Visa Requirements for Swiss Citizens
Visa Information for Passport Holders of Switzerland
Freedom of Travel
Swiss passport holders can travel to 31 destinations without a visa. Identify cards or passports may be required.
- Austria PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Belgium PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Bulgaria PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Croatia PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Cyprus PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Czech Republic PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Denmark PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement (DK)
ID card valid - Estonia PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Finland PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - France PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement (in Regions of France)
ID card valid - Georgia PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Germany PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Greece PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Hungary PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Iceland PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Ireland PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Italy PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Latvia PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Liechtenstein PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Lithuania PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Luxembourg PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Malta PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Netherlands PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement (European Netherlands)
ID card valid - Norway PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Poland PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Portugal PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Romania PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Slovakia PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Slovenia PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Spain PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Sweden PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid
Visa Not Required
86 destinations allow visa-free entry to Swiss citizens.
- Albania PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 daysID card valid.
- Andorra PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free
- Angola PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days30 days extendable once.
Visitors who have been granted an online pre-visa or have requested a pre-visa from an Angolan consulate abroad are issued a visa upon arrival at the country's border crossings.
Maximum total stay of 90 days within a one-year period.
Visitors must have a return/onward ticket and a hotel reservation confirmation.
International Certificate of Vaccination required. - Antigua and Barbuda PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Argentina PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Armenia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free180 days180 days per calendar year.
- Bahamas PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Barbados PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Belarus PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 daysMust arrive and depart via Minsk International Airport.
- Belize PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free1 month
- Bolivia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Bosnia and Herzegovina PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 6-month period
ID card valid - Botswana PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Brazil PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Brunei PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Cape Verde PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Chile PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Colombia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period
- Costa Rica PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Dominica PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free21 days
- Dominican Republic PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Ecuador PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- El Salvador PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Eswatini PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Fiji PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free4 months
- Grenada PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 monthsBeginning 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.
- Guatemala PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Guyana PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Haiti PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Honduras PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Israel PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Jamaica PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Japan PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Kazakhstan PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Kiribati PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 12 months period
- Kyrgyzstan PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free60 days
- Laos PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free15 days
- Lesotho PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free14 days
- Macedonia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 daysID card valid for 30 days
- Malaysia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Mauritius PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Mexico PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free180 days
- Micronesia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180-day period
- Moldova PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
ID card valid - Monaco PermalinkShow on MapVisa-FreeID card valid
- Mongolia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 daysThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia has exempted visas for 34 countries from January 2023 to December 2025.
- Montenegro PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 daysID card valid for 30 days
- Morocco PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Mozambique PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 daysTravelers must register on the e-Visa platform at least 48 hours prior to travel and pay a processing fee of 650 MT.
- Namibia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months3 months within a calendar year
- Nicaragua PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Oman PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free14 days / 30 days
- Palau PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Panama PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Paraguay PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Peru PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Philippines PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Qatar PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Saint Kitts and Nevis PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Saint Lucia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free6 weeks
- Samoa PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- San Marino PermalinkShow on MapVisa-FreeID card valid
- Serbia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 6-month period
ID card valid - Seychelles PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Singapore PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Solomon Islands PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180-day period
- South Africa PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Suriname PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 daysMultiple entry eVisa is also available.
Entry fee of US$25 or 25 Euros required - São Tome and Príncipe PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free15 days
- Taiwan PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Tajikistan PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 daysVisa also available online. E-visa holders can enter through all border points.
- Thailand PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 daysMaximum two visits annually if not arriving by air.
- Timor-Leste PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180-day period
- Tonga PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180-day period
- Trinidad and Tobago PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180-day period
- Tunisia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Türkiye PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 monthsID card valid
- Tuvalu PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180-day period
- Ukraine PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180-day period
- United Arab Emirates PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180-day period
- United Kingdom PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free6 monthsID card valid until 1 October 2021.
- Uruguay PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Uzbekistan PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Vanuatu PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Vatican PermalinkShow on MapVisa-FreeID card valid
- Venezuela PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
Visa On Arrival
A visa can be obtained upon arrival at 11 destinations for passport holders of Switzerland.
