Swiss Embassy in Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City

Embassy Switzerland Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City, United Arab Emirates

Phone: +971 2 627 46 36
Email: abudhabi@eda.admin.ch
Website: eda.admin.ch

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

Head of mission: Arthur Mattli

Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Swiss Foreign Affairs (FDFA) directory of Swiss representations · Record last updated on 15 August 2023

The Swiss embassy in Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City represents Switzerland towards the United Arab Emirates, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Emirati citizens do not need a visa for Switzerland: stays of up to 90 days are visa-free.

Opening hours

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

Upcoming closures

Public holidays in Switzerland

25Dec

Christmas Day

Friday
1Jan

New Year's Day

Friday

Switzerland visa for Emirati citizens

United Arab EmiratesSwitzerland Visa-free, 90 days Switzerland visa for citizens of the United Arab Emirates

SwitzerlandUnited Arab Emirates Visa-free, 90 days United Arab Emirates visa for citizens of Switzerland

Emirati citizens do not need a visa for Switzerland: stays of up to 90 days are visa-free.

Visa statistics

Year	Applications	Visas issued	Refused	Refusal rate	Multiple-entry share
2023	21,465	17,604	3,737	17.4%	48.6%
2024	27,148	21,251	5,788	21.3%	70.5%
2025	25,603	19,881	5,449	21.3%	68.6%

2025 figures: 25,603 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Switzerland’s embassy in Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City, and 19,881 visas were issued. 5,449 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 21.3%. That is barely different from 2024 (21.3%). Applications fell by 6% compared with 2024 (27,148).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 17.4% (2023) to 21.3% (2024).

Across all Schengen consulates in the United Arab Emirates, 24.2% of applications were refused in 2025; Switzerland’s rate worldwide was 12.5%. Switzerland received the 6th largest number of applications of the 27 Schengen states represented here.

68.6% of the visas issued here were multiple-entry visas, valid for several trips. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of the United Arab Emirates.

Source: European Commission, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates 2023–2025 (© European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0). Short-stay (type C) visas. How these figures are made

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Switzerland’s other missions in the United Arab Emirates

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Consulate General · Dubai City

The Swiss embassy in Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City is one of 2 missions of Switzerland in the United Arab Emirates. Consulates: Dubai City. The United Arab Emirates in turn has 2 missions in Switzerland, its embassy being in Bern.

Good to know

About the Swiss embassy in Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City

It appears in official lists as Embassy of Switzerland in Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City. It is headed by Arthur Mattli, according to the records.

Address and contact

The record for the Swiss embassy in Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website.

Swiss citizens travelling to the United Arab Emirates

Swiss citizens can visit the United Arab Emirates without a visa for up to 90 days.

Before visiting the Swiss embassy in Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City

Current procedures for the Swiss embassy in Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.