Before coming
Formalities in your home country
Nationals of the following countries require a student visa:
Europe
> Turkey and Eastern European countries non UE members
Africa
> All countries
Asia
> All countries, except Brunei, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore
Oceania
> All countries, except New Zealand, Fiji, Kiribati, Tuvalu, the Solomon Islands
Americas
> All countries, except Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts-Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines
Procedure to follow
Contact
Your closest Swiss embassy or consulate
Request
A student visa
Specify
Your general programme of studies
Bring along
A valid passport
Your letter of admission (attestation d'admission à l'immatriculation) from the University of Lausanne
Proof of sufficient funding for your university education in Switzerland
Wait for
Your "B or L permis" student visa
IMPORTANT
The matriculation form (Attestation d'admission à l'immatriculation) from the university of Lausanne does not entitle you to a B permit (Permis de séjour B étudiant). Only for the students from the besites list.
It is impossible to change a toursit visa into a student permit once you have arrived in Switzerland.
