As an honorary office, the Honorary Consulate of Poland in Basel (honorary consul Daniel Andreas Pfirter) supports Polish nationals and promotes contacts with Poland in Lucerne, Solothurn, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Aargau and Jura. For passports and visas, the Polish Embassy in Bern is responsible.
Contact Details
| Address | Lange Gasse 90, 4052 Basel, Switzerland |
| Telephone | +41 61 826 46 99 |
| kontakt@polconsul-basel.ch | |
| Head of Mission | Daniel Andreas Pfirter, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | Lucerne, Solothurn, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Aargau and Jura |
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 Polish honorary consul in Basel
The honorary consulate – led by Daniel Andreas Pfirter since 2020 – covers Lucerne, Solothurn, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Aargau and Jura. Meetings are by appointment only.
Passports and visas: who is responsible?
For passports, visas and civil status documents, Polish citizens contact the consular section of the Polish Embassy in Bern.
Contact details of the Polish Embassy in Bern, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Elfenstrasse 9, 3006 Bern, Switzerland
- Telephone: +41 31 358 02 40
- Email: berno.amb.sekretariat@msz.gov.pl
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–14:00
- Website: www.gov.pl/web/szwajcaria
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 Poland and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Polish 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), Luxembourg (honorary), Malaysia (honorary), Mali (honorary), Malta (honorary), Mexico (honorary), Monaco (honorary), Netherlands (honorary), Paraguay (honorary), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (honorary), Slovakia (honorary), Thailand (honorary), Tuvalu (honorary).
Polish missions in Switzerland
Measured in a straight line from Basel, the nearest other Polish office is the Embassy in Bern (about 69 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Basel.
- Bern (69 km) – Embassy of Poland
- Basel – Honorary Consulate (Lucerne, Solothurn, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Aargau and Jura) (this page)
- Lugano (200 km) – Honorary Consulate (Ticino)
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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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