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To enter Switzerland need a passport and visa. Switzerland is not a member of the Schengen Convention, therefore Swiss visas can not enter the Schengen countries and vice versa.

Visa Types

Tourist visa - granted to persons who intend to spend your vacation in Switzerland at a pre-booked hotel, boarding house or a rented apartment or booking a bus tour around the country.

Visitor visa - granted to persons whose purpose of visit is to visit friends or relatives who live in Switzerland and having the nationality of that country or residence permit (type B or C).

Business visa - issued to people heading for a meeting with business partners.

Transit visa - issued to persons who are in third countries through the territory of Switzerland. Study visa - need people heading for school.

Work Visa - requires individuals hired for employment.

Visa Medical Services - for persons who need medical care or medical advice.

Tourist Visa
To obtain a visa must be submitted to the Consulate the following documents:
• passport, the validity of not less than 3 months after the end of the trip;
• photocopy of the first page of passport with personal data of the tourist;
• the completed form duly signed by the applicant (not fully completed or unsigned forms are not accepted);
• photocopies of passport pages with all applicable visas;
• 1 photograph, pasted on the form;
• the original and a copy of the ticket, valid for travel to Switzerland and back (with an open date tickets are not accepted);
• Original and copy of medical insurance, the insurance amount which must be at least 30 000 euros, or U.S. $ 40 000;
• book a hotel or apartment with the name, surname, passport number and length of stay of tourists in the country or a voucher from a Swiss travel agencies. Accepted for consideration only the original or fax copy of the fax paper (printouts from the Internet or e-mail are not accepted);
• Help with work on the letterhead of the organization and position, date of commencement of work, the salary, with the director's signature and seal of the enterprise. The certificate must also be an indication that the employee on maternity leave during trips to employment;
• owners and employees of IP / unincorporated business except certificates of employment must also provide a copy of the Certificate of business registration and setting it on the tax accounting;
• students and schoolchildren should be given a certificate from the school with address and telephone numbers of the institution, a copy of your student card, letter on the financing of travel and help with the work of the funding, as well as a copy of the first page of his passport and proof of relationship;
• for children under 18 years of traveling, accompanied by a parent or a third party, you must provide a notarized authorization to travel from the remaining parent (s), copy of the first page of your passport and a copy of the document confirming the relationship;
• proof of sufficient financial means (Travel-signed originals and copies of checks, bank statements, etc.) at a cost of $ 100 for each day of stay in the country.

Photo must be in color and have a size 35 x 45 mm. Snapshot should be executed recently, on a light background, with no corners and ovals, and the person must be at least 70% of its area. If a parent is inscribed in the passport of a child, his photo is pasted next to the photo of parents, a trip by car to submit to the consulate:
• a copy of the international driving permit;
• a copy of the certificate of registration of the vehicle;
• the original and a copy of the international vehicle liability insurance policy ( "Green card").
In some cases, the Consulate reserves the right to ask to submit additional documents, send in your submissions for consideration to the Swiss authorities or summon the applicant to the consulate for a personal interview.

By private invitation only be issued single entry visa, on tourism and employment opportunities issuing multiple visa for a specific period. Validity visitor's visa may take up to 90 days. To obtain a visa must be submitted to the Consulate the following documents:
• passport, the validity of not less than 3 months after the end of the trip;
• photocopy of the first page of passport with personal data of the tourist;
• the completed form duly signed by the applicant (not fully completed or unsigned forms are not accepted);
• photocopies of passport pages with all applicable visas;
• 1 color photograph of the applicant 3,5 x 4,5 cm (made recently on a light background, with no corners and ovals, the image should occupy not less than 70% of the image), glued to the questionnaire;
• the original invitation (copies are not considered!), Containing the following information:
• name, surname, date of birth and number of passport invited;
• length of stay of the invited in the country;
• the relationship of the sponsor and the sponsor (or related friendships);
• consent of the host country to bear all costs associated with staying guest in Switzerland (the cost of accommodation, meals, transportation, health insurance, etc.).
• a copy of the Swiss passport (page with signature and photograph) or a residence permit (B / C) of the inviting party.
• the original and a copy of the ticket, valid for travel to Switzerland and back (with an open date tickets are not accepted);
• Original and copy of medical insurance, the insurance amount which must be at least 30 000 euros, or U.S. $ 40 000;
• Help with work on the letterhead of the organization and position, date of commencement of work, the salary, with the director's signature and seal of the enterprise. Owners and employees of IP / unincorporated business except certificates of employment must also provide a copy of the Certificate of business registration and setting it on the tax accounting;
• students and schoolchildren should be given a certificate from the school with address and telephone numbers of the institution, a copy of your student card, letter on the financing of travel and help with the work of the funding, as well as a copy of the first page of his passport and proof of relationship;
• for children under 18 years of traveling, accompanied by a parent or a third party, you must provide a notarized authorization to travel from the remaining parent (s), copy of the first page of your passport and a copy of the document confirming the relationship;
• proof of sufficient financial means (Travel-signed originals and copies of checks, bank statements, etc.) at a cost of $ 100 for each day of stay in the country.
If for some reason invited by can not provide all the necessary documents from this list, you can provide a "Declaration of guarantee" (assuming that all other documents specified in the list are present). This document can be obtained from the Visa Section Consulate of Switzerland. Declaration must be sent to Switzerland, where the inviting party fills it out and submit to the Division of Police for Aliens. It should be borne in mind that consideration of this declaration may take up to four weeks.

Getting a transit visa is possible without preliminary agreement on passport control at Zurich airport. The passenger is taken by a passport and instead issued "card-authorization" that allows to stay in Switzerland for 24 hours. The passport is given to the passenger back (next day) at the passport control before departure. The fee for registration is 40 Swiss francs (cash payment). Your take 20 - 30 minutes. To place such a transit visa you must have on hand a confirmed ticket with a fixed date of departure from Zurich (the day after arrival), as well as confirmation of booking the hotel. The visa can be refused if in the verification of the identity will be discovered any previously noted violations.

On May 15, 2006 fee will be charged in Swiss francs, while its size is 55 Swiss francs for each passport. When submitting documents to the visa department shall issue a payment receipt, which should pay the fee in the office of the Raiffeisen on Vozdvizhenka, 4 / 7. Payment is made in rubles at an internal rate of bank for the current day. Bank returns a portion of "B" payment notice to the applicant as confirmation of your payment. When applying for a passport this part of the employee must present the visa department.