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Visa Section

The visa section of the Embassy of Switzerland in Ankara is competent for the applicants with residence in all provinces except of:

Aydın, Balıkesir, Bursa, Çanakkale, Edirne, İstanbul, İzmir, Kırklareli, Kocaeli, Manisa, Muğla, Tekirdağ, Yalova

Appointments:

Visa applications will be processed by appointment only.
The appointment should take place at the earliest 3 months and at the latest 15 days before the scheduled journey. For further information please contact the Call Center.

Appointment through the Visa Section of the Embassy of Switzerland in Ankara:

Phone number : +90 312 457 31 34
Operating hours : Monday – Thursday: 08:00 - 12:15 and 13.15 - 17.15, Friday 08:00 - 13:00, closed on public holidays http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/reps/eur/vtur/embank/n-work.html www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/reps/eur/vtur/embank/n-work.html

Visa application forms and information sheets:

Visa application forms are available free of charge on the website of the Federal Office for Migration:
http://www.bfm.admin.ch/content/bfm/en/home/themen/einreise/visumantragsformular.html www.bfm.admin.ch/content/bfm/en/home/themen/einreise/visumantragsformular.html

Information sheets and visa requirement data for individual visa types are available on the website of the Embassy of Switzerland in Ankara:
http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/reps/eur/vtur/embank/visank.html www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/reps/eur/vtur/embank/visank.html

Contacting the visa section by phone:

Operating hours: Monday – Thursday: 16:00 – 17:00
Phone number : +90 312 457 31 70

Duration of visa processing

After application, allow a minimum of two (2) working days for processing.

Passport Collection (earliest two (2) working days after application)

Opening hours: Monday – Thursday: 13:30 – 14:00, Friday 11:30 – 12:00

Visa free travel

Holders of Turkish diplomatic or special passports i.e. red, green, grey passports can travel visa free for stays up to a maximum of 90 days within 6 months.

Visa refusal:

In case of a visa refusal, always notified in writing, the Swiss Embassy informs about the possibility of filing an objection.