Swiss Visa from U.K.

tintin · Post by **tintin** » Wed May 04, 2011 11:48 am

Hello guys, I wonder if anyone can advise on this.

My mother-in-law will be coming to the UK in the next 2 weeks on a 6 month family visitor visa. She might want to make a 3-4 day trip to Switzerland while she is here.

My question is whether she will be able to apply for a Swiss visa from the U.K.? She is running out of time to apply for it from India and hence we are exploring if she can apply from the Swiss Embassy in London.

The Swiss Embassy site says that whoever applies from the UK should have a minimum 6 months UK residence permit. Is a tourist/family visitir visa classed as a residence permit?

tintin · Post by **tintin** » Wed May 04, 2011 2:55 pm

Any advice guys !

Post by **geriatrix** » Wed May 04, 2011 3:50 pm

When seeking assistance on a public forum, please be patient.

tintin wrote:Is a tourist/family visitir visa classed as a residence permit?

AFAIK, no.

tintin · Post by **tintin** » Wed May 04, 2011 10:48 pm

sushdmehta wrote:When seeking assistance on a public forum, please be patient.

tintin wrote:Is a tourist/family visitir visa classed as a residence permit?
AFAIK, no.

thanks Sushdmehta, didnt get what AFAIK means though!

krazydude · Post by **krazydude** » Thu May 05, 2011 10:22 am

AFAIK = As far as I know

Swiss visas are process by VFS in the UK

Best would be to give them a call and check.

Here is the link to that - http://ch.vfsglobal.co.uk/contactus.html

However I agree with sushdmehta, she would have to apply from India

tintin · Post by **tintin** » Thu May 05, 2011 10:48 am

Thanks Krazydude and Kushmedhta, thats what i suspected, she will have to apply from India only. I will ring the Swiss Embassy to double check. Will post the update here.

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