PICARD 2011
Important information about visas and entry to the UN
Visa Information
 
For information about entry to Switzerland and visa procedures please CLICK HERE.
 
Please note that should you need a visa, please apply for it early on at the Swiss foreign mission in charge of your place of residence. For a list of Swiss representations around the world, please CLICK HERE.
 
In case you need a conference invitation letter, please inform us by ticking the appropriate box during the registration process. 
 
Entry to the United Nations Premises
 
For practical information about the UN registration procedures, security requirements and the UN premises including maps please CLICK HERE.
  

VERY IMPORTANT: Please note that in order to be allowed entry to the UN premises, you must register in advance at the United Nations in addition to the PICARD 2011 conference registration. The UN registration form is available here: English version or French version. You should email the form directly to the UNECE secretariat (Dominique.Leger (at) unece.org) at least 7 days before the conference and bring a paper copy with you to Geneva. If you are somehow unable to email the form, you can also fax it (directly to fax-no +41 22-917 0039).
 
Please note that delegates enter the Palais through the Pregny Gate (Portail Pregny - see mapentrance, which faces the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) headquarters on the Route de Pregny. In order to obtain your identity badge from the Security Services, you will be asked to present a valid passport or a national identity card. Your badge is strictly for your own personal use. Please note that delays here are common and lengthy and delegates are unfortunately required to wait in the open air.