A Swiss passport

Visa requirements for Swiss citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Switzerland. As of 9 January 2024, Swiss citizens had visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 190 countries and territories, ranking the Swiss passport 5th in terms of travel freedom (tied with the passports of Belgium, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States), and the highest of the EFTA member states, according to the 2024 Henley Passport Index.[1]

As a member state of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), Swiss citizens enjoy freedom of movement to live and work in Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein in accordance with the EFTA convention.[2] Moreover, by virtue of Switzerland's bilateral agreements with the EU, Swiss citizens also have freedom of movement in all EU member states.[3][4] All EFTA and EU citizens are not only visa-exempt but are legally entitled to enter and reside in each other's countries.

In order to travel to another country, a Swiss citizen requires a passport, except travel to EFTA[5] and EU[3] countries, European microstates, Greenland (de facto), Turkey, and on organized tours to Tunisia, where the Swiss identity card is valid.

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for holders of regular Swiss passports
  Switzerland
  Freedom of movement
  Visa not required / ESTA / eTA / eVisitor
  Visa issued upon arrival
  eVisa
  Visa available both on arrival or online
  Visa required prior to arrival

Visa requirements

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay Notes (excluding departure fees)
 Afghanistan Visa required[6]
 Albania Visa not required[7] 90 days
 Algeria Visa required[8]
 Andorra Visa not required[9]
 Angola Visa not required[10] 30 days
  • 30 days per trip, but no more than 90 days within any 1 calendar year for tourism purposes only.[11]
  • Visitors must have a return/onward ticket and a hotel reservation confirmation.[12]
  • An International Certificate of Vaccination is required.
 Antigua and Barbuda Visa not required[13] 3 months
 Argentina Visa not required[14] 90 days
 Armenia Visa not required[15] 180 days
  • 180 days per calendar year.
 Australia eVisitor[16] 90 days
  • 90 days on each visit in a 12-month period if granted.
 Austria Visa not required[17]
 Azerbaijan eVisa[18] 30 days[19]
 Bahamas Visa not required[20] 3 months
 Bahrain eVisa / Visa on arrival[21] 14 days
 Bangladesh Visa on arrival[22] 30 days
 Barbados Visa not required[23] 3 months
 Belarus Visa not required[24] 30 days
 Belgium Visa not required[25]
 Belize Visa not required[26] 1 month
 Benin eVisa[27][28] 30 days
  • Must have an international vaccination certificate.
 Bhutan eVisa[29][30]
 Bolivia Visa not required[31] 90 days
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa not required[32] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 6-month period
  • ID card valid
 Botswana Visa not required[33] 90 days
 Brazil Visa not required[34] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period
 Brunei Visa not required[35] 90 days
 Bulgaria Visa not required[36]
 Burkina Faso eVisa / Visa on arrival[37][38] 1 month
 Burundi Visa on arrival[39] 1 month
 Cambodia eVisa / Visa on arrival[40][41] 30 days
 Cameroon eVisa[42][43]
 Canada Electronic Travel Authority[44] 6 months
  • eTA required if arriving by air[45]
 Cape Verde Visa not required[46] 30 days
 Central African Republic Visa required[47]
 Chad Visa required[48]
 Chile Visa not required[49] 90 days
 China Visa required[50]
 Colombia Visa not required[53] 90 days
  • 90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period
 Comoros Visa on arrival[54] 45 days
 Republic of the Congo Visa required[55]
 Democratic Republic of the Congo eVisa[56][57] 7 days
 Costa Rica Visa not required[58] 90 days
 Côte d'Ivoire eVisa[59] 3 months
 Croatia Visa not required[60]
 Cuba Tourist card required[61] 90 days
  • Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee.
 Cyprus Visa not required[62]
 Czech Republic Visa not required[63]
 Denmark Visa not required[64]
  • Freedom of movement (DK)
  • ID card valid
 Djibouti eVisa[65] 31 days
 Dominica Visa not required[66] 21 days
 Dominican Republic Visa not required[67] 90 days
 Ecuador Visa not required[68] 90 days
 Egypt eVisa / Visa on arrival[69][70] 30 days
 El Salvador Visa not required[71] 3 months
 Equatorial Guinea eVisa[72] 90 days
 Eritrea Visa required[73]
 Estonia Visa not required[74]
