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Re-election of the CSA for the 2025-2029 mandate

The election of the delegates of the Council of the Swiss Abroad (CSA), the supreme body of the Organization of the Swiss Abroad (OSA), will take place worldwide between January and June 2025. (Information available in German and French)

Find out more in German

SwissCommunity News

August 1st Greeting

In her speech, the President of the Swiss Confederation addresses Swiss citizens living abroad.

Webinar – Marriage, birth, death

Civil status events also play a key role abroad. The webinar recording from June 17, 2025 provides practical information and helpful tips in a concise and easy-to-understand format.Available in German and French.

Swiss communities abroad

Discover active Swiss communities around the globe: facts, traditions, club life, and contacts – brought to you by Swiss citizens living abroad.

The new edition of "Swiss Review" is out

Switzerland’s culinary heritage – a patchwork of delights | Swiss-EU relations – the moment of truth awaits | Reaching for the sky in Switzerland – high-rise buildings made of wood

Get to know the candidates

From April 12 to May 11, 2025, you can vote for your CSA delegates in 13 constituencies. The complete PIN codes have been duly sent to the voters; the original delivery error has been resolved.

Scholarships for an education in Switzerland?

The “Foundation for the Swiss Abroad” has been managing funds since 1961 to support young Swiss abroad

The new director of the Organization of the Swiss Abroad

The OSA Board has unanimously elected Dr. Lukas Weber as the new Director of the Organization's Secretariat. He succeeds Ariane Rustichelli, who is taking on a new professional challenge after 17 years with the OSA. (Media release in German)

Swiss Abroad Statistics 2024

The Swiss abroad population grew to 826,700 in 2024, with most holding multiple nationalities.

Fifth Switzerland | Sentiment turns against the Swiss Abroad

Indifference and disdain – the mood in Switzerland has turned against the Swiss Abroad of late. No longer flavour of the month, or symptomatic of a more general malaise?

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Whether it's the independent journalism of "Swiss Review", summer camps for young Swiss Abroad or free advice from our legal service: support our offers now.

Join the Council of the Swiss Abroad (CSA) – the Parliament of the Fifth Switzerland!

For the first time, centralized online direct elections are being held in 13 countries or country groups. Is your country one of them? If so, you can nominate yourself as a candidate until Saturday, February 15.
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SWI swissinfo.ch - a branch of Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR Swiss perspectives in 10 languages

‘Switzerland should negotiate but not bend the knee to Donald Trump’

04. July 2025 - US President Donald Trump has shaken Switzerland with a threat of 31% tariffs on imports. In the hope of averting this, the Swiss government has…

Renewed controversy in Switzerland over US fighter jets – explained

02. July 2025 - The Swiss defence ministry has repeatedly assured the public that 36 American-made F-35A fighter jets would be delivered at a fixed price of CHF6…

Consular protection: more and more elderly Swiss are dying abroad

27. June 2025 - The number of Swiss nationals travelling and living abroad is increasing resulting in more and more consular protection cases. In an interview with…

How to vote from abroad as a Swiss citizen

25. June 2025 - Living outside Switzerland doesn’t mean losing your right to vote. Yet only a small percentage of Swiss citizens living abroad actually cast their…

Swiss parliamentary session sets stage for noisy national debates

23. June 2025 - The summer session of parliament drew to a close last week. What's clear is that political debate in Switzerland is picking up again. Parliamentarians…

With Isabella Kocum, all that glitters really is gold

22. June 2025 - Isabella Kocum left Switzerland and experienced the creative, dangerous 1980s in New York; today she works in London among paintings by Van Gogh and…

Velcro: how space race helped Swiss invention catch on

21. June 2025 - Swiss engineer George de Mestral patented the Velcro fastener in the 1950s. However, the principle was initially met with scepticism and rejection. It…

Mortgages in Switzerland: how the system works

21. June 2025 - Home loans are cheap in Switzerland. There are good sides and bad sides to this. Here is what you need to know about mortgages in Switzerland, a…

Most Swiss Abroad won’t be able to vote online in 2027 federal election

17. June 2025 - Only a handful of cantons are likely to have an online voting system for the next federal elections, according to a survey by SWI swissinfo.ch. Six…
 

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