In the Travel Admin app you will find the relevant addresses alongside the travel advice for each country.In partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), CGIAR hosts this webinar to bring together high level speakers to debate ways we can between connect policy and research communities who work in parallel on food security and climate action. Otherwise, contact the nearest Swiss embassy or consulate or call the FDFA Helpline. What should I do if I find myself in difficulties abroad?įirst, contact the tour operator and/or your travel insurance company. Our checklist will help you not to forget anything.

See a doctor or vaccination centre about health risks and protective measures.

Contact the embassy of the country you're visiting to find out about entry regulations.

Consult the FDFA's travel advice on the security situation.

Get all the relevant info before booking your trip! Two questions for all those who could not attend the fair: What's the best way to get ready for my trip? We've had a lot of positive feedback on the new functions of the Travel Admin app and the option to receive travel advice updates by email. What feedback has the FDFA been getting from Swiss citizens travelling abroad? We received a lot of positive feedback: on the travel advice and the new option to subscribe on the Travel Admin app, and also on the personal advice provided by the FDFA Helpline. We were able to present the FDFA's services and hold a variety of exciting discussions.

And each year, prospective travellers consult the FDFA's travel advice section online about 2 million times in order to prepare for their trips as best possible.Įsther Leupp, head of the FDFA's travel advice section.įrom 17 to 19 January 2020, the FDFA took part in the 'Grenzenlos' holiday fair in St Gallen.

The FDFA handles around 1,700 cases requiring consular assistance every year because of death, accident, illness, imprisonment, crimes, kidnapping or crises abroad.

Swiss representations issue around 1,700 provisional passports every year because of loss or theft.

The FDFA Helpline, which is the one-stop shop for all consular matters, answers around 60,000 calls every year and provides assistance in emergencies.

If there is an emergency and you have used up all your own resources trying to resolve it, the FDFA is there for you 365 days a year, 24 hours a day – at the head office in Bern (the FDFA Helpline) and at more than 170 Swiss representations abroad. Even the most enjoyable holidays can be disrupted because of a lost or stolen passport, an accident, political unrest or a natural disaster.

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