- Bangladesh PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival30 days
- Burundi PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival1 month
- Comoros PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival45 days
- Guinea-Bissau PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival90 days
- Iraq PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival60 days
- Lebanon PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival1 monthVisa 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. - Maldives PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival30 days
- Marshall Islands PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival90 days
- Mauritania PermalinkShow on MapVisa On ArrivalAvailable at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
- Senegal PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival90 days
- Somalia PermalinkShow on MapVisa On ArrivalAvailable at Berbera, Borama, Burao, Erigavo and Hargeisa airports.
30 days, available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
eVisa
Swiss passport allows entry to 25 destinations with an eVisa obtained prior to arrival.
- Australia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 days90 days on each visit in a 12-month period if granted.
- Azerbaijan PermalinkShow on MapeVisa30 days
- Benin PermalinkShow on MapeVisa30 daysMust have an international vaccination certificate.
- Bhutan PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- Cameroon PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- Canada PermalinkShow on MapeVisa6 monthseTA required if arriving by air
- Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) PermalinkShow on MapeVisa3 monthseVisa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo PermalinkShow on MapeVisa7 days
- Djibouti PermalinkShow on MapeVisa31 days
- Equatorial Guinea PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 days
- Gabon PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 daysElectronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
- Guinea PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 days
- India PermalinkShow on MapeVisa30 dayse-Visa holders must arrive via 26 designated airports
An Indian e-Tourist Visa can only be obtained twice in one calendar year.
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 eVisa. - Iran PermalinkShow on MapeVisa30 days
- Kenya PermalinkShow on MapeVisa3 months
- New Zealand PermalinkShow on MapeVisa3 monthsInternational Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority.
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. - Nigeria PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 days
- Pakistan PermalinkShow on MapeVisa30 days / 3 monthsElectronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for tourism purposes.
Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for business purposes.
Online Visa eligible. - Papua New Guinea PermalinkShow on MapeVisa60 daysAvailable at Gurney Airport (Alotau), Mount Hagen Airport, Port Moresby Airport and Tokua Airport (Rabaul).
- Russia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa16 days
- South Korea PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 daysThe validity period of a K-ETA is 3 years from the date of approval.
- South Sudan PermalinkShow on MapeVisaObtainable online
Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel - Togo PermalinkShow on MapeVisa15 days
- Uganda PermalinkShow on MapeVisa3 monthsMay apply online.
- Vietnam PermalinkShow on MapeVisae-Visa is valid for 90 days and multiple entry.
eVisa / On Arrival
For 20 destinations, On-Arrival visa or an electronic visa / auhtorization is available to passport holders of Switzerland.
- Bahrain PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival14 days
- Burkina Faso PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival1 month
- Cambodia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 daysVisa is also obtainable online.
- Egypt PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Ethiopia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrivalup to 90 daysVisa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
eVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
eVisas are available for 30 or 90 days. - Indonesia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Jordan PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival
- Kuwait PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months
- Madagascar PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival60 days
- Malawi PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
- Myanmar PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival28 dayseVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu.
eVisa available for both tourism (allowed stay is 28 days) or business (allowed stay is 70 days) purposes. - Nepal PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
- Rwanda PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Saudi Arabia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
- Sierra Leone PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Sri Lanka PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 daysElectronic Travel Authorization can also be obtained on arrival.
30 days extendable to 6 months. - Tanzania PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months
- United States of America PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 daysOn arrival from overseas; ESTA (valid for 2 years when issued) required if arriving by air or cruise ship.
- Zambia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 daysAlso eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zimbabwe.
- Zimbabwe PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 monthsAlso eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zambia.
Pre-arranged Visa Required
20 destinations require a visa obtained at an embassy or consulate prior to arrival from passport holders of Switzerland. This requirement may be waived off if Swiss citizens meet certain alternate requirements such as holding other visas or resident permits.
- Afghanistan PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Algeria PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Central African Republic PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Chad PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- China PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required24-hour visa-free transit through China (unless arriving in Fuzhou, Huangshan, Mudanjiang, Shenzhen or Yanji).
72-hour visa-free transit through Changsha, Guilin and Harbin.
144-hour visa-free transit through Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jieyang, Kunming, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qinhuangdao, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xiamen and Xi'an.
Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan count as third countries under the 24, 72 and 144-hours transit without visa (TWOV) policies. - Congo PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Cuba PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required90 daysCan be extended up to 90 days with a fee.
- Eritrea PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Gambia PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Ghana PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Liberia PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Libya PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Mali PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Nauru PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Niger PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- North Korea PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Sudan PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Syria PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Turkmenistan PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Yemen PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
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