The Honorary Consulate of Albania in Zurich is a volunteer-run office led by honorary consul Anita Winter. It assists Albanian citizens in Zurich and St. Gallen; passport and visa applications go to the Albanian Embassy in Bern.
Contact Details
| Address | Kirchgasse 48, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland |
| Telephone | +41 44 251 81 01 |
| office@honorarkonsulat-albanien.ch | |
| Website | www.honorarkonsulat-albanien.ch |
| Head of Mission | Anita Winter, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | Zurich and St. Gallen |
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 Albanian honorary consul in Zurich
Albania is represented in Zurich and St. Gallen by honorary consul Anita Winter, in office since 2016.
Passports and visas: who is responsible?
Formal consular services – passports, certificates and visas – are provided by the consular section of the Albanian Embassy in Bern.
Contact details of the Albanian Embassy in Bern, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Pourtalèsstrasse 45A, 3074 Muri bei Bern, Switzerland
- Telephone: +41 31 952 60 10
- Email: embassy.bern@mfa.gov.al
- Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 09:00–16:00; Friday 09:00–14:00
- Website: website no longer available (checked October 2026)
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 Albania and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Albanian 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 Zurich
50 other countries are represented in Zurich, among them: Austria (honorary), Bahamas (honorary), Belgium (honorary), Brazil (consulate general), Cambodia (honorary), Chile (honorary), China (consulate general), Croatia (consulate general), Czech Republic (honorary), Denmark (honorary), Dominican Republic (consulate general), Ecuador (honorary), Eritrea (honorary), Estonia (honorary), Finland (honorary), France (consulate general), Gambia (honorary), Germany (honorary), Greece (honorary), Grenada (consulate general). The full list of all 51 missions is on the overview page for Switzerland.
Albanian missions in Switzerland
Measured in a straight line from Zurich, the nearest other Albanian office is the Embassy in Bern (about 110 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Zurich.
- Bern (110 km) – Embassy of Albania
- Lugano (170 km) – Honorary Consulate (Ticino)
- Zurich – Honorary Consulate (Zurich and St. Gallen) (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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