Egypt

Please send all your documents to our office in: Bern

1 Application form
Dully filled and original signed (download)

Original passport
Valid for at least six months beyond return date

2 passport photo
Biometric and in color (see photo criteria)

Invitation letter
Invitation letter on company letterhead, stamped and signed. The letter must specify:

• Data from the invited person
• Traveldates
• Reason for the trip

For visas with multiple entries, several planned travel dates must be listed.

Letter of introduction
from the applicant's employer in Switzerland, stamped and signed. The letter must specify:

• Data from the traveling person
• Travel dates
• Reason for the trip
• Confirmation to cover the travel expenses

For visas with multiple entries, several planned travel dates must be listed.

Travel confirmation

• Copy of flight confirmation for entry and departure
• Copy of the hotel confirmation

For visas with multiple entries, flight and hotel confirmations must be submitted for all trips listed (according to the invitation letter).

Residence permit
If necessary, a copy of the applicant´s residence permit valid for Switzerland or Liechtenstein

Application form
Dully filled and original signed (download)

Original passport
Valid for at least six months beyond return date

2 passport photo
Biometric and in color (see photo criteria)

Travel confirmation

• Copy of flight confirmation for entry and departure
• Copy of the hotel confirmation

Residence permit
If necessary, a copy of the applicant´s residence permit valid for Switzerland or Liechtenstein

10 working days

For the following citizens, the Consulate must apply for authorization in Cairo, this process can take up to 60 working days:

India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, China, Kosovo as well as for most African and Arab countries.

In the first step, these citizens do not need a travel confirmation and only a color copy of the passport.