As an honorary office, the Honorary Consulate of Luxembourg in Basel (honorary consul Andrea Elisabeth Knellwolf) supports Luxembourg nationals and promotes contacts with Luxembourg in Solothurn, Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft. For passports and visas, the Luxembourg Embassy in Bern is responsible.
Contact Details
| Address | Untere Rheingasse, 8/10, 4058 Basel, Switzerland |
| Telephone | +41 79 258 72 08 |
| basel@consul-hon.lu | |
| Head of Mission | Andrea Elisabeth Knellwolf, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | Solothurn, 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
The Luxembourg honorary consul in Basel
Honorary consul Andrea Elisabeth Knellwolf (in office since 2025) represents Luxembourg in Solothurn, Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft. Meetings are by appointment only.
Passports and visas: who is responsible?
The honorary consulate can pass on information, but binding consular acts are the responsibility of the consular section of the Luxembourg Embassy in Bern.
Contact details of the Luxembourg Embassy in Bern, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Sulgenauweg 38, 2ème étage, 3007 Bern, Switzerland
- Telephone: +41 31 311 47 32
- Email: berne.amb@mae.etat.lu
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:30–12:00
- Website: www.gouvernement.lu/maee
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 Luxembourg and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Luxembourg 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: Austria (honorary), Belgium (honorary), Czech Republic (honorary), France (consular agency), Germany (honorary), Italy (consulate), 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).
Luxembourg missions in Switzerland
Measured in a straight line from Basel, the nearest other Luxembourg office is the Embassy in Bern (about 69 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Basel.
- Bern (69 km) – Embassy of Luxembourg
- Geneva (190 km) – Consulate General (Vaud, Valais and Geneva)
- Basel – Honorary Consulate (Solothurn, Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft) (this page)
- Zurich (86 km) – Honorary Consulate
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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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