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Swiss visa appointment in the UK: London, Manchester, Edinburgh

VisaBot is a private appointment tool with no ties to VFS Global or the Embassy of Switzerland, whose Regional Consular Centre in London decides on Swiss visas.

Swiss visa appointments for UK residents are booked online with VFS Global, which runs Switzerland Visa Application Centers in London, Manchester and Edinburgh. VisaBot alerts you when a date opens for your centre and category, and in Edinburgh AutoBooking can book a Tourist Visa date in your name. The Embassy of Switzerland in London decides on every visa.

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Alerts in three cities, AutoBooking in Edinburgh: the Swiss route

Swiss appointments are booked on VFS Global's online portal, which VisaBot watches for you.

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Set a centre and a category
Each subscription follows one VFS centre and one Swiss category, and the bot re-checks that calendar day and night.
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London and Manchester: you book
When a date opens, you get a push alert in the VisaBot app or an email, and book the date on the VFS portal yourself.
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Edinburgh Tourist Visa: bot books
AutoBooking books a Tourist Visa date at the Edinburgh centre within your date range, in the applicants' names, for up to five people.

London, Manchester and the four other Edinburgh categories have no AutoBooking, and no plan can create Swiss dates that VFS Global has not released.

Wilson Street, Devonshire Street North or Leith: picking a Swiss centre

Each city has a VFS Global Switzerland Visa Application Center taking documents and, if required, fingerprints, with the same five Swiss categories.

London — VFS Global

Switzerland Visa Application Center, 66 Wilson Street, London EC2A 2BT. Date alerts for all five Swiss categories.

Manchester — VFS Global

Switzerland Visa Application Center, 50 Devonshire Street North, Manchester M12 6JH. VisaBot sends date alerts here for every category.

Edinburgh — VFS Global

Switzerland Visa Application Center, 1 Rennie's Isle, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6QT. AutoBooking for Tourist Visa dates, alerts for the four other categories.

The Swiss Embassy's checklists name no centre by region, so book the one you can reach at short notice; if that is Leith, Edinburgh adds Tourist Visa AutoBooking.

Which of the five Swiss categories your alert should follow

Each VFS category matches one of the Swiss Embassy's five document checklists, so the category also tells you which papers to prepare.

Tourist Visa: Holidays and sightseeing on your own hotel or package booking. AutoBooking covers this category in Edinburgh.
Visit Visa - Family and Friends: Staying with a host in Switzerland who signs an invitation and sends a copy of their passport or Swiss residence permit.
Business Visa: Meetings and work trips backed by a signed, dated invitation from a Swiss-based company.
Study Trip: Trips organised by a school, college or university, which can confirm travel, accommodation and insurance.
Swiss/EU spouse or dependent: Spouses and dependants of Swiss, EU or EEA citizens, with proof of the relationship such as a marriage or birth certificate.

Booking Tourist Visa for a stay with friends or relatives, which belongs under Visit Visa - Family and Friends.
Choosing Business Visa without the signed invitation from a Swiss-based company that its checklist asks for.
Picking Swiss/EU spouse or dependent when your partner holds no Swiss, EU or EEA citizenship.
Using Study Trip for a degree course or any stay over 90 days, which needs a national D visa instead.

What to settle before VisaBot starts watching Switzerland

Sign-up answers decide which Swiss dates match your group.

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Count everyone who is travelling
Notifications covers every applicant in one application. Edinburgh Tourist Visa AutoBooking takes up to five, each charged separately.
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Match the category to a checklist
Read the Swiss Embassy checklist for your purpose first. VisaBot support can switch the category if you picked the wrong one.
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Give a date range you can attend
AutoBooking books within the window you set and cannot swap a booked date later, so leave out days you cannot make.
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Let support handle VFS login codes
VFS Global's one-time login codes reach VisaBot's system mailbox; if you sign in to VFS yourself, ask support for the code, valid for 3 to 5 minutes.
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Expect two payments on AutoBooking
On VFS routes AutoBooking is paid in two stages: a prepayment per applicant at sign-up, covering the centre's booking fee, then the balance once a date is booked.

Swiss dates appear unannounced, the Embassy decides on a set timescale

VFS Global releases Switzerland dates without notice, and VisaBot cannot predict them either: the first alert can take several days, and a subscription keeps watching for 30 days.

