Step 1: Application Form
The completed application form and all required documents must be sent to:
IMI Switzerland AG
Attn. The Registrar
Seeacherweg 1
CH-6047 Kastanienbaum
Switzerland
The following documents are part of the application:
- Application form
- Five recent passport photographs (3.5 x 4.5 cm)
- Copy of passport
- Transcript of your previous education
- Copies of school certificates and degrees
- Work references if available
- TOEFL, IELTS, or equivalent English test results
- Certificate of good health made out by a licensed physician
Students transferring from recognised hotel-tourism management schools must also include official transcripts or records for each semester of the previous course of study.
Step 2: Provisional Letter of Acceptance
If your application is successful, and the requested course is still available, you will be sent the Provisional Letter of Acceptance.
The CHF 2’800.- Semester Registration Fee should then be paid at once. Full bank details are indicated in the Provisional Letter of Acceptance. If, for any reason, the above payment cannot be made by the set deadline, please contact the Registrar to request an extension.
If the Registration Fee is not paid on time, the course place will no longer be guaranteed.
Step 3: Letter of Acceptance
This is issued and sent together with general information upon receipt of the payment of the Registration Fee. This letter is necessary to apply for the visa.
Important: The balance of your school fees must reach the School’s account at the latest 8 weeks before course commencement. IMI is generally fully booked and cannot guarantee the course place any longer if the payments are not received on time.
Step 4: Visa
In many countries outside Europe, students have to submit an application for an entry visa to Switzerland. This application is done at the nearest Swiss Embassy or Consulate, and may take up to 8 weeks. The Registrar will inform you about your particular situation. If you are applying through IMI Representatives, they will inform you on the details of the visa application process. Visa collection at the Swiss Embassy or Consulate: This is done as soon as the visa authorization has been issued by the Swiss Immigration Office. The IMI Registrar will inform you accordingly.
Note:
In some countries, students must pay their full academic semester’s fees before the visa can be processed.
Step 5: Arrival in Switzerland, free airport transfer from Zürich
Students doing their first year of studies are welcomed at Zürich airport, and driven to IMI free of charge. Please inform our Registrar about travel details at the latest 7 days prior to arrival. Check-in at IMI can be done earliest 7 days before course commencement.