Important
Information for the visa clients:
With immediate effect and due to the high volume of the visa applications, the Embassy of Switzerland in New Delhi has increased its processing time to 10-15 working days, after the visa application has been successfully submitted to any of the VFS Centres across India.
It is mandatory, with immediate effect, to provide biometrics each time if the applicants are applying from any VFS visa application centre in India.
Effective from 02.05.2022, India is no longer considered a high-risk country.
The normal entry requirements apply again to any person entering Switzerland.
Long waiting times are to be expected regarding the arrangement of an appointment
Transit to Switzerland
If you don’t have a nonstop flight to Switzerland, transit through other countries might be restricted.
Please check with the authorities of concerned countries.
Travelling from Switzerland to another Schengen State
Visiting other Schengen countries internally from Switzerland might be restricted.
Please check with the authorities of concerned countries.