Hi! im a swiss. what is the procedures of sponsoring a girlfriend coming from philippines.?

Question

hi! i am a swiss and i have a filipina girlfriend. i would like to sponsor her to come here in zurich to spend a lot more time together and show her more clearly about my culture and country. i would like to know about how long will it take and procedures on how can she secure a visa. i wish anyone could help me..

Answer 1

hi i am Brazilian and i married a Swiss 7 years ago, the procedure was the following

i had to go to the Swiss consulate in Brazil and tell them I have the intention to marry my bf in Switzerland, i had to collect some docs and send it to them

my bf had to go to the gemeinde and sign some term of responsibility regarding my return ticket to Brazil or health care expenses should an emergency happens

with all docs sent, my 3 months tourist permission in Ch was extended to 6 months, during this time we had to decide whether we wanted or not marry.

hope it helped. good luck