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
Phone: +41 41 349 64 00
Fax: +41 41 349 64 45
E-mail:
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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. A specific form for your doctor can be downloaded from here.
- 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 a Provisional Letter of Acceptance.
The CHF 2'800.- Semester Registration Fee should then be paid at once.
Bank Details:
CREDIT SUISSE, ZURICH
SWIFT/ BIC: CRESCHZZ80A
Clearing no: 4835
IMI International Hotel Management Institute
CH-6047 Kastanienbaum, Switzerland
IBAN CH03 0483 5068 8510 9100 0
A/C No. 688510-91
Reason for Payment: student number, FAMILY NAME(S), First Name(s)
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. Check here for online currency translator.
Note: 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 Registration Fee payment. 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 the course begins. 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 about 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. 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
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about travel details 7 days prior to arrival. Check-in at IMI can be done 7 days before course commencement at the earliest.
Registration Fee
In addition to course fees, students must pay CHF 2'800. If accepted, this guarantees your place at the school.
Included in the Registration Fee
- Registration documents
- Residence permit
- Compulsory health and accident insurance during the academic semester. Swiss and European applicants who are insured privately will be refunded. For details, please contact the Registrar at
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- Textbooks
- Teaching materials
- Kitchen uniforms
- Federal taxes
- Internet and E-mail
- Wireless LAN
- Student card
- Social assistance from Student Counsellor
- Use of library, gym, and other premises
The Registration Fee is payable before each academic semester.
Tuition
Accommodation in standard twin room.
Full board, 7 days a week, including during break-week.
Bank address
CREDIT SUISSE, ZURICH
SWIFT/ BIC: CRESCHZZ80A
Clearing no: 4835
IMI International Hotel Management Institute
CH-6047 Kastanienbaum, Switzerland
IBAN CH03 0483 5068 8510 9100 0
A/C No. 688510-91
Reason for Payment: student number, FAMILY NAME(S), First Name(s)
Fees are payable 8 weeks before course commencement, especially for the countries requiring visas. Fees may be paid in full or in instalments. The first instalment must be at least 50% of the total dues and must reach the School's account 8 weeks before course commencement.
A yearly bank interest of 10% is charged on the balance of fees, two weeks after course commencement. All dues must reach the School's account 8 weeks after course commencement at the latest.
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