Dear visitors,

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the website of the Embassy of Switzerland in Cuba, and I invite you to browse these pages to learn more about the activities and services of the Embassy.

The main mission of our Representation is to promote and develop the bilateral relations between Switzerland and Cuba, as well as between Switzerland and Jamaica, in the fields of politics, economics, cooperation, education, including vocational training, and culture.

The relationship between Switzerland and Cuba goes back a long way. At the proclamation of the Republic of Cuba in 1902, Switzerland immediately recognised it and established diplomatic relations. Since then, our ties have never been interrupted. Moreover, from 1961 to 2015, Switzerland represented the interests of the United States of America in the Republic of Cuba, and from 1991 to 2015, also those of Cuba in the USA. Today, these ties are also present in our exchanges at the multilateral level, in particular within the United Nations organizations.

Swiss cooperation is present in Cuba, initially only with projects in the medical field. Since 2000, a SDC programme has been implemented to strengthen local public institutions, access to food and local economic development, including technical and vocational education. It has also supported the design of policies for participation and equality in gender, health and culture.

Since 2025, following the conclusion of the SDC's major programme (2000-2024), cooperation between Switzerland and Cuba has been transformed through other instruments, focusing on natural disaster prevention, medical contributions, support for new ventures (small and medium-sized enterprises, cooperatives and local development projects), economic education and the promotion of cultural engagement linked to social issues.

The ties between the citizens of our countries are developing in many areas and in this sense, contacts with the Swiss communities in Cuba and Jamaica will be a priority for the team of the Embassy. Moreover, culture plays a central role in this context as an inexhaustible source of joy and interpersonal and institutional opportunities.

The Embassy of Switzerland offers consular services to Swiss citizens residing and traveling in Cuba and Jamaica and to those requesting visa information. You will find quite some information on these pages. If necessary, you can contact us by e-mail (havana@eda.admin.ch ).

I hope you will find on this site the information you need. This is one of the communication tools between the Embassy and you, together with our profile on Facebook. Best regards.

Stefano Vescovi

Ambassador of Switzerland to Cuba and Jamaica