Negotiating mandate for treaty with Ukraine

Services and visa

All consular services and visa support for residents of the countries listed below are provided by the Embassy of Switzerland in Kiev/Ukraine. Information can be found on the websites concerned:

Consular services – Ukraine
Visa and entry to Switzerland – Ukraine

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.

The challenges involved in rebuilding Ukraine are huge. Support cannot be provided in the form of traditional international cooperation alone. The private sector will play an important role in reconstructing the country. To strengthen cooperation with Swiss companies already operating in Ukraine, a memorandum of understanding between Switzerland and Ukraine was signed on 23 January at the WEF Annual Meeting in Davos.

A new legal basis is required in order to boost cooperation with Swiss companies that are not yet active in Ukraine. On 20 November last year, the Federal Council decided that this basis should take the form of a temporary international treaty (subject to referendum), and on 29 January it approved the negotiating mandate for such a treaty between Switzerland and Ukraine. The Federal Council will now consult Parliament's foreign policy committees over the negotiating mandate.

On 26 June 2024, the Federal Council approved the sum of CHF 500 million to involve the Swiss private sector more closely in the reconstruction of Ukraine. These measures are part of Switzerland's Ukraine country programme 2025-28, which is currently being finalised. A total of CHF 1.5 billion has been earmarked to support Ukraine with a range of international cooperation instruments.