Located in Basel, the Honorary Consulate General of Austria in Basel represents Austrian interests in Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft on an honorary basis under Renate Schabus.
Contact Details
| Address | St. Alban-Anlage 38, 4052 Basel, Switzerland |
| Telephone | +41 61 271 35 35 |
| Head of Mission | Renate Schabus, Honorary Consul General |
| Consular district | Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published. Contact the consulate by phone or e-mail to arrange a visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Basel
Honorary consul Renate Schabus (in office since 2020) represents Austria in Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft. Contact details: call +41 61 271 35 35 – replies may take a few days.
Which Austrian office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Austrian citizens are handled by the consular section of the Austrian Embassy in Bern (Kirchenfeldstrasse 77/79, 3005 Bern).
Contact details of the Austrian Embassy in Bern, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Kirchenfeldstrasse 77/79, 3005 Bern, Switzerland
- Telephone: +41 31 356 52 52
- Email: bern-ob@bmeia.gv.at
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–12:00 and 13:00–15:00
- Website: www.aussenministerium.at/bern
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 Austria and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Austrian 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 Basel
18 other countries are represented in Basel: Belgium (honorary), Czech Republic (honorary), France (consular agency), Germany (honorary), Italy (consulate), Luxembourg (honorary), Malaysia (honorary), Mali (honorary), Malta (honorary), Mexico (honorary), Monaco (honorary), Netherlands (honorary), Paraguay (honorary), Poland (honorary), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (honorary), Slovakia (honorary), Thailand (honorary), Tuvalu (honorary).
Austrian missions in Switzerland
Measured in a straight line from Basel, the nearest other Austrian office is the Embassy in Bern (about 69 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Basel.
- Bern (69 km) – Embassy of Austria
- Basel – Honorary Consulate General (Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft) (this page)
- Geneva (190 km) – Honorary Consulate General (Vaud and Geneva)
- Lucerne (78 km) – Honorary Consulate (Lucerne)
- Lugano (200 km) – Honorary Consulate (Ticino)
- St. Gallen (Wittenbach) (140 km) – Honorary Consulate (Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden and St. Gallen)
- Zurich (86 km) – Honorary Consulate General
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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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