Mod note - This thread is a merge of multiple posts by teenabels with respect to her visa process, with the hope of keeping relevant information in one place
Hi I would like to know if my fiance doesnt have work but has his own business, would that be ok for him to take me to switzerland and we get married there? he just opened a small food chain last february. He is a swiss national and we have been together for almost 5 years while we were both working in Dubai. Hope somebody can answer my question. My docs are almost prepared.
hi regarding the housing. is it ok if my fiance declares the house owned by his grandparents where he lives right now or does he have to have own apartment for us to process the fiance visa?
If he lives with his grandparents then they need to give permission for you to live there too and the property has to be big enough for all of you.
https://www.ch.ch/en/marriage/
Thank you so much for your quick reply. I will visit switzerland next month from sept 28 til oct 16 for the 3rd time and we will check with his municipality the requirements. I will also bring with me my docs in case they ask for it to apply for marriage application. I will have it translated in french.(they say if we do this, the application will be fast?) Then in october or november i will lodge the marriage visa application in swiss embassy philippines. Do you think I will have high chance of getting the visa? I am quite anxious about it.
lastly he dont have enough money in the bank but he earns everymonth around 4000 chf especially every month theres food festivals and he pays his insurance regularly. Do u think its fine? He is living in Moutier, a small village in Bern - french part.
hi sir.. your post is really helpful especially the canton of my fiance is bern but on the french part.. i am a filipina andweve been together for 5 yrs.. i also visited switzerland 3x.. now my fiance already submitted the docs required from him last thursday, jan 11..and the questionairre youve provided is almst the same that was asked from him.. they even askd to submit our photos together.. i just want to know if the process is successful.. when will i know it.. coz i lodged my applicated at the swiss embassy here in philippines last oct 26 2017..and the agony of waiting is too much.. i hope they grant me a visa..
When it’s decided. It’s only been 2 days since the documents were submitted and we’ve just had a holiday here where no one’s been working.
hi so my fiance already was called at his commune in Bern (french part) and was asked to answer some questions regarding our relationship and he was also asked to submit our photos together last jan 11, 2017. i have been waiting for almost 2 months and haf now.. how long will it take for us to know the result.. the agony of waiting is too much. huhu
As long as it takes. It can take up to 3 months, and longer if the authorities have doubts
Im really stressed waiting for our marriage visa whether its approved or denied. My fiance lives in Moutier in the Canton of Bern. He was already asked to submit some documents from his side and our photos together last January 11.. and was told to wait 1 to 2 weeks.. how long will it take for them to decide. 😣 Im a filipina and i thought its only a 3mos process.. we lodged the application at the swiss embassy here in philippines last october 26 2017 and all my docs were legalized and verified by swiss embassy .. i just hope and pray they approve my visa.. my partner and i are together for 5 yrs.. and have been to switzerland 3 times.. 😣😣😣 Has anybody here had the same experience as mine? 😣😣😣 the agony of waiting is real.
I've moved all your posts to a new thread, to try and keep relevant replies in one place.
I realize you're stressed but it's not going to move things any faster. Sorry but as others have said, it takes as long as it takes. You will be notified of the decision once it's made. Three months is often mentioned as a normal timeline, but if there are any outstanding questions it will take longer.
The authorities want to be sure that A) this is a genuine relationship and B) he can actually support you. You've visited Switzerland 3 times in 5 years, which doesn't seem like a lot but it is better than nothing. Adding up all the days, how much time have the two of you actually spent together over the last 5 years? You don't have to answer me, but that's the kind of thing the authorities are looking at, and probably why they want more photos of your trips together.
You also say that your fiance has his own company but lives with his grandparents. Perhaps the authorities are looking at whether his company is really viable in the long term if he's not able to support himself enough to live in his own flat. Or maybe he's staying with the grandparents and helping take care of them, which is an additional burden/cost. I don't know. The last thing the authorities want is for him to wind up on social help and have a wife to support as well.
Hang in there!
hi and thanks for your reply.. my fiance and i lived together in dubai for 4 years and he moved back to switzerland to open a food business where he joins different festivals in switzerland... 😣 we were both working in the hotel and by profession im a nurse ..i am very flexible with whatever job is available for me.. i just want to be with him .. i miss him so much.😣😣😣 huhu..
once im there we will be looking for an apartment. he just wants to save more as he started his business just last year. and btw we already travelled to different countries together .. he has been to philippines as well.. also for 3 times.. our relationship is definitely genuine.. he even proposed to me in dubai on my bday (underwater proposal) and its the happiest day of my life.. now im feeling so anxious because maybe since he is not that rich.. they will deny my visa and we will not habe the chance to be together very soon. i hope the Lord God will kjock the hearts of the Bern migration to grant my visa. 😣
Not having an apartment (from his side) right now isn't a game breaker.
