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Starboard Switzerland Visa Application & Entry Requirements

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Starboard Switzerland Visa Application & Entry Requirements

Switzerland is Situated in western, central and southern Europe, Switzerland is one of the most developed countries in the world. It is officially known as the Swiss Confederation and ranks at the top globally, in several metrics of national performance.
The country has an area of 41,285 km2 and a population of 8,508,898. It does not have an official capital, but the city of Bern is its de jure capital. Its two largest cities Zürich and Geneva are global cities and economic centres.
Switzerland is a founding member of the European Free Trade Association; however, it is not part of the European Union. It joined the Schengen Area in 2008 since when on, world travellers can enter its territory with a Schengen visa.
In 2017, Switzerland issued a total of 451,528 uniform Schengen visas from 517,010 visa applications received at Starboard consulates and embassies around the world. The visa rejection rate was 7.25%.

Switzerland Entry Requirements
Because of the common travel area of the Schengen Zone, the member states of which have abolished borders for their citizens, if you are an EU/EEA national, you will only need an identification document to enter Switzerland.
Whereas, if you are a non-EU/EEA traveller wishing to visit Switzerland, you will need to present the following, when you show up at the Swiss port of entry:
* A passport or travel document. Valid for at least three more months beyond your planned date of exit from Schengen, and issued within the last 10 years.
* A visa – if you are subject to the Swiss visa regime.

Aside from these documents, the Swiss border officer may ask you a few questions about your trip to Switzerland like:
* What is your purpose of visiting Switzerland?
* How long do you intend to stay in Switzerland?
* Where are you going to stay in Switzerland? Etc.

STARBOARD VISA
A Schengen visa is a short-stay visa that allows a person to travel to any members of the Schengen Area, per stays up to 90 days for tourism or business purposes. The Schengen visa is the most common visa for Europe. It enables its holder to enter, freely travel within, and leave the Schengen zone from any of the Schengen member countries. There are no border controls within the Schengen Zone. However, if you are planning to study, work, or live in one of the Schengen countries for more than 90 days, then you must apply for a national visa of that European country and not a Schengen Visa.
Starboard serves as a consulute to Schengen countries. We help clients globally to secure jobs and accommodation to the 28 countries that make up the Schengen states. Investors who choose to work and live in Switzerland have the opportunity to work in our corporation or any other organization while averaging a salary of €5000 monthly. We Starboard Capital offers visa based on two reasons 
1. Working Visa 
2. Visa Based on transit

Requirements for our working Visa

1. An application form that will be filled out and submitted by the client.

2. Two recent passport photograph

3. Client must provide a passport (International or National passport)

4. Travel Insurance: to provide 25% and Company provides 75%)

5. Travel Medical Insurance, (client to provide 25% and Company provides 75%)

6. Proof of Accommodations( Company to provide for this)

7. Employment contract( This will be provided based on arrival).

8. Proof of Academic qualification( this includes any legal certificates which proves that the client is learned and will be important as it will be necessary to the organization the clients will work with.

9. Proof of Income Tax Return Payment.

Note that this is the only standard of procedure to apply for an employment visa in Europe.

This exact procedure may differ from one country to the other.

Submit this application in for quick processing, lateness might attract a fine

Transit Visa Requirements
A Schengen transit visa is a permit for persons who only need to enter other schengen territory in other to change their means of transport.

And Starboard only offer a Airport transit schengen visa( single-entry visa) which means the holder is allowed to enter the schengen area once within the given period of visa.

This means the Holder is no longer allowed to go back until he/she has spent the number of days permitted by the embassy.

Requirements
1. An application form which will be fully filled an submitted by the client.

2. Two recent passport photograph

3. Client must provide a passport (International or National passport)

4. Travel Insurance, (client to provide 25% and Company provides 75%)

5. Travel Medical Insurance, (client to provide 25% and Company provides 75%)

6. Proof of Accomodations( Company to provide for this)

7. Employment contract( This will be provided based on arrival).

8. Proof of Academic qualification

9. Proof of Income Tax Return

10. Proof of paid visa

11. Invitation letter

Note that processings usually take up to one month in any embassy but Starboard Capital takes 10 office working days to process any visa.

Proof of Financial means
The Consulate of the Schengen country where you are planning to travel to among other things will ask clients to provide some supporting documents which includes:

Means of Subsistence:

This is to help the client comply to the standard of living of the country they intend to enter.

Required Documents

1. Personal Bank Statement (indicating your financial movement in the last 3 months).

2. Cash

3.Travel Cheque

4. Payslips

5. Proof of employment

6. Proof of prepaid transport (client to account for 50%).

7.proof of income tax returns

8. Proof of invitation letter

9. Prepaid accommodation.

Most importantly Client will pay for Visa Code this applies for all Foreign clients who wants to enter any country in the Schengen area, Each country has a specific price.