Swiss Embassy in Khartoum

Switzerland requires Sudanese citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. Applications may be taken here or by a visa centre working for Switzerland.

In 2023, Switzerland’s embassy in Khartoum received 140 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 100. 39 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 27.9%.

Across all Schengen consulates in Sudan, 42.3% of applications were refused in 2023; Switzerland’s rate worldwide was 10.7%. Switzerland received the 6th largest number of applications of the 7 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 15.0% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Sudan.

The Swiss embassy in Khartoum is the only mission of Switzerland in Sudan on record. Sudan in turn has an embassy in Geneva.

About the Swiss embassy in Khartoum

It appears in official lists as Embassy of Switzerland in Khartoum.

Address and contact

Address: (temporarily closed), Street 15, House No. 7, Amarat, Khartoum. The record for the Swiss embassy in Khartoum includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

Swiss citizens travelling to Sudan

Swiss citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to Sudan.

When the Swiss embassy in Khartoum is closed

Expect the Swiss embassy in Khartoum to be shut on Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and Independence Day on Friday 1 January 2027, and often on Christmas Day (Weihnachten) on Friday 25 December 2026, a holiday in Switzerland.

Before visiting the Swiss embassy in Khartoum

Current procedures for the Swiss embassy in Khartoum, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Swiss embassy in Khartoum

The Swiss embassy in Khartoum has 12 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.