For applicants entering Switzerland/Austria/Schengen area only on their onward travel. The transit visa allows the holder to remain in the Schengen area for a maximum of up to 5 days (visa type A / Schengen visa application form). 

Conditions:

• Be able to continue the journey, having all the necessary visas for the country of destination
• Have a valid ticket

Requirements:

1. Application form duly completed and signed by the applicant (applications which are not fully completed dated and signed will not be accepted). 
2. Passport valid for at least three months after the date when the holder leaves Switzerland/Austria/Schengen area and issued within the last 10 years.
3. Copy of the applicant's passport (page with photo/name and if applicable prolongation).
4. Copies of other valid visas.
5. 2 passport photographs (35 - 40mm in width, sharp focus and clear, close-up of head and neck, undamaged, not older than 6 months). Pictures not meeting the requirements will be refused.
6. Confirmed ticket to the next country outside Schengen area (original plus copy).

Please note that Georgian and Armenian passport holders do not need an airport-transit visa when changing flights in Swiss/Austria/Schengen area airports. However, the nationals of some other States do. If you are neither a Georgian nor an Armenian citizen and plan a trip via Switzerland, please visit the website of the Federal Office for Migration ( www.bfm.admin.ch) where you can find the necessary information.

First-time applicants have to apply in person.

 Federal Office for Migration