Invitation Letters & Visas

Conference Policy

If you need a travel visa to Switzerland, we will be glad to issue an invitation letter to support your visa application.
Invitation letters will only be issued once your registration and payment have been completed.
Invitation letters will be sent by e-mail.

In order to request an invitation letter, just e-mail us with the following data:

• a good-quality scan of your passport (.pdf or image format)
• surname/family name and given names, exactly as they appear in your passport
• contacts: e-mail, phone number and (if available) fax number
• affiliation/organization: name, address, country, and the position you hold/occupy
• any additional information you may think is relevant to your application

General Information

Switzerland has been an Associated State to the Schengen Area since 12 December 2008.

To check whether or not you need a visa:
https://www.sem.admin.ch/sem/en/home/publiservice/weisungen-kreisschreiben/visa/liste1_staatsangehoerigkeit.html

If you need a visa, here is where you can apply for it:
https://www.swiss-visa.ch/register/i210_select_country_view.action

The basic requirements for a visa application are described in the following page:
https://www.sem.admin.ch/sem/en/home/themen/einreise/kurzfristig.html

The Swiss State Secretariat for Migration website will have all the information you may need:
https://www.sem.admin.ch/sem/en/home/themen/einreise.html