Bilateral relations

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.

Switzerland operates a vast humanitarian aid programme in Yemen and supports the UN-efforts for a sustainable peace.

Swiss nationals in Yemen

In 2020, there were 15 Swiss citizens living in Yemen.

History of bilateral relations

Before the unification of Yemen, Switzerland had recognised North Yemen in 1948 and South Yemen in 1967.

Switzerland has maintained diplomatic relations with North Yemen since 1972 and with South Yemen since 1973.

In 1990 Switzerland recognised Yemen after unification.

Today, Switzerland's interests in Yemen are represented by its embassy in Muscat, while consular matters come under the Swiss embassy in Riyadh. Yemen, meanwhile, has an embassy in Switzerland, in Geneva.

Yemen, Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (de, fr, it)

Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland, Dodis