Swiss Universities and Higher Learning

Services and visa

All consular services for the South African provinces of Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North-West and Free State, as well as for the states of Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, have been provided by the Regional Consular Centre Southern Africa in Pretoria, which is attached to the local Embassy of Switzerland.

The Consulate General in Cape Town continues to be responsible for the South African provinces of the Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and Western Cape.

All Visa applications are handled by the Regional Consular Center Southern Africa in Pretoria.

Information can be found on the websites concerned:

Services – South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mauritius
Visa – South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mauritius

Angola
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Publication

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

Dossier: Living and working in South Africa (PDF, Number of pages 34, 1.1 MB, French)

Other languages

Dossier: Leben und Arbeiten in Südafrika
Dossier: Vivere e Lavorare in Sudafrica

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.

Swiss Universities and Higher Learning

Overview

Switzerland is a hub for excellent science, education, research and innovation. It has outstanding universities with numerous programs, many world-class public research institutions, and a thriving private sector which encourages research and development and conducts its own cutting-edge research.

Switzerland has twelve universities, eight universities of applied sciences, and fifteen universities of teacher education. Moreover, Switzerland is home to several excellent special institutes in the areas of international affairs, public administration, finance, and hotel management. Undergraduate study in Switzerland is usually in the national language of the respective area (German, French, Italian), while many graduate programs are offered in English.

For more information please refer to the booklet on Higher Education and Research in Switzerland.

Booklet: Higher Education and Research in Switzerland (PDF, Number of pages 29, 2.5 MB, English)