Civil status – through the life cycle with the consular services
Are you Swiss abroad and planning to get married soon? Are you expecting a child? Is a relative abroad dying? Our webinar will show you what to look out for in these situations.
Topics
- What are the tasks of Swiss representations abroad?
- Where can I find the information I need to register a civil status case?
- Why does the procedure seem complicated to me?
- Why does it take so long, for example, for the birth of my child to be entered in the registers of my home municipality in Switzerland?
- What steps do I need to take to prepare for a marriage?
- What route do the civil status documents take until they arrive in the registers of my home municipality in Switzerland?
- What happens if I am not registered anywhere, do not register the marriage, my child or the death of a relative?
You can join the webinar on 17 June 2025 via the following links:
The webinar will be recorded and will be available to watch on the FDFA, OSA, SwissCommunity and Soliswiss websites after June 17th, 2025. If you have any questions about the webinar, please send an e-mail to webinar@eda.admin.ch.
Speakers
Experts from the Consular Directorate of the FDFA, the Organization of the Swiss Abroad (OSA), SwissCommunity, Soliswiss and the Federal Office for Civil Status will provide input and answer your questions.