 Eswatini Visa not required[75] 30 days
 Ethiopia eVisa / Visa on arrival[76] up to 90 days
 Fiji Visa not required[79] 4 months
 Finland Visa not required[80]
 France Visa not required[81]
 Gabon eVisa[82] 90 days
 Gambia Visa required[83][84]
 Georgia Visa not required[85]
 Germany Visa not required[85]
 Ghana Visa required[86]
 Greece Visa not required[87]
 Grenada Visa not required[88] 3 months
  • Beginning on December 1, 2020, all travellers to Grenada will be required to complete an online application in order to receive a Pure Safe Travel Authorization Certificate to enter Grenada.[89]
 Guatemala Visa not required[90] 90 days
 Guinea eVisa[91] 90 days
 Guinea-Bissau Visa on arrival[92] 90 days
 Guyana Visa not required[93] 3 months
 Haiti Visa not required[94] 90 days
 Honduras Visa not required[95] 3 months
 Hungary Visa not required[96]
 Iceland Visa not required[97]
 India eVisa[98] 30 days
  • e-Visa holders must arrive via 26 designated airports[Note 1] or 3 designated seaports.[Note 2][99]
  • An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.[citation needed]
  • Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.[100]
 Indonesia e-VOA / Visa on arrival[101] 30 days[102][103]
 Iran eVisa[104] 30 days[105]
 Iraq Visa on arrival[106] 60 days
 Ireland Visa not required[107]
 Israel Visa not required[108] 3 months
 Italy Visa not required[109]
 Jamaica Visa not required[110] 90 days
 Japan Visa not required[111] 90 days
 Jordan eVisa / Visa on arrival[112][113]
 Kazakhstan Visa not required[114] 30 days
 Kenya Electronic Travel Authorisation[115][116] 3 months
  • Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance.
  • eTA fee is 34.09 USD.
  • Proof of reservation at the hotel where you plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable).
  • Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
 Kiribati Visa not required[117] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 12 months period
 North Korea Visa required[118]
 South Korea Electronical Travel Authorization[119][120] 90 days
  • The validity period of a K-ETA is 3 years from the date of approval.[121]
 Kuwait eVisa / Visa on arrival[122] 3 months
 Kyrgyzstan Visa not required[123] 60 days
 Laos Visa not required[124] 15 days
 Latvia Visa not required[125]
 Lebanon Free visa on arrival[126] 1 month
  • Visa extendable for 2 additional months issued upon arrival
  • Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket.
 Lesotho Visa not required[127] 14 days
 Liberia Visa required[128]
 Libya Visa required[129]
 Liechtenstein Visa not required[130]
 Lithuania Visa not required[131]
 Luxembourg Visa not required[132]
 Madagascar Visa on arrival[133] 60 days
 Malawi eVisa / Visa on arrival[134][135] 90 days
 Malaysia Visa not required[136] 3 months
 Maldives Free visa on arrival[137] 30 days
 Mali Visa required[138]
 Malta Visa not required[139]
 Marshall Islands Visa on arrival[140] 90 days
 Mauritania Visa on arrival[141]
 Mauritius Visa not required[142] 90 days
 Mexico Visa not required[143] 180 days
 Micronesia Visa not required[144] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period
 Moldova Visa not required[145] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
  • ID card valid
 Monaco Visa not required[146]
 Mongolia Visa not required[147] 30 days
  • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia has exempted visas for 34 countries from January 2023 to December 2025.
 Montenegro Visa not required[148] 90 days
 Morocco Visa not required[149] 90 days
 Mozambique Visa not required[150][151] 30 days
  • Travelers must register on the e-Visa platform at least 48 hours prior to travel and pay a processing fee of 650 MT.
 Myanmar eVisa / Free visa on arrival[152] 28 days
 Namibia Visa not required[153] 3 months
  • 3 months within a calendar year
 Nauru Visa required[154]
   Nepal eVisa / Visa on arrival[155][156] 90 days
 Netherlands Visa not required[157]
 New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority[158] 3 months
  • International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority.[159]
  • Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[160] Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy.[159]
 Nicaragua Visa not required[161] 90 days
 Niger Visa required[162]
 Nigeria eVisa[163][164] 90 days
 North Macedonia Visa not required[165] 90 days
 Norway Visa not required[166]
 Oman Visa not required / eVisa[167][168] 14 days / 30 days
 Pakistan ETA / Online Visa[169][170] 30 days / 3 months
  • Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for tourism purposes.[171]
  • Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for business purposes.[172]
  • Online Visa eligible.
 Palau Visa not required[173] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
 Panama Visa not required[174] 90 days
 Papua New Guinea eVisa[175][176] 60 days
 Paraguay Visa not required[177] 90 days
 Peru Visa not required[178] 90 days[179]
 Philippines Visa not required[180] 30 days
 Poland Visa not required[181]
 Portugal Visa not required[182]
 Qatar Visa not required[183] 90 days
 Romania Visa not required[184]
 Russia eVisa[185][186] 16 days
 Rwanda eVisa / Visa on arrival[187] 30 days
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa not required[188] 3 months
 Saint Lucia Visa not required[189] 6 weeks
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa not required[190] 1 month
 Samoa Visa not required[191] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
 San Marino Visa not required[192]
 São Tomé and Príncipe Visa not required[193] 15 days[194][195]
 Saudi Arabia eVisa / Visa on arrival[196][197] 90 days
 Senegal Visa on arrival[198] 90 days
 Serbia Visa not required[199] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 6-month period
  • ID card valid
 Seychelles Visa not required[200][201] 3 months[202]
 Sierra Leone eVisa / Visa on arrival[203] 3 months / 30 days[204][205]
 Singapore Visa not required[206] 90 days
 Slovakia Visa not required[207]
 Slovenia Visa not required[208]
 Solomon Islands Visa not required[209] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period
 Somalia Visa on arrival[210]
 South Africa Visa not required[211] 90 days
 South Sudan eVisa[212][213]
  • Obtainable online.
  • Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
 Spain Visa not required[214]
 Sri Lanka ETA / Visa on arrival[215][216] 30 days
  • Electronic Travel Authorization can also be obtained on arrival.
  • 30 days extendable to 6 months.
 Sudan Visa required[217]
 Suriname Visa not required[218][219] 90 days
  • Multiple entry eVisa is also available.[220]
  • Entry fee of US$25 or 25 Euros required [221]
 Sweden Visa not required[222]
 Syria Visa required[223]
 Taiwan Visa not required[224] 3 months
 Tajikistan Visa not required[225] 30 days
  • Visa also available online. E-visa holders can enter through all border points.[226]
 Tanzania eVisa / Visa on arrival[227][228] 3 months
 Thailand Visa not required[229] 30 days
  • Maximum two visits annually if not arriving by air.
 Timor-Leste Visa not required[230] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period
 Togo eVisa[231][232] 15 days
 Tonga Visa not required[233][234] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period
 Trinidad and Tobago Visa not required[235] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period
 Tunisia Visa not required[236] 3 months
 Turkey Visa not required[237] 3 months
 Turkmenistan Visa required[239]
 Tuvalu Visa not required[240] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period
 Uganda eVisa[241][242] 3 months
 Ukraine Visa not required[243] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period
 United Arab Emirates Visa not required[244] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period[245]
 United Kingdom Visa not required[246] 6 months
 United States Visa Waiver Program[248][249] 90 days
  • ESTA is valid for 2 years from the date of issuance.[250]
  • ESTA is also required when entering the country by cruise ship or land.[251]
  • Visa required if Nationals of VWP countries who have travelled or been present in Iraq, North Korea, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, or Yemen at any time on or after 1 March 2011 (with limited exceptions), or those who have travelled or being present in Cuba at any time on or after 12 January 2021, or nationals of VWP countries who are also nationals of Iraq, Syria, Iran, North Korea or Sudan.
 Uruguay Visa not required[252] 90 days
 Uzbekistan Visa not required[253] 30 days
 Vanuatu Visa not required[254] 30 days
 Vatican City Visa not required[255]
 Venezuela Visa not required[256] 90 days
 Vietnam eVisa[257][258]
  • e-Visa is valid for 90 days and multiple entry.
 Yemen Visa required[259]
 Zambia eVisa / Visa on arrival[260] 30 days
  • Also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zimbabwe.
 Zimbabwe Visa on arrival[261] 30 days
  • Also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zambia.

