Switzerland Consulate General Marseille

Before your visit

Address for visitors: 7, rue d'Arcole, 13006 Marseille.

• Opening hours: not published by the French Foreign Ministry – check the consulate’s website or call before you go.
• Bring: your passport or ID card, plus originals and copies of the documents for your application.

About the Swiss consulate general

Together with the embassy in Paris, the consulate general in Marseille is part of Switzerland’s consular network in France. French official figures put the number of Swiss residents in France at about 197,411. Switzerland also has consular offices in Strasbourg and Villeurbanne. Marseille belongs to the Bouches-du-Rhône département in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. If you need a passport or visa, the Swiss consulate general in Villeurbanne (279 km) is the closest career post. The embassy in Paris is roughly 663 km away.

Consular services

What you can usually arrange here:

• Swiss passports and emergency travel documents
• Registration of births, marriages and deaths
• Certification of documents and signatures
• Certificates for pensions abroad
• Citizenship and civil register matters

Documents checklist

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

Swiss passport or ID card (Swiss citizens abroad)

• Apply online; the application is processed by the Swiss representation where you are registered
• You will then be invited to give your biometric data in person (at your representation or another equipped representation)
• Check before applying that your data in the Swiss civil register are up to date
• Minors must be accompanied by their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) when giving biometric data
• Statutory delivery time abroad: 30 days – apply well before your document expires

Sources: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs – applying for an identity document, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs – passport and identity card (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the consulate before your visit.

Do I need an appointment?

Contact the office before visiting to find out whether your matter needs an appointment.

Visa and entry information for French citizens

As EU citizens, French nationals can travel to Switzerland without a visa; a valid passport or national identity card is enough. The French Foreign Ministry applies normal vigilance for Switzerland. Details: French travel advice (Conseils aux voyageurs).

Closing days

The consulate general is closed on French public holidays and on the Swiss national holiday (1 August). Check the website before visiting around holidays.

Emergency assistance

Swiss nationals in urgent need of help can call +33 4 96 10 14 10. Consular staff can replace lost travel documents and inform relatives; they cannot pay bills or act as a lawyer.

Swiss missions in France

Switzerland in France

• Paris – Embassy of Switzerland
• Marseille – Consulate General (this page)
• Strasbourg – Consulate General
• Villeurbanne – Consulate General
• Ajaccio – Honorary Consulate
• Annecy – Honorary Consulate
• Bordeaux – Honorary Consulate
• Dijon – Honorary Consulate
• Dumbéa – Honorary Consulate
• Montpellier – Honorary Consulate
• Nice – Honorary Consulate
• Papeete – Honorary Consulate
• Pointe-à-Pitre – Honorary Consulate
• Saint Gilles les Bains Saint-Paul de La Réunion – Honorary Consulate
• Toulouse – Honorary Consulate