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Schengen Short-Stay, Type CVerified 13 Apr 2026Apply for a Switzerland Business Visa (Schengen Short-Stay Type C) from India. Complete fees, documents, and application guide.
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Not included in our fee: a flight reservation (from ₹708) and a confirmed hotel booking (₹590 per hotel). Book them separately, only if your visa needs them:
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Not part of our visa fee: each is bought on its own, with or without our visa service.
₹708 first traveller · +₹472 each additional traveller on the same reservation · GST included
A genuine airline reservation in each traveller's name. Issued close to your visa appointment, so it's live when you apply.
₹590 per hotel · GST included
Not bought online: contact us first on WhatsApp or by email with the city, dates and travellers, and we confirm the hotel and the price before you pay.
Delivery. Usually within 30 minutes during office hours, Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00 IST.
Check the official requirements
Guide last reviewed 2026-04-13. Fees, documents and appointment rules can change.
A Switzerland Business Visa is a Schengen Short-Stay (Type C) visa for Indian professionals travelling to Switzerland for business purposes — meetings, conferences, trade shows, or exploring business opportunities. Valid for up to 90 days within any 6-month period. Does not permit gainful professional activities (even if unpaid) — for work, a separate Type D work permit is required.
What it costs
Paid directly to Switzerland / VFS — these are not our service fee, and we never mark them up.
Figures per VFS Global, last verified 13 Apr 2026. Fees change without notice — the official page is final.
All VISA fees and service charges payable in Cash / Card / Online. Fees are non-refundable regardless of visa outcome. Online payment refund processing: 5–7 working days. POS refund processing: 21 working days. A bank charge is deducted on refunds. Fees subject to change without notice as per current exchange rate.
Flights · Hotels · Insurance · Itinerary
Switzerland applies the Schengen rules, so travel insurance is not a nice-to-have — it is a legal condition of the visa.
2 of 4 are compulsory for Switzerland
Where people slip: Flying into one city and out of another with nothing showing how you travel between them. Officers read the whole route, and an unexplained gap reads as a plan that does not hold together.
Book for ₹708 (+₹472 per family member)Where people slip: Free-cancellation bookings are accepted, but if the entire file is free-cancellation the officer sees a trip nobody has committed to. Some of it should be real spend.
Confirmed hotel booking, ₹590 per hotel: message us firstWhere people slip: Buying cover for the adults and forgetting the children. Every traveller needs their own EUR 30,000, infants included — a real refusal we have seen on a family of four.
What a Schengen policy must showWhere people slip: Spending more nights in another Schengen country than in Switzerland. That gets a file rejected before it is even assessed.
The letter your itinerary attaches toWe can arrange the flight reservation, the hotel and the itinerary for your Switzerland file — each sold separately.
We are a B2B travel agency as well as a visa consultancy, working with partners including Riya Travel — so the flight reservation and the confirmed hotel booking both come from us, and you deal with one team. Every booking is a real one under your own name. We do not sell travel insurance: buy the policy directly from an insurer.
None of them is part of our visa fee: each is bought on its own, at the price below, with or without our visa service.
Flight reservation ₹708 (+₹472 per extra family member) · Confirmed hotel booking ₹590 per hotel · Travel itinerary ₹1,499. GST included.
Delivery. Usually within 30 minutes during office hours, Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00 IST. Confirmed hotel bookings are not bought online: message us first on WhatsApp or email info@sureshotvisa.com with the city, dates and travellers.
Tell us your dates — we will say which of these you actually need
What to gather
Having a document isn't the same as presenting it right — that's the part we handle.
New form only — from March 2, 2020 onwards
Mandatory along with application form
Valid minimum 3 months beyond intended stay; at least 2 blank pages
35–40mm, colour, light background, not older than 6 months
Minimum €30,000 coverage, valid across all Schengen states
Detailing purpose of business travel and itinerary
On company letterhead; include host's contact + business relationship
Confirming employment, designation, salary, approved leave dates
If self-employed or business owner
A4 paper only, with original bank stamp & signature
For the full duration of stay
Showing travel history
If travelling with family
Required · optional / if applicable
8 steps from intake to approval — never as linear as government sites pretend.
Complete the visa application form
Download the Schengen Type C form from VFS Global website, fill it out completely, and sign.
Gather all required documents
Use the checklist above. Ensure bank statements are on A4 with original stamps.
