documents for expat-children
If your child is born at a Swiss hospital, the hospital will issue a document certifying the birth and mentioning the name you have chosen for your child. With this document (and several others) you go to the civil registry office (Office de l'état civil) of the commune that the hospital belongs to in order to get an official birth certificate for your child. If you give birth at Hôpital de la Tour, for instance, the relevant office is the
To obtain a passport for your child, you will need to contact the Embassy or the Consular Agency of your country. While your country's Embassy is most probably in the Swiss capital Bern, many countries have a Consulate in Geneva.
If you give birth in France, check with your Consulate in Geneva if you can do the proceedings there. If not you will need to contact the nearest Consulate in France.
- Office de l'état civil at the Mairie de Meyrin
rue des Boudines 2, Meyrin - +41 22 782 82 82
To obtain a passport for your child, you will need to contact the Embassy or the Consular Agency of your country. While your country's Embassy is most probably in the Swiss capital Bern, many countries have a Consulate in Geneva.
If you give birth in France, check with your Consulate in Geneva if you can do the proceedings there. If not you will need to contact the nearest Consulate in France.
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