South Africa 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 South Africa (CHF 140 worldwide, CHF 90 in Europe).
English is the working language of South African administration, so an English translation is what you need from every Swiss canton. Where a translation must be certified, South Africa recognises sworn translators of the High Court; ask the receiving institution whether they require one or whether a translator’s statement of accuracy suffices.
South African document requests often involve police clearance and civil status records together, for immigration or professional registration. The Swiss criminal-record extract is federal and apostilled in Bern, while civil status records are cantonal — two different counters for one file. We handle both in a single order.