You can save on your move by hiring a self service moving company.
People moving to Switzerland have the privilege of getting the cheapest, yet high-quality, professional moving boxes and supplies available for purchase online.
The delivery is free and usually takes only one day to get to your home from one of our 5 warehouses located all over the country.
You can choose among the different types of supplies or purchase entire kits - just what you need for your move!
Click to purchase >>
|
Students:
For student visas, the following documents are required:
- 3 copies of completed application form.
- 1 recent, passport-size photo.
- Passport or travel document valid for at least 3 months after intended visit.
- Return/onward ticket and visa for next country of destination if required.
- Proof of sufficient funds in the form of a recent bank statement.
Note:
- The visa application must be submitted to the Swiss Embassy/Consulate covering your place of residence.
- You must be in possession of sufficient financial means to cover your cost of living in Switzerland.
- The Swiss Embassy/Consulate may demand a declaration of guarantee.
- You may not take up employment during your stay in Switzerland without the required permit nor take up studies exceeding a period of three months.
- A student permit is valid for the length of the study period.
Residence Permits for Students
Residence permits are awarded to students who wish to study in Switzerland under the following conditions:
- The applicant is coming to Switzerland alone
- The applicant wants to attend a university or some other institution of higher learning
- The program of studies is fixed
- The institution attests in writing that the applicant has been accepted for studies
- The applicant proves necessary financial means
- The applicant guarantees departure from Switzerland at the end of studies.
Formalities to complete in Switzerland for all foreign students:
- You must present yourself within ten days of arrival to the appropriate in the town where you will be living with the following documents:
- Passport (with student visa, if required)
- Statement of arrival provided by the bureau of foreigners
- Student questionnaire provided by the bureau of foreigners
- Proof of acceptance from the school
- 1 recent passport-style photo
- Proof of financial means for the duration of studies, or
- Proof of Swiss or foreign financial aid, with the amount indicated, or
- Guarantee from parents (form available from the bureau of foreigners). This must be completed by the father or mother, certified by local authorities, and accompanied by a permanent wire transfer order, or
- Guarantee from a third party (form available from the bureau of foreigners). The guarantor must live in Switzerland and prove sufficient financial means for the student's upkeep. The guarantor's signature must be notarized by the local authorities.
- The request for a residence permit will not be processed until all documents are submitted. Cost of residence permit is for 1 semester 15 to 22 ($US), for 2 semesters 18 to 25 ($US)
- After matriculating in the university, you must pay fees for the first semester. You will not be definitively registered until you have done this and received the receipt by post. With this receipt, you must visit the town authorities a second time to prove that you are officially registered in the university.
Time required to issue visa:
The processing of a visa application may take up to two months, in individual cases even longer, depending on the time of year. You are advised to file your application at least 2 months before your planned visit to Switzerland.
List of all universities in Switzerland:
- University of Basel (Basel), German-speaking
- University of Berne (Berne), German-speaking
- University of Fribourg (Fribourg), French- and German-speaking
- University of Geneva (Geneva), French-speaking
- University of Neuchâtel (Neuchâtel), French-speaking
- University of Lausanne (Lausanne), French-speaking
- University of Lucerne (Lucerne), German-speaking
- Università della Svizzera Italiana (Lugano), Italian-speaking
- University of St. Gallen (HSG) (St. Gallen), German-speaking
- University of Zurich (Zürich), German-speaking
- ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich) (Zürich), German-speaking
- EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne) (Lausanne), French-speaking
- Lucerne University of Applied Sciences, (Lucerne), German-speaking
- Zurich University of Applied Sciences, (Zurich), German-speaking
- The European University Geneva
- Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
- Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration
- Graduate Institute Kurt Bösch
- Franklin College Switzerland
|
