Switzerland

Dear Visitor,
Kindly acknowledge the information on this page before visiting VFS Global for visa application.

All applicants must fully comply with relevant documentation required for respective visa categories. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. Therefore, before visiting Visa Application Center, applicants are requested for their kind cooperation in making sure that the recommended documents are provided and sorted out as per the checklist.

1.In order to schedule an appointment for Switzerland Visa Application Center, please visit http://www.vfsglobal.com/Switzerland/Iran/ and follow the instructions in Schedule an Appointment section.

• Applicants need to be present at the Visa Application Center not earlier than 15 minutes before and not later than 45 minutes after their scheduled appointment time.

2. The required documents for any type of visa -such as Tourism and Family Visit, are listed in the Required Documents section at www.vfsglobal.ch/Switzerland/Iran

Required Documents:

3. The reservation dates of hotel, flight ticket, and travel insurance duration should overlap each other.
• Multiple Entry visa demands Multiple insurances
• Travel insurance with minimum coverage of 30.000 Euros for the whole of stay is required.

4. Translation of documents into English are only valid for 6 months.

5. All documents and copies must be in A4 size.

6. All documents must be officially translated into English. The stamps of Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Foreign Affairs are not required.

7. Certificate of Financial Ability and bank account statement of the last 3 months must be issued no earlier than a week (7 days) from the appointment.

8. Invitation Letters must include inviting person’s details and signature as well as applicant’s details.
• Providing identification documents of the inviting person is mandatory.
• If the inviting person is a Swiss citizen, his/her resident card or passport must be provided.
• In case the inviting person holds Swiss residence permit, s/he has to provide a copy of resident card that is valid for the whole of applicant’ stay, and a copy of non-Swiss passport

9. In cases of minors, the application form has to be signed by both parents. If the minor travels alone or with only one parent, the consent of the parental authority done by a notary public along with the translation are required.

10. Applicants must possess a passport that is valid for at least three months (90 days) after the date of exit from Switzerland.

11. Travel itinerary (ticket booking and hotel reservations) should not be sooner than 15 days after submitting visa application at visa center.

12. Presence of children below 12 years old is not mandatory.

13. Applicants need to provide copies of a) travel insurance, b) the first page of passport, and c) any Schengen, Canada, America, England, and Australia visa that has been issued within the last 3 years.

14. Travel insurance must be originally stamped by the respective insurance company, unless the insurance has been issued online.

15.Retirees' documents: Retirement order plus salary increase of three months.

16.The photo on the visa application form should be new (max. 6 months old) and 80% of the photo should be the face.

Visa Application Fee:

Switzerland Visa Application fee is as the following:

• For adults: 36,800,000 IRR
• For 6 to 12 year-old children: 18,400,000 IRR
• For children below 6 years: Free
• VFS Global Service Fee: 33,14 Euros per application

Please note that all fees should be paid in cash (Euro and Rial) only.

Important Information:

-Visa applications for long-term visas must be sent directly to the Swiss Embassy in Tehran.

The address of the Swiss Embassy in Tehran
Elahieh
Sharifi Manesh Street
Yasaman St
No. 2
Office hours:
Sunday to Thursday 09:00 to 12:00
It is closed on Friday and Saturday
Phone + 98 21 2200 8333
Email: teh.visa@eda.admin.ch
Website: https://www.eda.admin.ch/tehran

-Appointment is required for all applications. To confirm your appointment, you would have to pay an amount of IRR 2,000,000. This amount would be refunded to your bank account when you honor the appointment and validly submit your application on the date and time allotted.
Appointments once booked cannot be cancelled. The applicant has to schedule a new appointment in case of no-show or where documents to be submitted were incomplete or not available or submission could not be completely processed on the allotted date for any reason. However, do note that you are allowed to reschedule your appointment twice and up to 2 working day prior to your scheduled date, (subject to availability of appointments), free of cost (a total of two attempts). Any further changes of the date or becoming No-Show will be considered as a new appointment, where the fresh booking fee would be payable and no refund available on the old amount paid Applicants cannot walk into the Visa center without a prior valid appointment under any circumstances.
Application will not be accepted at VFS Global if Appointment is booked under wrong Visa category and bookings amount will not be refunded.
Appointments scheduled after 1400 Hrs. will be treated as Prime Time Appointment and would be charged 30 Euros extra over and above the Service Fees.

Opening Hours:

Business hours	Sunday to Thursday	08:00 - 16:00
Passport collection	Sunday to Thursday	09:00 - 13:00

Public Holidays and Closures:

Sunday	01 January	New Year
Monday	02 January	“Berchtoldstag”
Tuesday	21 March	Nowrooz
Wednesday	22 March	Nowrooz
Sunday	02 April	Nature Day
Sunday	09 April	Eastern
Montag	10 April	Eastern
Wednesday	12 April	Martyrdom Of Imam Ali
Tuesday	16 May	Martyrdom Of Imam Sadegh
Sunday	28 May	Whitsunday
Sunday	04 June	Demise of Mr. Khomeini
Wednesday	26 July	Tassoua
Thursday	27 July	Ashoura
Wednesday	06 September	Arbaeen
Thursday	14 September	Martyrdom of Imam Hasan and Prophet Mohammad
Sunday	17 December	Martyrdom of Hazrat Fatemeh
Sunday	24 December	Christmas
Monday	25 December	Christmas
Sunday	31 December	New Year

Reminder:

It is reiterated that the above-mentioned information does not include all the required documentation for Switzerland Visa Application. Please visit https://www.vfsglobal.com/Switzerland/Iran/ for more information and details.