Published on 19 January 2026

After your marriage performed in Switzerland

You must report your marriage performed in Switzerland to your Swiss representation so that the change in your civil status can be entered into the Register of the Swiss Abroad. This is free of charge.

• Reporting your marriage

  Please submit the following documents and information (electronically or as paper documents):

  • copy of family certificate
  • copy of the valid passport of your spouse (male or female) not yet entered into the Register of the Swiss Abroad
  • current address of spouses

  Report your marriage online:

  Online desk

• Change of address

  If you have or your spouse (male or female) has changed your/their domicile, you must report this change.

  Registration and deregistration, change of address

• Change of surname

  If you have changed your surname, you will have to ask the appropriate authorities to reissue certain official documents (passport, identity card, driving licence, etc.). If you have not changed your surname, you do not need to do anything, as civil status is not indicated in Swiss identity documents.

  Order an identity document

• Authorisation to enter and to reside in Switzerland

  Information on the conditions for entering and residing in Switzerland is available at

  Visa – Entry to and residence in Switzerland

• Swiss citizenship

  People who are not citizens of Switzerland do not automatically acquire Swiss citizenship through marriage. More information here:

  Citizenship

• Other steps to take

  The change in your civil status and possibly your name must also be communicated to the various authorities of your domicile abroad (residents' registration office, immigration authorities, the tax office, etc.).

  If you are a citizen of more than one country, you should ask the foreign authorities concerned whether your marriage must be reported to them.