Ecuador Embassy Bern

Before your visit

Kramgasse 54, 3011 Bern is the embassy’s address.

The embassy and its staff

Veronica Augusta Bustamante Ponce has served as Ecuadorian ambassador to Switzerland since March 2024. The consular section covers Bern, Lucerne, Uri, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Fribourg, Solothurn, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Graubünden, Ticino, Valais, Neuchâtel and Jura.

Which Ecuadorian office is responsible for me?

The consular section of the embassy is responsible for Ecuadorian citizens in Bern, Lucerne, Uri, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Fribourg, Solothurn, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Graubünden, Ticino, Valais, Neuchâtel and Jura. Two honorary consulates (Geneva and Zurich) can help with information and some formalities.

Documents checklist

What Ecuadorian citizens usually need to bring for the most common requests, based on official Ecuadorian government information:

Ecuadorian ordinary passport (first issue or renewal abroad)

• Book an appointment with the consulate (consular appointment platform of the Foreign Ministry)
• A document proving your identity and Ecuadorian nationality (e.g. cédula)
• Your current ordinary passport, if it is still valid
• If lost: the police report of the loss
• Fee: US$90 (US$45 for senior citizens, free for persons with disabilities); passports are valid 10 years and cannot be extended
• Minors: both parents with their original ID, or a notarised special power of attorney for the absent parent

Sources: Government of Ecuador (gob.ec) – ordinary passport abroad, Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry – ordinary passports (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the embassy before your visit.

Entry rules for Swiss citizens travelling to Ecuador

Swiss travellers should ask the Ecuadorian embassy about visa and entry requirements – the FDFA does not publish them itself. Current FDFA position: it advises against travel to certain regions of Ecuador. See the FDFA travel advice.

Other consulates and embassies in Bern

93 other countries are represented in Bern, among them: Egypt (embassy), Finland (embassy), France (embassy), Georgia (embassy), Germany (embassy), Ghana (embassy), Greece (embassy), Holy See (apostolic nunciature), Hungary (embassy), Iceland (honorary), India (embassy), Indonesia (embassy), Iran (embassy), Iraq (embassy), Ireland (embassy), Israel (embassy), Italy (embassy), Japan (embassy), Jordan (embassy), Kazakhstan (embassy). The full list of all 94 missions is on the overview page for Switzerland.

Closing days

The embassy is closed on Swiss public holidays and on the Ecuadorian national holiday (10 August).

Emergency assistance

For Swiss travellers in Ecuador, the contacts are the Swiss Embassy in Quito (+593 2 294 25 00) and the FDFA Helpline (+41 58 465 33 33, around the clock).

Diplomatic missions between Ecuador and Switzerland

Ecuador in Switzerland

Measured in a straight line from Bern, the nearest other Ecuadorian office is the Honorary Consulate in Zurich (about 110 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Bern.

• Bern – Embassy of Ecuador (this page)
• Geneva (130 km) – Honorary Consulate (Vaud and Geneva)
• Zurich (110 km) – Honorary Consulate

Switzerland in Ecuador

• Quito – Swiss Embassy
• Guayaquil – Swiss Honorary Consulate General