The following are steps to getting a student visa for Switzerland
1. Accept a university offer: You may also need to pay a deposit or fee to secure your admission.
2. Book an appointment with a Swiss embassy or consulate: Usually for visa interviews and to present your application form and documents to an official. Not all nationalities will be required to do this.
3. Attend your interview: Deliver the requested documents, including a visa application form.
4. Receive a verdict: This may take up to 12 weeks.
5. Apply for a residence permit: You will have 14 days from the day of your arrival in Switzerland to register for your residence permit at a cantonal migration office. Your permit may take some weeks to be created, so you might be provided with a temporary document.
Student dependents with a National Visa D
Any spouse or dependent children can join you under family reunification. Family members can also work.
For a student, you have to demonstrate that you can financially support your family in addition to you, and have ample accommodation for them.
Switzerland student visa requirements
The Swiss immigration may ask for some of the following documents:
- Valid passport
· Confirmation of enrollment at a recognized Swiss educational institution
· Proof of finances and the ability to support yourself while in Switzerland
· Proof of healthcare insurance
· Motivation letter outlining why you want to come to Switzerland to study and how this will be beneficial for your career
· Copies of previous educational certificates
· A signed letter confirming that you will leave Switzerland on completion of your program.
Working while studying in Switzerland
For an international student studying in Switzerland also means you can work up to 15 hours a week part time during term time and full-time during university holidays — This is if you have been in Switzerland for more than six months. This is not necessary for a person studying PhD, you may work immediately you begin your studies.
If you are working towards a PhD in Switzerland you can also work part time up to 15 hours
Employers require to organize a student visa work permit for you, and you need to continue being a full-time student and make sufficient progress on your program.
If you Switzerland visa application is rejected
If your visa gets rejected you can appeal the decision within 30 days of receiving the outcome. You must reply in writing, explaining why it is that your visa shouldn’t have been rejected, and with proof.
