Embassy Information

Embassy of Switzerland – U.S. Interests Section

No. 39, Shahid Mousavi (Golestan 5^th
Pasdaran Avenue
Tehran, Iran

Telephone: +(98) (21) 2254-2178 and +(98) (21) 2256-5273

Fax: +(98) (21) 2258-0432

Virtual Embassy Tehran

All consular services require prior appointments which can be made by phone. The Foreign Interests Section can be reached by phone Sunday through Thursday between 07:45 and 15:00.

The Interests Section does not issue U.S. visas or accept visa applications.

The limited consular services provided to U.S. citizens in Tehran include:
(a) Registering U.S. citizens;
(b) Responding to inquiries concerning the welfare and whereabouts of U.S. citizens in Iran;
(c) Rendering assistance in times of distress or physical danger;
(d) Providing U.S. citizens with passport and Social Security card applications and other citizenship forms for processing at the U.S. Embassy in Bern, Switzerland;
(e) Performing notarial services; and
(f) Taking provisional custody of the personal effects of deceased U.S. citizens.