Checklist Work Visa Stamping

Switzerland

Appointment

All applicants are required to book an appointment online to submit their visa application
at the Joint Schengen visa application center.

As part of the visa application procedure, applicants will need to provide Biometric
fingerprint data along with a digital photograph. If you have temporary injuries on your
fingers, applicants are advised to wait until the injuries have healed before you book
your appointment.

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Step: 1 Work Permit Approval

(This process has been completed and you have obtained your work permit)

Step: 2 Visa Stamping

You need to submit the following documents to VFS on the date of your appointment
with VFS.

Sl. Document Description Responsibility

No.

1 Checklist Employee

Place this document on top of the visa documents.

2 Visa Appointment Employee

3 Work Permit Print out Employee

(collect from
Immigration)
4 Visa Application Employee

This is not required. Provide only if the Visa Center asks.

Sample for reference:

Adobe Acrobat
Document
Note: Print the Form on single page. Two side print is not
accepted.

5 Authorization Form Employee

6 Passport current and previous, if any. Employee

Note:
Passport should have a validity of minimum period of 6
months from the date of submission of the passport to the
consulate. And it should be valid of minimum 3 months
from the date you planned to leave Switzerland.
Passport should contact minimum two blank pages.
There should not be any damages/stain marks in the
Passport.
Submit all old/prior passports, if available.

7 Copy of your current Passport First and last two pages. Employee

8 Cover Letter Company

 9 Visa Fee: Rs. 4500 Company

Service fee Rs. 1350 (payable in cash only)

VFS Courier fee Rs. 300

Fee can be payable either by cash or Demand Draft.

If you pay by DD, then, Visa fee to be purchased on Consulate

General of Switzerland payable at Mumbai
Service fee should be paid by cash.

10 Colour Photographs with white background 3 nos. Employee

Photo need to be:

- No more than 6-months old
-35-40mm in width
-Close up of your head and top of your shoulders so that your face
takes up 70-80% of the photograph
-In sharp focus and clear
-Of high quality with no ink marks or creases

Refer to the attachment for more details about specification.

Lead time: 5 working days

The area of jurisdiction of the Consulate comprises the states of:

Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh,

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry (UT), Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli,) and
Andaman & Nicobar

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Helpline
Phone: +91 022 61766900
(Between 0800hrs to 1700 hrs (Monday-Friday)

Email: Infoswiss.westin@vfshelpline.com

Address of the Consulate

Embassy of Switzerland
E-3, Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri,
New Delhi 110021
VFS Visa Application Centre

Prestige Atrium No 1, Central Street

Bengaluru 560 001

Submission Timings:

Applicants: 0800 to 1200hrs 1300 to 1600hrs with prior appointment only (Monday -
Friday)

Passport Retrieval Time: 1500 to 1600 hrs (Monday-Friday)

Step: 3 Registration in Switzerland

Within fourteen days of arrival in Switzerland, and before you starting work in
Switzerland you will have to register with your commune of residence.

Following documents are required to register with the commune:

Passport in original
Your Residence Address in Switzerland
Lease agreement: the lease agreement needs to be valid for at least 6 months,
and it needs to be in your name.
Fee: CHF 100 approx.
Copies of Power of attorney. <Comments> You have this already with you. I will
also forward.
Original Registration Form. Based on your place of living, this Form will be
provided by our Service Provider, Fragomen. Contact me at
jchandrasekar@utopiainc.com with complete address of your place of residence
as per your Lease Agreement so that I can coordinate with Fragomen.
Original copy of the final decision. Based on your place of living, this document
will be provided by our Service Provider, Fragomen.
Copy of the Form 1044. Will be provided by Fragomen.
Your Original Marriage Certificate with original apostille and Italian translation (if
your Dependent has accompanied on a Dependent Visa).

Address of the commune that you need to visit. <Comments> This is also based on
where you live in Switzerland. Once you share complete address we will get you the
address.

Attestation of arrival: When you register with the Commune, request a document
called attestation of arrival. This document is usually accepted for the conclusion of
agreements, such as health insurance agreement etc.
Foreigners ID: Be informed that the Foreigners ID (Swiss work and residence permit)
contains biometric data. For this purpose, you will have to go to the migration authority
responsible for your address of residence in order to get your picture and fingerprints
taken for the issuance of the Foreigners ID. It is likely that the commune or the migration
authority will provide you an appointment after the completion of the registration in order
to complete these formalities.

Within a few weeks of registration and completion of the formalities required for the
issuance of the biometric Foreigners ID, you will receive your actual Foreigner's ID.

Be aware of the fact that after the registration in Switzerland it may take several weeks
until you receive your Foreigner's ID. In case that you need to travel between the times
you enter Switzerland and the receipt of the Foreigner's ID, you may need to apply for
an re-entry visa before you leave Switzerland (subject to conditions that may vary from
place to place). Please contact Immigration if you need to travel outside of Switzerland
before your Foreigners ID is available.

Ensure that you provide us with a copy of your "Foreigners ID" once it is issued.
Should your assignment be cancelled before you enter Switzerland, advise us since we
have to inform the authorities.