Australia is a party to the Hague Apostille Convention: a single apostille, affixed in Switzerland by the chancellery of the issuing canton, makes your Swiss document valid there — no embassy, no consulate, no further stamp.
Order an apostille →Always in the country that issued the document — so for your Swiss diploma, extract or certificate, at the state chancellery of the issuing canton, or at the Federal Chancellery for federal documents. We route it; you just name the canton.
Diplomas and transcripts for jobs and universities, civil-status records for marriages and residence, criminal-record extracts for visas, commercial-register extracts and powers of attorney for business.
Standard 1–2 business days plus delivery; same-day express available. Registered Swiss mail included — or DHL straight to Australia (CHF 140 worldwide, CHF 90 in Europe).
An English translation is required, and Australia is unusually specific about it: for immigration and most official purposes the translation must come from a translator accredited by the national accreditation authority, NAATI. A Swiss certified translation is generally not accepted in its place. Plan for the translation to be done in Australia, or by a NAATI translator abroad.
Distance is the other factor: registered post to Australia takes considerably longer than within Europe, and visa deadlines rarely bend. If a date matters, order early and consider DHL rather than registered mail — the difference in transit time is usually larger than the difference in price.