Valid passport must not be older than 10 years also it must be valid for at least THREE MONTHS longer than the intended stay. The passport must also have at least TWO BLANK PAGES to affix the visa and should be along with all old passport booklets. Handwritten passports, Passports with observation and passports of 20-year validity are NOT acceptable.
Passport First and Last page Colour Scan Copy.
Photograph
2 Recent Coloured Photograph (Fresh ones i.e. NOT used earlier for any visa) with 35mm x 45mm in dimension, on matte finish paper, with White background, not previously used in a visa.
Travel Docs
Confirmed Return Ticket (or ticket with live PNR), covering all the sectors.
Confirmed Hotel as per the ticket (with hotel Name, Address, Telephone no and Email. Id).
Banking Docs
Bank statement last 3 months with Seal and Sign.
Personal ITR for 3 yrs.
Forms
1 Visa Application Form to be filled and duly signed
Occupation Proof
In case of Employee – Proof of employment and Pay slip of last 3 months.
In case applicant is the proprietor / owner of the company – Cover letter on company's letter head , company's Original 3 month's bank statement (with bank seal and signature), ITR (for 3 years), company memo, partnership deal, establishment license or proprietorship etc are required.
If the applicant is retired- Proof of retirement, pension statements for the last three months, proof of regular income generated by ownership of property or business.
For student- leave letter / report card issued from School and ID is required.
If the applicant is sponsored – proof of sponsorship and/or private accommodation by completing a national form of the Schengen State concerned (see the website of the Member State of destination).
Mandatory Docs
Personal Covering Letter (Addressed to The Embassy of Switzerland) with mentioning duration of visit, purpose of visit, expenses clause .Details of all Applicants with name, passport number, If Applicable
Copy of final Covid vaccination certificate.
Overseas travel insurance with the minimum coverage of EUR 30,000 for the entire duration.
BIOMETRICS MANDATORY EACH TIME IF APPLICANT IS APPLYING FOR VISA.
Important Information
Important Visa Information for Switzerland
Valid visa stamped on the old passport is automatically cancelled and applicant must apply for fresh visa.
Please note that the date should match in cover letter, invitation, ticket, hotel confirmation and ticket for visa processing.
The Embassy reserves the right to ask for additional documents and/or for a personal interview.
All Schengen Embassies have stopped accepting the passports which are handwritten or have any observation on the front data page Hence, all such passport holders are requested to get a fresh passport booklet to apply for Visa.