Swiss Consulate General in Frankfurt am Main

The Swiss consulate general in Frankfurt am Main is listed as open Monday to Friday, 09:00–12:00. An official note on hours or appointments is also shown (in German).

Free movement applies: German citizens enter Switzerland with a passport or national identity card and need no visa, whatever the length of stay.

In 2024, Switzerland’s consulate general in Frankfurt am Main received 2 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 2. Applications fell by 60% compared with 2023 (5).

Switzerland issues Schengen visas at 3 locations in Germany; this office handled 17% of their 12 applications in 2024. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in Germany, 3.0% of applications were refused in 2024; Switzerland’s rate worldwide was 11.3%. Switzerland received the 6th largest number of applications of the 13 Schengen states represented here.

The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Germany.

For matters it cannot handle, the Swiss embassy in Berlin (422 km) is responsible. The Swiss consulate general in Frankfurt am Main is one of 11 missions of Switzerland in Germany. Consulates: Stuttgart and Munich. Honorary consulates: Nuremberg, Hamburg, Gutach im Breisgau, Freiburg im Breisgau, Düsseldorf, Dresden and Bremen. Germany in turn has 6 missions in Switzerland, its embassy being in Bern.

About the Swiss consulate general in Frankfurt am Main

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Switzerland in Frankfurt am Main. It is headed by Dr. Erik Jakob, Consul General, according to the records. Career consulates of this kind usually renew passports and take visa applications for their region.

Address and contact

Address: 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Mendelssohnstraße 87. The record for the Swiss consulate general in Frankfurt am Main includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

When the Swiss consulate general in Frankfurt am Main is closed

Expect the Swiss consulate general in Frankfurt am Main to be shut on Christmas Day (Erster Weihnachtstag) on Friday 25 December 2026 and St. Stephen's Day (Zweiter Weihnachtstag) on Saturday 26 December 2026, and often on Christmas Day (Weihnachten) on Friday 25 December 2026, a holiday in Switzerland.

Before visiting the Swiss consulate general in Frankfurt am Main

Current procedures for the Swiss consulate general in Frankfurt am Main, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Swiss consulate general in Frankfurt am Main

Within 1 km of the Swiss consulate general in Frankfurt am Main there are 20 other foreign missions.