Of course the ideal situation (where things might get easier) would be if he has an own, reasonable sized flat + a steady job.
Having a newly-found own business that's possibly not yet returns much yields will not help, but I suppose he does have means to support you (initially) and the place he's living is big enough - both stuff that you probably had to show during the application already.
Your current situation might not be ideal, but I doubt your application gets rejected.
Most rejections comes from situations which are, ummmm, "funny". A 60 year old Swiss lady wanting to bring a 20-somewhat Arab dude into Switzerland by marriage, for example (this was very recently in the media - and happens fairly often)
One thing you should note is that while your application might have been started 2.5 months ago, Christmas was in between, during which most of Switzerland will be "shut down" for approx 2 weeks - plus some time ahead and after
You can, of course, inquire of the current state, but I'd give it a little more time.
Nursing is a fairly thought-after job in Switzerland, so being able to prove that you've skills in that field will help you find a job in Switzerland relatively easily (you will have to learn German and/or French first, of course)
Oh, and I'd try not to display too much religion and/or mention it towards the authorities. Switzerland is strictly secular (thanks god ) and things like "may god help me" when talking to authorities possibly might make them want to check your application more through.
thanks so much for your response.. im getting enlightened by this.
and sorry that i mentioned God . anyway yeah even for me and my fiance religion for us doesnt matter.. he is muslim and i am christian.. and neither of us will change religion.. and yeah were both 31 years old so age will not be a problem to us.. i learnt french already on dubai however i still need thorough learning and i am also dping online tutorials in french .. u really enlightened me.. thank u so much
If you want to persue your nursing career you’ll need to get your qualifications recognised and speak a Swiss language. So while you wait to hear about the permit/visa, start researching what you need for that. You need to contact the Swiss Red Cross.
Swiss Red Cross (SRC)
Contact point for recognition of foreign qualifications
Postfach
CH-3084 Wabern
T +41 58 400 44 84 (Mo-Fr, 08.00 am - 12.00 am)
https://www.redcross.ch/de/thema/ane…sabschluesse-0
thanks for this info.. i went to their website and they need a language of B2 for french.. i only had 3 months of french class in dubai.. so i think i have to learn more.. and im really determined.. i will also have my diploma and transcript of records authenticated as their requirement.. thank u so much.
Hi Teenabels,
The process is successful if the lawyer/ representative from the embassy is convinced that your relationship is futuristically compatible one and not due to some other motives. As I have through the same process and already living in Bern city for last 3 years.
The whole process of Marriage visa should be almost 3 months including the query process from your spouse in Switzerland.
I hope that you would get the Visa and I know the waiting interval is a bit painful but that's how the embassy system works.
I wish you all the success in this process.
have a nice day
Dr R
thanks for your response Dr.R... i hope they will really see how genuine our relationship is.. we have waited for this for so long.. i had my annulment first in the philippines so we can start a life together.. my fiance submitted all the needed requirements from him last january 11 and we havent heard any news yet. and i lodged my application at d swiss embassy philippines last oct 26 so its gonna be almost 3 mos now. i miss my fiance so much.. we lived together in dubai for 4 yeats and LDR for a year but we make sure to see each other every 3 mos.. its so hard.. hope this will be finished soon..
hello there.. my fiance made a follow up last tuesday and he was told again to wait next week or d week after that.. i have to really be patient about this whole process..
Hi there,
It's good that it moving further ahead...! And you have no other option than to wait patiently..! In Switzerland, you must be having more patience to get through many administrative and educational cum professional processes.!
Anyways, you should've happy that soon you could have your life soon with the person who you like/love..!
Be happy and focus on only optimistic aspects
Have a nice day
thank you Dr R.!
i am claiming its aproved coz if its not they wouldve informed my fiance right away isnt it? all i do right now is pray. i heard also the police and migration officers are becoming really strict because of fake marriages.. hope i will have the visa soon so ill stop with my overthinking..
If everything is alright with your relationsship it should be approved even with his financial (and living) situation not being ideal. Thats probably what causing them to need a bit longer to evaluate. Give it time. Swiss spring weather is better than some ugly February fog anyway
Oh and.. while it certainly wont be a reason to deny it, him having muslim religion (background? converted or originally from a muslim family?) wanting to marry a women from the Phillipines (about the most strict Catholic nation on Earth) certainly will add some Background check time.
Fake marriage, as you said yourself, unfortunately is a reality and in the current climate, not very popular.