Fee

 

CHF

1.

Attesting or legalising a signature or seal except where—

(a) the signature or seal is on a certificate or survey of foreign passenger ships running to or from the United Kingdom, or

(b) the signature or seal is on a document required for the deposit or withdrawal of money in or from any British Post Office or other Government Savings Bank, or

(c) the signature or seal is in connection with stocks or bonds on the registers of the Post Office, with Savings Bank annuities or with annuities granted direct by the National Debt Commissioners-

 

(i) Standard service - unless fee 1(ii) applies (in addition to direct costs if any)

(ii) Standard service where the request for the service is made outside of the United Kingdom but processing is carried out in whole or in part within the United Kingdom (in addition to direct costs if any)

(iii) Premium service - in addition to direct costs if any.

 

 

 

 

CHF  22.00

 

 

 

 

 

CHF 49.00

 

CHF 65.00

 

 

 

CHF121.00

3.

Preparing any certificate, declaration or document not listed elsewhere in this Schedule —

(a) in standard form, for every copy

(b) not in standard form, for every 100 words—

(i) in English

(ii) in any other language

 

 

CHF 63.00

 

CHF 79.00

CHF124.00

4.

Preparing or signing, or both, a declaration of existence—

Except in connection with pay or pensions payable by a department of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom, or the Government of any other Commonwealth country

CHF 30.00

5.

Administering an oath or attesting the signature on a declaration or affirmation except where—

(a) the oath, declaration or affirmation is made under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(a) or in connection with the loss of a passport

(b) fee 16, 17, 18, 29, 30, 31, 34, 40, 46 or 47 is to be taken

CHF 93.00

6.

Supplying witnesses, for each witness

CHF 37.00

7.

Initialling alterations in any document not prepared by the consular officer or marking exhibits, for each initialling or marking

CHF 19.00

8.

Making or verifying (including certifying when necessary) a copy of a document—

(a) in typescript, for each page

(b) reproduced by electronic means outside the consular premises, for each page

(c ) reproduced by electronic means within the consular premises, for each page (with a minimum charge of CHF 44.00)

Per extra copy

 

CHF 63.00

CHF 63.00

 

CHF 44.00

 

 

CHF 9.00

9.

Uniting documents and sealing the fastening (except where fee 47 is applicable)

CHF 37.00

10.

 Affixing a photograph to a document not prepared by the consular officer, and if necessary, certifying it (except where fee 16, 17 or 18 is applicable)

CHF 37.00

11.

Supplying certified copies of documents which form part of the records of a court which is, or was formerly, established under the Foreign Jurisdiction Acts 1890(b) and 1913(c), for each page

CHF110.00

12.

Making or verifying (including certifying when necessary) a written translation, for every 100 words or characters written in the foreign language (except where fee 31, 32 or 47 is to be taken) —

(a) from or into Amharic, Chinese, Japanese or Korean (three Japanese Kana count as one character when used independently)

(b) from or into any other language

 

 

CHF124.00

 

CHF 79.00

13.

Translating and interpreting viva voce except when performing official duties, for every 15 minutes

CHF 56.00

 

 

 

 

16.

Administering an application made abroad and, if the application is successful providing an Emergency Passport (or other document not otherwise provided for in lieu of a passport)

CHF121.00

17.

Administering an application made abroad and, if the application is successful providing a Temporary Passport valid for not more than one year

CHF156.00

22.

Preparing or forwarding, or both, any letter, certificate, declaration or other document which may be required by an authority in any country or territory in connection with an application for or the issue or renewal of an entry clearance (for a country or territory for which the consular officer does not himself have authority to issue entry clearance), a residence permit or identity card or forwarding any other certificate or document (except a Home Office travel document and applications for registration and naturalisation)

CHF110.00

23.

Renewing a Travel Certificate, a certificate of identity or other travel document on behalf of a Commonwealth country or of a dependency of a Commonwealth country (except where fee 25 is to be taken)

CHF110.00

24.

Renewing a Travel Certificate, a certificate of identity or other travel document on behalf of a Crown Dependency or a British overseas territory (except where fee 25 is to be taken)

CHF110.00

25.

Revalidating or renewing a Seaman's Certificate of Nationality and Identity or a Seaman's Identity Book (in addition to fee 22 where applicable)

CHF110.00

 

 

 

 

29.

Receiving notice of an intended marriage, civil partnership or overseas relationship

CHF110.00

30.

Solemnising or attending a marriage under the Foreign Marriage Acts 1892(d) and 1947(e): administering oaths to the parties and registering the marriage

CHF235.00

31.

Registration of a civil partnership under the Civil Partnership (Registration Abroad and Certificates) Order 2005(f)

CHF235.00

32.

Issuing in English or in the local language a certificate that no impediment to an intended marriage or civil partnership has been shown to exist or issuing a "certificate de coutume" for an intended marriage or intended overseas relationship in accordance with local law

CHF110.00

33.

Forwarding a record of a marriage under the local law to the appropriate Registrar General in accordance with the Foreign Marriage Order 1970(g), including the provision of any necessary certification

CHF 63.00

34.

Forwarding a record of an overseas relationship to the appropriate Registrar General in accordance with the Civil Partnership (Registration Abroad and Certificates) Order 2005(h), including the provision of any necessary certification

CHF 63.00

35.

Administering an application for the registry of a birth or death (in addition to fee 37 where applicable)

CHF181.00

36.

Making an addition to or correction in the consular register of births, deaths, marriages or civil partnerships at the request of the parties concerned

CHF63.00

37.