Edinburgh AutoBooking skips Tourist Visa dates outside your window or without room for every applicant, so a wider window gives the bot more chances.

An appointment is not a visa. After hand-in, the Swiss Embassy's checklists estimate about five working days of processing, while its general rule is a decision within 15 days, extended in individual cases. Some nationalities also go through a Schengen consultation, which can add up to 14 days.

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The Swiss rules that decide whether and when you can book

All five Swiss Embassy checklists share these booking rules.

Main destination: Apply to Switzerland as your sole or main Schengen destination, usually the country of your longest stay.
Who applies from the UK: UK residents whose residence permit lasts more than a month beyond leaving the Schengen area, with a Home Office share code.
Where to book: VFS Global's online portal, then documents and fingerprints at its London, Manchester or Edinburgh centre.
When to apply: From six months to 15 days before travel, depending on the appointments VFS Global has.
Fees: A Schengen visa fee by card, American Express excluded, plus a VFS Global service fee.
Who decides: The Embassy of Switzerland in London, through its Regional Consular Centre.

Family members of Swiss, EU or EFTA citizens may apply directly at the Swiss Embassy in London instead of VFS Global, by appointment, and EU or EFTA family members pay no visa fee.

British passport holders need no visa for Switzerland for stays of up to 90 days in any 180-day period, so the appointment concerns UK residents on other passports.

Outside VisaBot's reach on the Swiss route

VisaBot has no say in whether the Embassy grants or refuses a Swiss visa.
VisaBot does not sell or hold Swiss appointments; every booking is made in the applicants' own names on the VFS Global portal.
Your documents, the Swiss application form and the centre visit stay your responsibility; VisaBot does not review papers.
VisaBot cannot move a booked Swiss appointment to another day or open dates VFS Global has not released.

VisaBot is operated by TREVOR PHILIPS LTD, registered in England and Wales, Companies House number 14986978.

Swiss appointment FAQ for UK residents

Why choose Edinburgh over London for a Swiss visa appointment?

Book Edinburgh if you can get to Leith: the Edinburgh centre is where VisaBot's AutoBooking can book a Tourist Visa date for you. London and Manchester take the same five Swiss categories, with date alerts that you act on yourself. Choose by travel time and by whether you want the bot to book.

Can VisaBot book my Swiss appointment at VFS London automatically?

No, AutoBooking is not offered for Switzerland in London or Manchester. In those cities VisaBot sends a push alert or an email when a date appears, and you book it on the VFS Global portal yourself. For Switzerland, AutoBooking covers Tourist Visa dates at the Edinburgh centre, for up to five applicants.

I'm visiting friends and sightseeing in Switzerland: which category do I book?

Book Visit Visa - Family and Friends when you stay with a host in Switzerland, because that checklist asks for the host's signed invitation. Tourist Visa fits trips on your own hotel or package booking. For a mixed trip, ask the Swiss Embassy which checklist applies; VisaBot support can switch your category later.

What happens if I subscribe while no Swiss dates are open?

VisaBot keeps checking the Switzerland calendar at your VFS centre for the whole 30-day subscription and alerts you when a date appears, though the first alert can take several days. If VFS Global runs a waitlist instead of open dates, both plans support it. VisaBot cannot add dates that VFS Global has not released.

Can't the VFS contact centre tell me when Swiss dates open?

No. VFS Global says its contact centre cannot book Switzerland appointments and has no real-time information on when slots appear, so the online portal is the place to look. VisaBot checks the portal for you day and night, for your centre and category.

Do I book a Swiss visa with VFS Global, TLScontact or the Swiss Embassy?

UK residents book Swiss Schengen visa appointments with VFS Global, not TLScontact or BLS International, and hand in the application in London, Manchester or Edinburgh. Family members of Swiss, EU or EFTA citizens may instead apply at the Embassy of Switzerland in London by appointment. The Embassy's Regional Consular Centre decides either way.

What does VisaBot charge to watch or book a Swiss appointment?

Notifications cost from £35 a month, and one subscription covers every applicant on it. AutoBooking costs from £100 per applicant; the final amount depends on the visa centre's fee.