Embassy of Switzerland in Le Cap (South Africa) :

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Address of the Embassy of Switzerland in Le Cap (South Africa) :

Swiss Embassy Branch Office in Cape Town, South Africa Nr 1, Thibault Square 26th Floor (Old BP Building) cnr Long and Hans Strijdom Streets P O Box 1546 Cape Town 8000 South Africa


Telephone of the Embassy of Switzerland in Le Cap (South Africa) :

(+27) 21 418 36 69


Fax of the Embassy of Switzerland in Le Cap (South Africa)

(+27) 21 418 15 69


Email of the Embassy of Switzerland in Le Cap (South Africa) :

vertretung@cap.rep.admin.ch

Website of the Embassy of Switzerland in Le Cap

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General information about the embassy :

Ambassador or representative of the Embassy of Switzerland of Le Cap (South Africa) :

Mr Viktor Christen


Opening hours of the Embassy of Switzerland in Le Cap (South Africa) :

09.00-12.00


Representations in the world :

The Embassy of Switzerland in Le Cap (South Africa) is one of 127 foreign representations in Le Cap and is one of 418 foreign representations in South Africa.
There are 844 representations (embassies or consulates) of Switzerland in the world.

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Role of the Embassy of Switzerland à Le Cap (South Africa)

An embassy is the diplomatic representation of one State to another, it is the place of diplomatic representation of a State in another State. It is of the order of diplomacy, i.e. its mission is to manage negotiations between governments. It represents its government to the authorities of the state in which it is located. It is an intermediary between two states: it facilitates communication between two governments.
In addition to this mission of representation and diplomacy, an embassy ensures a consular mission which allows expatriates to make administrative procedures: such as the elaboration of acts for events of civil state such as a birth, a marriage, a death, a recognition, and to obtain identity papers such as passport or identity card.

In case of insecurity in the host country, an embassy can ensure the protection of these expatriates inside the embassy.

An expatriate in difficulty can also ask his embassy for help, for example if he loses his money, his identity documents, and he can also ask to be repatriated.