Im Russian but live in Swiss ?
is it difficultt lt to get it? and how long it takes?
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Do you want to live in Switzerland? Since your question is somewhat unclear, here are a couple of links to help you: http://switzerland.russianvisa.net/ and also the Russian Embassy in Geneva: http://russia.visahq.com/embassy/Switzerland/
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Hi, I live on the French Swiss border and for my job I have to have visas for both countries. I work with many Russian citizens (I'm a scientist). I can tell you, for Russians and for everyone, it is very difficult to get a visa to live in Switzerland. It is, in fact, impossible unless you are 1) very rich, 2) have already been offered a job by a Swiss company or 3) have relatives who are Swiss. The easiest way for most people is to get a job. You cannot come to Switzerland looking for one; you must have employment lined up with a Swiss company before you apply for the visa. They will write a letter for you saying that you have a job with them. As for the lots of money thing, there is an option for retired people to live in Switzerland, but they must prove that they have enough money to provide for themselves for a very long time, or have Swiss relatives. The Swiss do not count relatives living in Switzerland as Swiss; they must be natively Swiss, sometimes going back several generations. The "sometimes" comes from the fact that Switzerland is separated into cantons--small states that are nearly self-governed. Not only would you have to pass requirements to get a visa to live in Switzerland, you may have to pass separate requirements to live in a certain canton. If you are a male, you can marry a Swiss woman and in 12 years you may be offered Swiss citizenship. If you are female, you can marry a Swiss male and get the offer in 6 years. (There is some sexism here, for sure.) If you pass requirements for applying, for example, say you do have a job lined up with a Swiss company, the visa process is very fast. I'm not just saying that for me, an American citizen, I've known citizens of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and other countries who have gotten a visa in less than 2 months. Oh, also, I think an educational visa may also be a good idea. Probably admission from a university in Switzerland is just as good as a job offer from a Swiss company. For a tourist visa though, the requirements are much more relaxed.
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