The consular section mainly takes care of the concerns of the Swiss living abroad but also of the citizens of our host country. The main tasks in a Consular section are:
- Residence registration for Swiss citizens living abroad
- Passports and identity cards matters
- Civil status matters (births, marriages, divorces, deaths, adoptions)
- Helping Swiss tourists in trouble
- Consular protection (providing help and assistance in case of detention, accidents etc.) to Swiss Citizens
- Visa and asylum matters
- Confirmation and legalisation matters
- Swiss citizenship / naturalization
- Social welfare for Swiss living abroad
- Swiss maritime navigation matters
In addition to that, all the administrative work such as finance management, staff management and housing management are part of the duties of a head of the Consular section. Furthermore he/she is responsible for the safety of the Consulate and Residence (House of the Consul General) and for the crisis management.
Further information: Link to Consular services
Your contacts
Mr Reto Läderach, Head of Operations
shanghai@eda.admin.ch
Mr Michel Wiedmer, Head of Visa section
shanghai.visa@eda.admin.ch