Swiss Honorary Consulate in Funchal

Honorary Consulate Switzerland Funchal, Portugal

Address
Consulado da Suíça, Vereda Ponte da Vargem 6, Quinta Ribeiro Real, PT-9325-360 Estreito Câmara de Lobos, Funchal

No opening hours on record. Most missions receive visitors by appointment only.

The exact position is not on record yet: the map shows the town.

Call

Head of mission: Anouk Rithner Costa

Sources: Swiss Foreign Affairs (FDFA) directory of Swiss representations · Record last updated on 9 November 2026

Switzerland’s honorary consul in Funchal has an office at Consulado da Suíça, Vereda Ponte da Vargem 6, Quinta Ribeiro Real, PT-9325-360 Estreito Câmara de Lobos, Funchal; an honorary consul offers first help and passes documents on, but visas and passports are issued elsewhere. Portuguese citizens need no visa for Switzerland: under European free movement rules they can travel, live and work there with a valid passport or national ID card.

Opening hours

No opening hours on record. Most missions receive visitors by appointment only.

Upcoming closures

Public holidays in Portugal

  • Restoration of Independence

    Tuesday

  • Immaculate Conception

    Tuesday

Public holidays in Switzerland

  • Christmas Day

    Friday

  • New Year's Day

    Friday

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Portuguese citizens need no visa for Switzerland: under European free movement rules they can travel, live and work there with a valid passport or national ID card.

Switzerland’s other missions in Portugal

All missions of Switzerland in Portugal (4)

The Swiss embassy is in Lisbon. Besides the Swiss honorary consulate in Funchal, Switzerland has 3 other missions in Portugal. Honorary consulates: Porto and Ponta Delgada. Portugal in turn has 5 missions in Switzerland, its embassy being in Bern.

Good to know

About the Swiss honorary consulate in Funchal

It appears in official lists as Honorary Consulate of Switzerland in Funchal. It is headed by Anouk Rithner Costa, according to the records.

Address and contact

Address: Consulado da Suíça, Vereda Ponte da Vargem 6, Quinta Ribeiro Real, PT-9325-360 Estreito Câmara de Lobos, Funchal. The record for the Swiss honorary consulate in Funchal includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website. Its exact position is not recorded, so the map marks the town; use the street address.

When the Swiss honorary consulate in Funchal is closed

Expect the Swiss honorary consulate in Funchal to be shut on Restoration of Independence (Restauração da Independência) on Tuesday 1 December 2026 and Immaculate Conception (Imaculada Conceição) on Tuesday 8 December 2026, and often on Christmas Day (Weihnachten) on Friday 25 December 2026, a holiday in Switzerland.

Before visiting the Swiss honorary consulate in Funchal

Current procedures for the Swiss honorary consulate in Funchal, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page; honorary consuls often receive visitors only by arrangement.

Frequently asked questions

What is the address of the Swiss Honorary Consulate in Funchal?

The Swiss honorary consulate in Funchal is at Consulado da Suíça, Vereda Ponte da Vargem 6, Quinta Ribeiro Real, PT-9325-360 Estreito Câmara de Lobos, Funchal.

When is the Swiss Honorary Consulate in Funchal closed?

The Swiss honorary consulate in Funchal closes on Portugal’s public holidays, the next being Restoration of Independence (Restauração da Independência) on Tuesday 1 December 2026, and usually on the national day of Switzerland.

Do Portuguese citizens need a visa for Switzerland?

Portuguese citizens need no visa for Switzerland: under European free movement rules they can travel, live and work there with a valid passport or national ID card.

Can the Swiss Honorary Consulate in Funchal issue a visa or passport?

Normally not: for visas and passports, people in Funchal turn to the Swiss embassy in Lisbon or a career consulate of Switzerland.

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