Consular protection of Swiss citizens abroad

Diplomatic missions of Switzerland

See also: List of diplomatic missions of Switzerland

The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) (German: Eidgenössisches Departement für auswärtige Angelegenheiten EDA, French: Département fédéral des affaires étrangères DFAE, Italian: Dipartimento federale degli affari esteri DFAE, Romansh: Departament federal d’affars exteriurs) regularly publishes travel warnings on its website and allows Swiss citizens to register on the online portal itineris or the mobile app Travel Admin before they travel abroad. Registered persons will receive a message if the situation in their destination country changes for the worse.

Since 1919, Switzerland has also represented Liechtenstein in countries where Liechtenstein does not maintain consular representation. Liechtenstein maintains a very small network of diplomatic missions; four embassies in Central Europe, and one embassy in North America.[262]

Non-visa restrictions

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Many countries have entry restrictions on foreigners that go beyond the common requirement of having either a valid visa or a visa exemption. Such restrictions may be health related or impose additional documentation requirements on certain classes of people for diplomatic or political purposes.

Blank passport pages

Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages.[263] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.

Vaccination

Main articles: Vaccination requirements for international travel, International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, and Vaccine passports during the COVID-19 pandemic
Cover of the new International Certificate of Vaccination issued by the Bureau of Quarantine in the Philippines since 2021

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year[264] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.[265]

Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[266][267]

Passport validity length

Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.

However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens[268][269] or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).[270]

Some countries, such as Japan,[271] Ireland and the United Kingdom,[272] require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.

In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain,[273] Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel,[274] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru,[275] Philippines,[276] Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam.[277]

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.

Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except the Republic of Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.

Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.

Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives[278] and South Africa.

Criminal record

Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States,[279] routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.

Persona non grata

Entry Permit to Nagorno-Karabakh issued in Yerevan as a stand-alone document rather than a visa affixed in a passport

The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning entry into that country. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity.[280]

For example, Azerbaijan bans visits by foreign citizens that have previously entered Azerbaijan through non-Azerbaijani controlled borders. This includes the illegal entry into the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh[281] (the de facto independent Republic of Artsakh), its surrounding Armenian-occupied territories, and the Azerbaijani exclaves of Karki, Yuxarı Əskipara, Barxudarlı, and Sofulu which are de jure part of Azerbaijan but under the control of Armenia. Foreign citizens who enter these territories will be permanently banned from entering the Republic of Azerbaijan[282] and will be included in their "list of personae non gratae".[283] As of 2 September 2019, the list mentioned 852 people.

Israeli stamps

Israeli border control Entry Permit (issued as a stand-alone document rather than a stamp affixed in a passport)

Kuwait,[284] Lebanon,[285] Libya,[286] Syria,[287] and Yemen[288] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.

To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.[citation needed]

Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.

Biometrics

See also: Countries applying biometrics

Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside.[289]

Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan,[290][291] Argentina,[292] Brunei, Cambodia,[293] China,[294] Ethiopia,[295] Ghana, Guinea,[296] India, Japan,[297][298] Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken),[299] Malaysia upon entry and departure,[300] Mongolia, Paraguay, Saudi Arabia,[301] Singapore, South Korea,[302] Taiwan, Thailand,[303] Uganda,[304] the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by domestic legislation),[305][306][307] intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.[308]

Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports[309] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.[310][311]

See also

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