Third-country nationals not subject to short-stay C visa requirements as tourists must obtain a short-stay C visa for Switzerland when staying at CERN for a total of more than 8 days within the same calendar year and engaging in gainful occupation.  Some education/training-related activities could be regarded as “gainful occupation”. This is the case when students take part in a work/production process that creates value for the institute/organization. Whether you require a visa or not will therefore depend on the exact nature of your activities at CERN.

If you have successfully been pre-registered as a future User by your Team Leader via EDH PREG and the online booking system does not let you book a room at the CERN Hostel, you may book a room by writing directly to:housing@cern.ch. Make sure to specify your future status (User) as well as the start date of your assignment at CERN in the email. When filling-out the Individual Booking form, you may indicate your Team Leader or Experiment Secretariat contact person as CERN Guarantor.

Members of the CERN personnel are entitled to freedom of access to, and residence on, French territory without visa charges and without delay under Article XI § 2 of the Status Agreement between CERN and France dated 13 September 1965, as revised on 16 June 1972.

If you think you were wrongly charged for visa fees by the French embassy/consulate competent for your usual place of residence, please contact the Users Office.

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Please see the EDH PREG pre-registration form help page.

List of translators in Geneva.

List of translators in France.