Swiss Consulate General in Atlanta

The Swiss consulate general in Atlanta is listed as open Monday to Friday, 08:30–11:30.

US citizens can visit Switzerland without a visa for up to 90 days.

2025 figures: 1,655 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Switzerland’s consulate general in Atlanta, and 1,643 visas were issued. 10 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 0.6%. That is barely different from 2024 (0.4%). The number of applications was almost unchanged (1,631 in 2024).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 0.3% (2023) to 0.6% (2025).

Switzerland issues Schengen visas at 4 locations in the United States; this office handled 17% of their 9,589 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: San Francisco 9.7%, New York 1.7% and Washington D.C. 0.8%, which makes Atlanta the lowest of the group. 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 the United States, 4.9% of applications were refused in 2025; Switzerland’s rate worldwide was 12.5%. Switzerland received the 6th largest number of applications of the 28 Schengen states represented here.

Almost every visa issued here allows multiple entries. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of the United States.

For matters it cannot handle, the Swiss embassy in Washington D.C. (870 km) is responsible. Besides the Swiss consulate general in Atlanta, Switzerland has 25 other missions in the United States. Consulates: Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Boston. Honorary consulates: Miami, Orlando, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Philadelphia, Fort Mill, Dallas and 11 more. The United States in turn has 3 missions in Switzerland, its embassy being in Bern.

About the Swiss consulate general in Atlanta

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Switzerland in Atlanta. It is headed by Rolf Ott, according to the records. Career consulates of this kind usually renew passports and take visa applications for their region.

Address and contact

Address: West Peachtree Street Northwest 1349, 30309 Atlanta. The record for the Swiss consulate general in Atlanta includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website.

Swiss citizens travelling to the United States

Before flying to the United States, Swiss citizens must obtain an ETA online; stays of up to 90 days are allowed.

When the Swiss consulate general in Atlanta is closed

The next closures of the Swiss consulate general in Atlanta for public holidays in the United States are Veterans Day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 and Thanksgiving Day on Thursday 26 November 2026; it may also close for Christmas Day (Weihnachten) on Friday 25 December 2026.

Before visiting the Swiss consulate general in Atlanta

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

Near the Swiss consulate general in Atlanta

The Swiss consulate general in Atlanta has one other foreign mission within 1 km.