Attestation by the Federal Chancellery of excerpt from the criminal records

A certified copy is necessary if a foreign authority or embassy request an extract from the criminal records (e.g. for issuing a visa).

You don’t have an extract from the criminal record? You can get your certified excerpt for an additional charge (Ordering Ordering).

You already have a criminal records excerpt and want to have it certified?
  1. Send your written request to the the Federal Chancellery at the below address, mentioning that you wish the excerpt certified and naming the country it is destined for.
  2. Single certification is available for CHF 20. Please enclose cash or the post deposit receipt (PC 30-3499292-2).
For further questions please contact:

Schweizerische Bundeskanzlei
Legalisationen
Gurtengasse 5
CH-3003 Berne
T +41 31 322 37 69
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