Swiss tourist visa can be granted to a non-Swiss national who does not have a residence or occupation in Switzerland and whose sole objective of visiting Switzerland is for recreation, sightseeing, casual visit to meet friends and relatives.
Please check from Swiss Visa Information to see if you will need a holiday visa to go to Switzerland or the up-to-date tourist visa requirements for Switzerland.
Along with the generally required documents for Switzerland visa, below, the Swiss embassy may require some specific documents from the visa candidates depending on their employment status as well as several additional documents depending upon the type of Swiss visa applied for.
The legal guardians of minors applying for a Swiss visa, must submit some extra documents for the underage applicant and these may include child’s birth certificate, visa application form signed by both parents, family court order – in cases where only one parent has full custody over the child and certified copies of ID / passport of both parents.
If the child will be travelling alone, a notarized parental authorization signed by both legal guardians is generally required.
Please notice: In individual circumstances, you may be asked to produce additional documents. Swiss embassy procedures and policies can and do, alter overnight. We take no responsibilty for any such changes or any transaction initiated directly between an applicant and the Swiss embassy in Germany.
Steps to Applying for Swiss visa To apply for a Swiss visa follow the steps given below:
Please Note: Please consult Swiss embassy in your country as visa regulations for Switzerland can and often change overnight. In individual cases, additional documents required for Swiss visa. We accept no responsibility as we have no affiliation with the embassy of Switzerland or their visa section.
Going for a visa interview at the embassy? The visa officer at the Swiss consulate will look over your application and ask you questions if they wish to clarify anything. It is best to answer these questions honestly.
Typical questions asked at the Switzerland visa interview include:
Common reasons why your Swiss visa application got rejected include: