How to apply to study in Switzerland from Uzbekistan

The Uzbek upper secondary school-leaving certificates swissuniversities recognises are the Akademik litsey diplomi (Diploma of Academic Lyceum) and the Umumiy o'rta ta'lim to'g'risida attestat / shahodatnoma, the Certificate of General Secondary Education after 11 years.

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The certificate has to show the general education subjects of the last 3 years: first language, second language, mathematics, natural sciences, humanities and social sciences and an elective, so the grade record goes in with it.

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The long-stay visa is issued in a passport at a Swiss representation abroad; the federal entry page describes the procedure rather than listing the documents.

An Uzbek certificate or diploma is issued in Uzbek, so a translation into the language of the university is what an admissions office works from; the swissuniversities table states the qualifications and not the translation rules.

Switzerland (in force 11 March 1973) and Uzbekistan (15 April 2012) are both parties to the Hague Apostille Convention, so an Uzbek education document carries an apostille rather than consular legalisation.

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Proof that you can pay for your studies and your living belongs to a Swiss student permit file, but the federal pages read here state neither the rule nor an amount — the cantonal migration office and the Swiss representation name it.

A photograph belongs to a visa and permit file, but the federal pages read here do not list it — check the form at the Swiss representation where you apply.

Any one of these is enough

The swissuniversities country table closes the Uzbekistan entry with the words language skills and/or exams under reserve, so the university sets the language and the level; German is the language of Basel, Bern, Luzern and Zurich. These four language rows are alternatives: you need the language your university teaches in, not all of them.

The same reservation about language skills and/or exams covers the French-speaking universities of Fribourg, Geneva, Lausanne and Neuchatel. These four language rows are alternatives: you need the language your university teaches in, not all of them.

Universita della Svizzera italiana (USI) teaches in Italian and appears in the same table with the same reservation about language skills and exams. These four language rows are alternatives: you need the language your university teaches in, not all of them.

English-taught degrees exist in Switzerland mostly at master level; the official country table names no English test and no score, so the university states both. These four language rows are alternatives: you need the language your university teaches in, not all of them.

For a holder of an Uzbek school-leaving certificate the admission requirement of Basel, Bern, Fribourg, Geneve, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchatel, Zurich and USI for the academic year 2026/27 is a University degree (at least 3 years).

Swiss universities publish their admission conditions for students with a foreign school-leaving certificate on the swissuniversities portal, and the Chamber of Universities approved the recommendations for evaluating foreign maturity certificates on 21 November 2024.

The State Secretariat for Migration states that the requirements for entering Switzerland differ depending on the purpose of stay, for example studies, and the length of stay, and points applicants to www.swiss-visa.ch for how and where to apply for a visa.

The State Secretariat for Migration page on residence permits for non-EU/EFTA nationals covers the various permits for nationals of third states; it does not state the conditions or the amount of money a student must show, which the canton sets.

St. Gallen asks for a University degree (at least 3 years) plus the HSG selection procedure.

EPFL admits a holder of an Uzbek upper secondary school-leaving certificate on the certificate plus the Entrance Examination EPFL, without a university degree.

ETHZ admits on the upper secondary school-leaving certificate plus a certificate of university admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Uzbek university plus the Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ; otherwise the Comprehensive Entrance Examination ETHZ applies.

The ECUS is the central supplementary examination of the Swiss universities for applicants with a foreign school-leaving certificate; the swissuniversities country table does not list it for holders of an Uzbek certificate, who are asked for a university degree instead.

The federal pages read here do not mention health insurance for students, so ask the cantonal migration office of your university's canton which cover it wants.

The foreign higher education diploma is what Swiss ENIC looks at when it confirms the level of your qualification.

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The record of courses and grades is read together with the diploma; the Swiss ENIC page read here describes the level confirmation and does not list the documents.

The long-stay visa is issued in a passport at a Swiss representation abroad; the federal entry page describes the procedure rather than listing the documents.

An Uzbek certificate or diploma is issued in Uzbek, so a translation into the language of the university is what an admissions office works from; the swissuniversities table states the qualifications and not the translation rules.

Switzerland (in force 11 March 1973) and Uzbekistan (15 April 2012) are both parties to the Hague Apostille Convention, so an Uzbek education document carries an apostille rather than consular legalisation.

From the official page, not compared by a person

Proof that you can pay for your studies and your living belongs to a Swiss student permit file, but the federal pages read here state neither the rule nor an amount — the cantonal migration office and the Swiss representation name it.

A photograph belongs to a visa and permit file, but the federal pages read here do not list it — check the form at the Swiss representation where you apply.

Any one of these is enough

The swissuniversities country table closes the Uzbekistan entry with the words language skills and/or exams under reserve, so the university sets the language and the level; German is the language of Basel, Bern, Luzern and Zurich. These four language rows are alternatives: you need the language your university teaches in, not all of them.

The same reservation about language skills and/or exams covers the French-speaking universities of Fribourg, Geneva, Lausanne and Neuchatel. These four language rows are alternatives: you need the language your university teaches in, not all of them.

Universita della Svizzera italiana (USI) teaches in Italian and appears in the same table with the same reservation about language skills and exams. These four language rows are alternatives: you need the language your university teaches in, not all of them.

English-taught degrees exist in Switzerland mostly at master level; the official country table names no English test and no score, so the university states both. These four language rows are alternatives: you need the language your university teaches in, not all of them.

A master at a Swiss university is built on a foreign higher education qualification, and Swiss ENIC at swissuniversities issues non-binding level confirmations for such qualifications on request; the admission decision itself stays with the university.

The State Secretariat for Migration states that the requirements for entering Switzerland differ depending on the purpose of stay, for example studies, and the length of stay, and points applicants to www.swiss-visa.ch for how and where to apply for a visa.

The State Secretariat for Migration page on residence permits for non-EU/EFTA nationals covers the various permits for nationals of third states; it does not state the conditions or the amount of money a student must show, which the canton sets.

Swiss ENIC is the national information centre for questions concerning recognition in higher education and issues non-binding level confirmations for foreign higher education qualifications upon request.

The federal pages read here do not mention health insurance for students, so ask the cantonal migration office of your university's canton which cover it wants.