Consular hub

This measure is intended to improve the standard of consular services for Swiss citizens abroad.

The primary aim is to provide the services required by Swiss citizens abroad in a single self-service portal that can be accessed with the eID login. This is to be achieved by combining the various services provided by different offices in one service hub.

This benefits Digital Switzerland because it creates digital continuity from the portal to the relevant cantonal or federal authorities. Customers enjoy a service that is fast, simple, secure and transparent.

Milestones

2023 Project initiation

Further information

The Foreign Policy Strategy 2020–23 states that ‘the range of online and mobile consular services will be continuously expanded. Secure and reliable electronic identification of customers will be key. Switzerland will organise its consular services so that the service provided to the public is also customer friendly’.

Status

Start 2023
End 2027

Responsible

Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

Departments

Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

Goals

The basis modules and infrastructure for a country-wide expansion of the digital administration are available nationally


Domains

Digital public services

Public authorities offer their services digitally as standard (digital first).