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Persons who up to now have not been subject to the visa requirement
A)
Certain nationalities which previously were exempted by Switzerland are under the Schengen rules subject to the
visa requirements. These are:
Dominica, Fiji Islands, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, St Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grena-
dines, South Africa, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago and Tuvalu.
B)
Holders of residence authorizations issued by the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and the United States of America
who are not nationals of the European Union or of EFTA states and were previously exempted by Switzerland are
now subject to visa requirements.
Processing time
The processing time is generally two weeks for a short term visa (in some rare occasions can take up to two months).
However, please note that no visa applications will be accepted if the journey is planned in more than three months
or less than two weeks after the submission.
Application form
The application forms can be downloaded under the following address:
http://www.bfm.admin.ch/bfm/en/home/themen/einreise/visumantragsformular.html
One form per person (also valid for children in the passport of a parent).
Completely filled in and signed by the applicant (the legal guardian has to sign for underage children).
2 recent passport-sized pictures of the applicant. The picture should not be older than 6 months.
Passport
The original and a copy of the passport of the applicant with a copy of the UAE residence visa and all previous
Swiss or Schengen visas.
The passport must be valid for at least three months from the expiry date of the Schengen visa.
The passport should not have been issued more than 10 years ago.
Flight tickets
The electronic outward and return flight tickets (E-Tickets) or a well-readable copy of them.
Trade license
A copy of the valid trade license.
Travel insurance
Valid for the duration of stay in the Schengen area with a coverage of CHF50 000.00.
Minors
If minors are travelling with only one of the parents, we need the written consent of the other parent along
with his/her passport copy.