Purchase travel medical insurance
Minimum €30,000 coverage valid across all Schengen states.
Book a VFS appointment
Select the VFS Global centre nearest to you. Walk-in without appointment not accepted.
Submit your application at VFS
Attend on the scheduled date with originals + photocopies. Biometrics captured on-site.
Pay the fees
Pay visa fee + VFS service charge + any optional services. Cash / card / online accepted.
Track your application
Use VFS online tracker or opt for SMS service for live updates.
Collect your passport
Via Premium Lounge, courier service, or in-person pickup from VFS centre.
Biometrics and the visit to the visa centre are yours to attend in person — no consultancy can do those for you. How we work
What works
6 levers that flip a borderline case.
What kills cases
Top 3 refusal triggers we see.
Each link opens the official Switzerland page on VFS Global (we never host third-party forms): pick your visa category there and use its "Download Form" section for the current version.
Answer 10 questions focused on business visa criteria. Business applications face different scrutiny — the embassy wants clear purpose, genuine business relationships, and verifiable host.
Who is inviting you to Denmark / the Schengen country?
What form will the invitation take?
How long have you had a business relationship with the Danish host?
How long is your business trip?
What's your role in your Indian company?
What's your Indian company's annual turnover?
Helps establish legitimacy of the business case.
How often do you travel internationally for business?
Have you used a Schengen visa before?
Any previous visa refusals (business or otherwise)?
Your return-to-India anchor?
Indicative only — final decision is always with the Embassy.
Frequently asked
Processing time is 15 calendar days from when the Embassy receives your complete application. During peak travel season (summer, holidays), it may take longer. Apply at least 2 weeks before travel, and ideally earlier.
No. The Business Visa allows meetings, negotiations, conferences, and similar activities — but NOT paid or unpaid professional work. For employment, you need a Type D work permit arranged by your Swiss employer.
Approximately ₹12,790 for an adult (₹10,100 visa fee + ₹2,690 VFS service charge) plus any optional services you choose — courier (₹930), SMS (₹450), Premium Lounge (₹4,600), or Combo (₹1,250). Excludes travel insurance (~₹1,500–₹3,000).
Yes. A Schengen Type C visa issued by Switzerland lets you travel freely across all 29 Schengen-area countries during its validity, up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
Yes, it's MANDATORY. Minimum coverage of €30,000 (~₹27 lakh) valid across all Schengen states. Without valid insurance, your application will be rejected.
Directly from the VFS Global Switzerland website. We never host third-party forms on our site — always get the latest form from the official source to ensure accuracy. See the Downloads section above.
There are 4 possible outcomes: (1) Visa granted, (2) Further documentation requested, (3) You're called for a personal interview at the Embassy, or (4) Application rejected.
Yes. Our team prepares the complete file — cover letter, invitation letter coordination with Swiss host, document verification, VFS appointment booking, and submission. Book a ₹499 consultation to get started.
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Reviewed by Sherbir Singh Grewal, SureshotVisa — a government-licensed consultancy (Licence 849/DC/PTA/PLA/LC-3/2024). Verify us.
A strong Switzerland file clearly explains your travel purpose, funds, and ties to India. We structure and submit everything properly — so your case is presented clearly and professionally.
Our professional fee · GST included
₹4,999GST included
File-ready in 3–5 working days after documents
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Everything below — included, nothing extra
Not included in our fee: a flight reservation (from ₹708) and a confirmed hotel booking (₹590 per hotel). Book them separately, only if your visa needs them:
Not sure you qualify? Start with a refundable ₹499 possibility report — an honest Yes / Maybe / No, credited to this fee. Read the full guide
Price is for our consultancy service only and includes 18% GST. No agency can guarantee a visa — the final decision rests with the visa authority.
Your fee, in one glance
Government, VFS, insurance, ticket and hotel costs are separate and charged at cost. Read what each item means, in full.
Before you file
Filed on a guessed checklist, the government fee is gone on a refusal and the refusal follows every future application. Filed after a consultant at our licensed firm has read the papers against each other, the file answers the officer's questions before they are asked. Same Switzerland rules, different outcome. How we do that is written once, in full, on the method page rather than repeated here.
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Source & Disclaimer
Data on this page is sourced from the official VFS Global Switzerland website and Embassy of Switzerland. Last verified 2026-04-13. Always verify with the official embassy before applying — fees and requirements change without notice.
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