Business Visa For Switzerland

Who requires the Swiss business visa for travel from Sri Lanka?

Swiss business visa is granted for a limited time period of business travel to conduct business activities which can include visiting with company representatives, attend an educational, professional, scientific or business gathering or conference, settle an estate or negotiate a contract with a Swiss company.
A business visa stamp or sticker endorsed by a Swiss visa officer on your passport that enables you to go to Switzerland to perform business activities.
Business visa for Switzerland are often obtained by the Swiss consulate in Colombo or in the closest city to your normal residential address. Whenever applying for a Swiss business visa, you’ll be requested to explain the reasons for going to Switzerland.

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General Swiss business visa information for residents of Sri Lanka

• Fully completed visa form for Switzerland and mandatory declaration
• Passport size photographs
• Valid national passport and one copy
• Original of valid visa when you are national of another country and one copy
• Your most recent bank statement and one copy
• Confirmation letter from your travel insurance for Switzerland indicating the policy coverage and one copy
• Business references (letter from your company, invite from business or institution in Switzerland)
• Proof of group travel/ accommodation booking reservation in Switzerland / flight ticket reservation for Switzerland and one copy
• Visa fees for Swiss visa
• Please click on Swiss types to determine if you need a travel visa to travel to Switzerland or the current tourist visa requirements for Switzerland.

Please notice: In individual cases, you may be required to produce additional documents. Swiss embassy procedures and rules can and do, change over night. We take no responsibilty for any such changes or any transaction initiated directly between an individual and the Swiss embassy.

Other types of Swiss visas?

• Swiss visitor visa issued for those travelling to Switzerland for vacations, tourism, recreation or to visit family and friends in Switzerland. Should you be a Swiss citizen, you do not have to submit an application for a Swiss visa. Know more
• Swiss business visa is granted to foreign nationals to either work with business affiliates, go to a scientific, academic, professional, or enterprise conference or any other type of convention, settle an estate or discuss a contract in Switzerland. Learn more
• Swiss transit visa will let you transit through Switzerland for no longer than 24 to 72 hours if either you need to enter Switzerland on your way to another country or you are making your way to join a ship as a member of the crew.

  Usually, you can include dependent children on your visa application should they be going along with you on your passport. You may not need to make an application for this particular visa. Know more

• Swiss student visa is commonly issued to conduct study in Switzerland. Student visas tend to be short-term visas that let people to arrive at Switzerland for a specific period to conduct study at a Swiss educational institution. Know more
• Swiss Working Visa is mostly granted to work in Switzerland. As a general rule, you will need a valid Swiss visa with work rights. An array of short-term and extended work visas are available for Switzerland. Know more about Swiss work visas.

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Please note: Make certain you obtain the correct Swiss visas where necessary and it is your obligation to secure them. In most cases countries mandate passports to be valid for six months immediately after the expiry of the visa. NB: Having a visa doesn’t guarantee you entry on arrival in Switzerland.

Visitors must verify personally making sure that information of particular importance for them is appropriate. We are not responsible for decisions taken by travelers based on details included in this site.

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In order to get further information about going to Switzerland from Colombo, Sri Lanka, please make sure to go through the related links down below:

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