would help the Swiss authorities to be in touch with you.

Observe the rules set up by the local authorities of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia:

Ministry of Health of the Republic of Latvia

Ministry of Health in Lithuania

Estonia's Covid-19 crisis webpage

As the official representation of Switzerland, the Embassy covers all matters concerning diplomatic relations between the two countries. It represents Swiss interests in the areas of political, economic, financial and legal affairs, as well as science, education and culture.

The tasks of the embassy

Services and visa

All consular services and visa issues are provided by the Regional Consular Centre Nordic and Baltic Countries in Stockholm/Sweden.

Consular services
Visa & entry to Switzerland

Regional Consular Centre of the Embassy of Switzerland in Sweden renders consular services for the Baltic states

Consular services for Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are handled at the Regional Consular Centre of the Swiss embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. The centre is responsible for the Nordic and Baltic states since 2015.

Most of the consular services available to the Swiss diaspora in the Baltic countries are available by correspondence, thanks to the well-developed range of services. The consular centre in Stockholm provides the few remaining services that require a personal visit, such as registering biometric data for identity documents.

To minimise the cost to the person concerned, identity documents can be processed at any Swiss representation offering consular services or a cantonal passport office in Switzerland.

In addition, the FDFA has permanently expanded its online support. Please do not hesitate to contact the Consular Directorate's helpline in Bern for more information on +41-800-24-7-365 (available 24 hours every day of the year).