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| Visa Requirement and Procedure for Switzerland and France | ||
| All persons coming to CERN should obtain all the requisite information in good time on entry requirements applying for Switzerland/France. It is therefore recommended to submit your visa application at least three months and not later than 21 days, prior to your departure date. The practice is for visas to be issued by the consulate competent for the place of residence, and in some cases a special procedure must be followed. Users, UPAS, Cooperation Associates and Visiting Scientists, subject to visa restrictions, for Switzerland and/or France, should contact their experiment secretariat at CERN or the Users’ Office, before coming to CERN, for details on how to facilitate requests for a visa. They must have the appropriate documents to work in both countries |
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| Living in Switzerland | Living in France | |
| <= 90 days | Invitation letter signed by your Experiment Secretariat at CERN or by any of the persons authorised by CERN | Invitation letter signed by your Experiment Secretariat at CERN or by any of the persons authorised by CERN |
| Convention d’Accueil is also necessary for all nationals from countries outside the European Economic Area. | Convention d’Accueil for nationals from countries outside the European Economic Area, signed by your Experiment Secretariat at CERN or by any of the persons authorised by CERN | |
| Go to the Swiss Consulate competent for your usual place of residence. | Go to the French Consulate competent for your usual place of residence. | |
| > 90 days | Check if a multiple-entry long-stay visa is needed | |
| Invitation letter, bearing the words “prise de fonctions au CERN”, signed by your Experiment Secretariat at CERN or by any of the persons authorised by CERN. | Invitation letter for a long term visit signed by your Experiment Secretariat at CERN or by any of the persons authorised by CERN. | |
| Note Verbale for nationals who are not from countries of the European Economic Area or Switzerland, to obtain a visa D with the mention “carte PROMAE à solliciter à l’arrivée” send it to your Experiment Secretariat at CERN or to any of the persons authorised by CERN. |
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| Go to the Swiss Consulate competent for your usual place of residence to request a Swiss D type visa 1 | Contact the French Consulate competent for your usual place of residence and request a French D type visa bearing the words “carte PRO-MAE à solliciter dès l’arrivée”, making reference to CERN’s Note Verbale. | |
| Apply for a French card at the Users’ Office together with the following documents: - Valid passport - Valid visa (if necessary) French Visas Government Site - 4 pictures passport size (35x40 mm) |
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| Note that no assistance can be provided by CERN to family members accompanying you. | ||
| More information on Swiss visas | ||
| Swiss visas: Federal Departement of Justice and Police Documents and visa requirements by nationality Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and to the other international organisations in Geneva |
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| More information on French visas | ||
| French Visas Government Site | ||
| 1 The Schengen States C visa is a short-stay visa (maximum 90 days) authorising the holder to travel within the Schengen Area without taking up residence pending the issuing of the legitimation card (residence permit). | ||
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