ysmac
Jun 23, 12, 6:45 pm
Hi guys. So this is the second time I am asking you something because last time you guys were extremely helpful :)
So. I am going to Switzerland with a brief connection in Paris, where I will go through passport control, as most of you who have read my first post know. But, I am staying with a friend in Switzerland, and he sent me an invitation letter in which he informs basic information about him (such as address, cellphone, full name, passport number) and about me (such as when I'm going back to my country, my full name, my passport number) and it has a copy of his passport, and he signed the letter. It's in French. That's what the Swiss embassy told him to do, but that was when I didn't even know where passport control would be.
However, now I find out that France actually requires something like "attestation d'accueil" which is basically the same thing but it's an official document and it needs to be notarized somewhere in France, like at the consulate or something, I didn't understand. So, that's something I would need if I was staying in FRANCE, correct? Are the Swiss rules about the invitation letter still valid even if my port of entry in the Schengen Zone is Paris, which has totally different rules? I have read so many websites on the Internet and they always say "France, France, France" so there's NO WAY an officer would not accept my invitation letter, because he would know Swiss rules are different? Can I be sure they actually know it? I'm just paranoid now because my trip is in like 2 weeks and I wouldn't even have the time to do anything if it turns out that it's really necessary :O :O :O ....ing bureaucracy.
So I accept your help. Thanks!
So. I am going to Switzerland with a brief connection in Paris, where I will go through passport control, as most of you who have read my first post know. But, I am staying with a friend in Switzerland, and he sent me an invitation letter in which he informs basic information about him (such as address, cellphone, full name, passport number) and about me (such as when I'm going back to my country, my full name, my passport number) and it has a copy of his passport, and he signed the letter. It's in French. That's what the Swiss embassy told him to do, but that was when I didn't even know where passport control would be.
However, now I find out that France actually requires something like "attestation d'accueil" which is basically the same thing but it's an official document and it needs to be notarized somewhere in France, like at the consulate or something, I didn't understand. So, that's something I would need if I was staying in FRANCE, correct? Are the Swiss rules about the invitation letter still valid even if my port of entry in the Schengen Zone is Paris, which has totally different rules? I have read so many websites on the Internet and they always say "France, France, France" so there's NO WAY an officer would not accept my invitation letter, because he would know Swiss rules are different? Can I be sure they actually know it? I'm just paranoid now because my trip is in like 2 weeks and I wouldn't even have the time to do anything if it turns out that it's really necessary :O :O :O ....ing bureaucracy.
So I accept your help. Thanks!