Issuing a certified copy of an entry in the consular register of births, deaths, marriages or civil partnerships (in addition to fee 38 or 35 where applicable)

CHF110.00

38.

Making a search in (in addition to fee 3(a) and 37 where applicable)—

(a) the consular registers of births, deaths, marriages or civil partnerships where the number or date of entry is not provided

(b)the records of the Identity and Passport Service where the request originates in the United Kingdom

(c)any other records or archives of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom

(d)naturalisation or registration records kept by a consular officer

 

 

CHF110.00

 

 

CHF 26.00

 

CHF191.00

 

CHF133.00

39.

Having a search made for, or attempting to obtain copies of, or both, entries in the local registers or records of local authorities responsible for births, marriages or overseas relationships or for any other document, irrespective of whether an entry or record or any other document is found or obtained after a period of 18 months (in addition to direct costs exceeding £5.00 if any)

CHF224.00

40.

Administering an oath of British Citizenship under the British Nationality Act 1981(i) at a citizenship ceremony

CHF140.00

41.

Preparing or forwarding, or both, an application for registration or naturalisation to the Home Office

CHF110.00

42.

Preparing or forwarding, or both, any other application requested by any Department of Her Majesty's Government

CHF110.00

43.

Supervising a knowledge of life test for naturalisation under the British Nationality Act 1981 in consular premises

CHF224.00

44.

Administering fully or partly, safeguarding, or arranging the transmission of all or part of the personal effects and other estate of a deceased person or if sold, the proceeds, except for the wages and personal effects of a seaman. Except where the gross current market value is less than £1,000; charge based on the amount of the gross current market value

 

However where a local lawyer is employed and consular officer's actions are nominal

2% rounded to the nearest CHF17.50

 

 

 

CHF142.00

45.

Attending (except in connection with trade and investment enquiries) for each hour or part hour. The time taken will include reasonable travelling time from the consular premises and return or out of office hours to the consular or other premises and return—

 

(a) at the consular premises or elsewhere during office hours except when attending to supervise an examination for two or more persons sitting examinations at the same time when the fee may be apportioned between them

 

(b) at the consular premises or elsewhere outside office hours

 

up to a maximum in any 24 hour period for each consular officer of

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHF224.00  

 

 

 

 

 

CHF224.00

 

 

CHF1706.00

46.

Presiding at the taking of evidence under a commission or order from a Court, including any action by the consular officer as examiner—

(a) for up to two hours on the first day

(b) for each additional hour or part hour

 

 

 

CHF446.00

CHF224.00

47.

Providing evidence of service or attempted service (in addition to fee 45 or 48)

CHF224.00

48.

Providing the services of a consular officer or consular employee—

(a) to assist the consular officer in the taking of evidence under a commission or order from a Court, for each such person—

for each hour or part hour

 

(b) to affect or endeavour to affect service of a document, for each hour or part hour outside the consular premises—

 

during office hours

 

outside office hours

 

 

 

CHF224.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHF224.00

 

CHF280.00

49.

Forwarding a request to a local authority for the taking of evidence or the service of a document, where necessary, certifying the accuracy of a translation accompanying the document

CHF224.00

50.

Arranging the repatriation of a person or members of the same family travelling together

CHF224.00

51.

Arranging, in exceptional circumstances, for currency to be made available against the deposit of funds with Her Majesty's Government by any means (in addition to fee 45 where payable). The application fee will depend on the value of the sums being deposited as follows:

(a) £ 0-50

(b) £ 51-100

(c) £ 101-500

(d) £ 501-1500

(e) > £ 1500

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHF 14.00

CHF 28.00

CHF 56.00

CHF130.00

CHF158.00

52.

Granting or considering whether to grant a provisional certificate of registry, whether the owner is a private individual or body corporate

CHF653.0

53.

Receiving a return of the birth or death of any person on board a ship and endorsing the agreement with the crew accordingly

CHF95.00

54.

Examining or arranging for the examination of provisions or water, payable by the party who proves to be in default (in addition to any cost of a survey)

CHF95.00

55.

Noting a marine protest and furnishing one certified copy if required and for each further copy

CHF79.00

56.

Extending a marine protest, filing the original and furnishing one certified copy if required (in addition to fee 1 and 3 where applicable)—

(a) for up to 200 words, excluding the declaratory clause

(b) for every subsequent 100 words or less

  

 

 

CHF187.00

CHF79.00

57.

Making a request, or issuing or arranging for the issue of a document, in connection with a survey of a ship (in addition to fee 8 where applicable)—

 

(a) for the purposes of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974 (SOLAS) or of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 as modified by its Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL)

 

(b) for any other purpose

 

 

 

 

CHF124.00

 

 

 

 

 

CHF224.00

58.

Issuing a bill of health

CHF 79.00

59.

Preparing or signing, or both, any document, whether required by the Merchant Shipping Acts or by the local authorities, relating to the master or the members of the crew of a ship, to their numbers, names or other details, or to their engagement, discharge, desertion or death (except where fee 53 is taken in addition to fee 45, or a death inquiry is held under section 271 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(k)

CHF124.00

60.

Signing and, if required, sealing any documents at the request of the master of the ship (except where this is required under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, or fee 59 is taken)

CHF124.00

61.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inspecting—

 

(a) a ship’s papers when required to enable a consular officer to do any matter or thing in respect of a ship (except where fee 59 is taken in addition to fee 45)

 

(b) the marking of a ship, irrespective of the number of visits (in addition to fee 45)

 

 

CHF93.00

 

 

 

CHF93.00