Schengen VISA Switzerland - Swiss VISA - Guests
If you plan to visit Switzerland as non European or if your home country has no bilateral agreements with Switzerland, for up to 90 days for personal or business purposes, you must obtain a personal Visa.
The Swiss Visa basically allows the visa holder to travel to any (or all) member countries using just one single visa, thus avoiding the hassle and expense of obtaining individual visas for each country. This is particularly beneficial for persons who wish to visit several European countries during the same trip.
In the VISA process, you must provide proof of health insurance to obtain it.
The insurance requirements :
- The insurance company must have a representative office in Europe
- Medical evacuation/ repatriation coverage of at least EUR 30,000 | US $50,000 | CHF 50'000
- Insurance must be valid for the duration of stay in the Schengen countries
Schengen countries
Schengen countries list :
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France and Monaco, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
* Although the UK and Ireland are not part of Schengen, these countries were granted policing and judicial authority to implement Schengen.
As of 2010
Liechtenstein was scheduled to enter Schengen by November 2009 but implementation has been delayed to 2010 or later. Until then, its shared (and formerly open) border with Switzerland is manned 24 hours by Swiss border guards to ensure there are no immigration violations or breaches of security. Cyprus is due to enter Schengen in March 2010.
As of 2011
Bulgaria
Romania
