Romanian citizens in Graubünden and Ticino can turn to the Honorary Consulate of Romania in Lugano for information and practical help; it is headed by honorary consul Ion Codru Marin.
Contact Details
| Address | Via F. Pelli 13 B, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland |
| roconsonor@gmail.com | |
| Head of Mission | Ion Codru Marin, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | Graubünden and Ticino |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published. Contact the consulate by phone or e-mail to arrange a visit.
Location of the Consulate
The Romanian honorary consul in Lugano
Romania is represented in Graubünden and Ticino by honorary consul Ion Codru Marin, in office since 2021. Call or e-mail before you go – there are no regular office hours.
Passports and visas: who is responsible?
The consular section of the Romanian Embassy in Bern is the place for passports and most consular matters; the honorary consul can advise but does not replace it.
Contact details of the Romanian Embassy in Bern, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Kirchenfeldstrasse 78, 3005 Bern, Switzerland
- Telephone: +41 31 352 35 22
- Email: berna@mae.ro
- Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 09:00–17:00; Friday 09:00–15:00
- Website: bern.mae.ro
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Romania and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Romanian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Lugano
23 other countries are represented in Lugano, among them: Albania (honorary), Austria (honorary), Belgium (honorary), Bulgaria (honorary), Czech Republic (honorary), El Salvador (honorary), Finland (honorary), France (consular agency), Germany (honorary), Greece (honorary), Hungary (honorary), Italy (consulate general), Mauritius (honorary), Mexico (honorary), Monaco (honorary), Netherlands (honorary), Paraguay (honorary), South Africa (honorary), Spain (honorary), Sweden (honorary). The full list of all 24 missions is on the overview page for Switzerland.
Romanian missions in Switzerland
Measured in a straight line from Lugano, the nearest other Romanian office is the Embassy in Bern (about 160 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Lugano.
- Bern (160 km) – Embassy of Romania
- Geneva (220 km) – Honorary Consulate (Fribourg, Vaud, Valais, Neuchâtel, Geneva and Jura)
- Lugano – Honorary Consulate (Graubünden and Ticino) (this page)
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Details checked on 8 October 2026. Sources: Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) – list of the diplomatic and consular corps in Switzerland. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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