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Royal Thai Embassy · Switzerland

🇨🇭Royal Thai Embassy · Bern

Consular jurisdiction: สวิตเซอร์แลนด์ + Liechtenstein. ให้บริการเอกสารสำหรับ Zivilstandsamt ทุก canton

Address
Kirchstrasse 56, 3097 Liebefeld-Bern
Contact
+41 31-970-3030
thaibern@thaiembassy.ch
Hours
จันทร์–ศุกร์ 09:00–12:00, 14:00–17:00
Turnaround & Languages
~6 business days
Languages: ไทย, อังกฤษ, เยอรมัน, ฝรั่งเศส

Services Offered

  • พาสปอร์ต
  • รับรอง
  • หนังสือรับรองโสด

Consular Fees (Approx.)

ServiceFee
พาสปอร์ตCHF 32

* Fees per Consular Affairs Dept, MFA Thailand. Please verify with the embassy before submission.

NYC prepares Thai source documents before submitting to Bern

Thai-issued documents (birth certificate, marriage certificate, single-status affidavit, power of attorney) must be MFA-legalized/Apostilled and translated into languages the embassy accepts (ไทย / อังกฤษ / เยอรมัน / ฝรั่งเศส) before shipping to Bern.

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Thai missions in the same region

🇬🇧
United Kingdom
London
🇫🇷
France
Paris
🇩🇪
Germany
Berlin
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Germany (Frankfurt)
Frankfurt
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Netherlands
The Hague
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Belgium
Brussels

Regulatory updates for Switzerland 2025–2026

  • Switzerland is a Hague Apostille member — Thai docs via MFA can carry Apostille (Thailand joined 15 Dec 2025), saving 3–7 days vs. Consular Legalization.
  • MFA Consular (Chaeng Watthana) accepts online booking only from Jan 2026 — reserve e-service in advance.
  • Original Thai document + MFA-certified translation must be submitted together.
  • Documents must be issued within 6 months — older copies risk refusal.

Common mistakes that trigger rejection

  1. Using freelance translators not on the MoJ/MFA registry — Switzerland refuses on sight.
  2. Name/place spelling mismatches with the passport — always cross-check.
  3. Original documents older than 6 months — some countries require ≤ 3 months.
  4. Filing Consular Legalization when Switzerland accepts Apostille — wastes 5–10 days and duplicate fees.

Anonymized micro case

A client prepared docs for Switzerland themselves and was refused because the translator was off-registry and the MFA step was missing. NYCLI (DBD 0435567000061) re-translated via MoJ-registered translators, filed MFA + Apostille, cleared in 6 business days — accepted first pass.

Quotable stats

6 business days
Total turnaround
Apostille ✓
Certification type
125+
Hague Apostille members

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