Consulate General of Switzerland in Cape Town

The Embassy of Switzerland is located in Cape Town which is the city of South Africa.

The primary purpose of an Embassy is to provide assistance to the citizens who travel or want to live in the host country. You need to have several documents for this purpose, and an embassy provides you all of the consulate services. To visit the embassy, you must make your appointment and choose the date/time that is available on the schedule.

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COVID-19 Statistics - Switzerland
Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease the Consulate General of Switzerland in Cape Town could have adjusted its office hours or services. Please do confirm personally.

Switzerland Tourists Details
Switzerland is a beautiful place to visit. It is quite popular for tourism as it has a number of historical places, and many other spots for tourists. Every year, a number of tourists visit Switzerland.

Consular Services
Several consular services are provided by the embassy of Switzerland situated in South Africa. These may include visa or passport processing, marriage registration along with document legalization as well. Apart from this, South Africa has a representation in Switzerland. The consulate services are granted to visitors from South Africa to Switzerland as well as to Afghan citizens in South Africa. These consulate services are listed below:

  • Process passport applications
  • Process visa applications
  • Notarizing documents
  • Legalization of documents
  • Absentee Tazkera
  • Issuing emergency travel documents
  • Power of attorney
  • Birth Certificate
  • Criminal Record Check
  • Application forms
  • Authentication of documents

Visa types granted by Switzerland are;

  • Switzerland Short-term Swiss visas
  • Switzerland Airport transit Swiss visa
  • Switzerland Swiss tourist/visitor visa
  • Switzerland Business visa
  • Switzerland Medical visa
  • Switzerland Swiss visa for cultural, sport, religious, or film events
  • Switzerland Official visit visa
  • Switzerland Short-term study visa
  • Switzerland Non-immigrant Swiss visas
  • Switzerland Student visas
  • Switzerland Temporary worker visas
  • Switzerland Non-immigrant family visas
  • Switzerland Immigrant Swiss visas
  • Switzerland Family reunion visas
  • Switzerland Work visas
  • Switzerland Business visas
  • Switzerland Retirement visa
  • Switzerland Asylum-seekers and refugees in Switzerland
  • Switzerland Residence and citizenship in Switzerland

You can book your appointments to visit the embassy by contacting them through phone call/ email or check schedules on their official website. It is mandatory to contact before visiting the embassy because the office hours may vary.



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Embassy of Switzerland in Pretoria, South Africa

225 Veale Street
Parc Nouveau New Muckleneuk 0181
P.O. Box 2508
Brooklyn Square Pretoria
0075 South Africa

(+27) 12 452 06 60

(+27) 12 346 66 05

http://www.eda.admin.ch/pretoria