The Honorary Consulate of Bhutan in Vienna is a volunteer-run office led by honorary consul Dr. Rudolf Knuenz. It assists Bhutanese citizens in Vienna, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Burgenland, Styria and Carinthia; passport and visa applications go to the Bhutanese Embassy in Geneva.
Contact Details
| Address | Am Hof 4, 4. Stock, 1010 Wien, Austria |
| Telephone | +43 1 405 9771-0 |
| info@hcbhutan.at | |
| Website | www.hcbhutan.at |
| Head of Mission | Dr. Rudolf Knuenz, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | Vienna, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Burgenland, Styria and Carinthia |
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 Bhutanese honorary consul in Vienna
The honorary consulate – led by Dr. Rudolf Knuenz – covers Vienna, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Burgenland, Styria and Carinthia. Call or e-mail before you go – there are no regular office hours.
Passports and visas: who is responsible?
The Bhutanese Embassy in Geneva is the place for passports and most consular matters; the honorary consul can advise but does not replace it.
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 Bhutan and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Bhutanese 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 Vienna
162 other countries are represented in Vienna, among them: Bolivia (embassy), Bosnia and Herzegovina (embassy), Bosnia and Herzegovina (honorary), Botswana (honorary), Brazil (embassy), Bulgaria (embassy), Burkina Faso (embassy), Burkina Faso (honorary), Burundi (honorary), Cabo Verde (honorary), Cambodia (honorary), Cameroon (honorary), Canada (embassy), Chile (embassy), China (embassy), Colombia (embassy), Costa Rica (embassy), Côte d’Ivoire (embassy), Democratic Republic of the Congo (honorary), Republic of the Congo (honorary). The full list of all 163 missions is on the overview page for Austria.
Bhutanese missions in Austria
Measured in a straight line from Vienna, the nearest other Bhutanese office is the Honorary Consulate in Bregenz (about 500 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Vienna.
- Geneva – Embassy of Bhutan (also responsible for Austria)
- Bregenz (500 km) – Honorary Consulate (Vorarlberg and Tyrol)
- Vienna – Honorary Consulate (this page)
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Details checked on 8 October 2026. Sources: Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (BMEIA) – directory of consular representations, BMEIA travel information. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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