The Honorary Consulate of Switzerland in Houston is an honorary consular post of Switzerland in Houston, Texas. It is run by an honorary consul – a volunteer, not a career diplomat – who helps Swiss citizens locally; passports, visas and most other formal consular services are handled by the Consulate General of Switzerland in Atlanta.
Contact Details
| Address | 9114 North Allegro Street, Houston, TX 77080, United States |
| Telephone | +1 713-854-3758 |
| houston@honrep.ch |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published by the Swiss FDFA. Call or e-mail the honorary consulate to arrange a visit.
Location of the Honorary Consulate
Before your visit
- For consular services the FDFA refers to the Swiss Consulate General in Atlanta (atlanta@eda.admin.ch).
- Services: according to the Swiss FDFA, the honorary consulate does not issue visas or Swiss passports, act as a notary or handle civil-status matters.
About the Honorary Consulate of Switzerland in Houston
The office is one of 18 honorary consulates of Switzerland in the United States listed by the Swiss FDFA (2 of them in Texas). Switzerland also has 5 career consular posts in the United States and its embassy in Washington, D.C. In Switzerland, the United States is represented by the U.S. Embassy in Bern (ch.usembassy.gov), according to the Congressional Directory.
Which Swiss office handles passports and visas?
For passports, visas and other formal consular services, Texas belongs to the consular district of the Consulate General of Switzerland in Atlanta, according to the Swiss FDFA. The honorary consulate in Houston can help with first steps and pass on documents, but it does not replace that office.
Contact details of the Swiss Consulate General in Atlanta, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: 1349 W. Peachtree Street NW, Suite 1000, Atlanta, GA 30309, United States
- Telephone: +1 404-870-2000
- Email: atlanta@eda.admin.ch
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 08:30–11:30
- Website: www.schweiz-vereinigtestaaten.eda.admin.ch/en/consulate-general-of-switzerland
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 Switzerland and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Swiss 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 in Houston
42 other countries are represented in Houston, among them: Argentina (consulate), Australia (consulate general), Austria (honorary), Bolivia (consulate general), Brazil (consulate general), Chile (consulate general), Colombia (consulate general), Costa Rica (consulate), Cyprus (honorary), Denmark (consulate general), Dominican Republic (consulate general), Ecuador (consulate general), Egypt (consulate general), El Salvador (consulate general), Finland (consulate general), France (consulate general), Türkiye (consulate general), Ukraine (consulate general), United Arab Emirates (consulate general), United Kingdom (consulate general). The full list of all 43 missions is on the overview page for the United States.
Closing days
Honorary consuls set their own office hours; the honorary consulate is usually closed on US federal holidays, whose dates are published by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and may also close on public holidays of Switzerland.
Emergency assistance
In an emergency, Swiss citizens in the consular district can call the honorary consul on +1 713-854-3758 or contact the Consulate General of Switzerland in Atlanta. In the United States, dial 911 for an ambulance, the fire service or the police (GOV.UK travel advice). US citizens who need consular help in Switzerland can contact the U.S. Embassy in Bern.
Diplomatic missions of Switzerland in the United States
Switzerland in the United States
Measured in a straight line from Houston, the nearest other Swiss office is the Honorary Consulate (Texas) in Dallas (about 360 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Consulate General (Georgia) in Atlanta (about 1,130 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Houston.
- Washington, D.C. (1,960 km) – Embassy of Switzerland in the United States
- Atlanta (1,130 km) – Consulate General (Georgia)
- Boston – Consulate (Massachusetts)
- Chicago (1,520 km) – Consulate General (Illinois)
- New York (2,280 km) – Consulate General (New York)
- San Francisco – Consulate General (California)
- Dallas (360 km) – Honorary Consulate (Texas)
- Houston – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- … and 16 more offices in other states (see the embassy page)
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Details checked on 22 October 2026. Sources: Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) – Swiss honorary representations in the United States (published 31 August 2026) (accessed 22 October 2026), U.S. Office of Personnel Management – Federal Holidays, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: USA (getting help).
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