I came here to purchase my Swiss Student visa last...

I came here to purchase my Swiss Student visa last spring. The process takes awhile and make sure you have your money and all documentation before arriving. The staff is a little cold, but do not let that get in your way. I came to the embassy three times because there were problems with my application. When you write a letter of content on leaving Switzerland upon completion of your studies, you must make sure it is typed and signed. Make sure you have plenty of money in your bank account because the Swiss will want to make sure you have enough money to be in the coutnry. Make sure to have information on where you will be living in Switzerland and have all your documentation from your Swiss school and home university stating you are going to study in Switzerland. The embassy wants to have everything offical and have mutliple copies. I had 4-5 copies of all the documents needed for the application. The Swiss will want to have 3 copies. For photos, you will need 3 or 4 of the same photo, for the embassy you can take them at any drug store. I took mine at the CVS in Adams Morgan before heading to the embassy. There is seating in the consular area of the embassy. There is a nice video the plays in the waiting area on tourism in Switzerland and there are plenty of travel guides and maps on the countryto take.