🇨🇭 Switzerland
Before you travel
- Travel documents must be valid for at least 3 months longer than the duration of stay.
Official channel
The consulate for the main destination, normally through its appointed visa centre
Source record
Rules and exceptions
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Applies to you1
Passengers must have a valid visa issued by Switzerland.
Every other rule for this destination6
Passengers can enter with a "C" or "D" visa issued by a Schengen Member State for a maximum of 90 days in a period of 180 days.
Passengers with a residence permit issued by Switzerland do not need a visa. Carte de Legitimation is also considered a residence permit.
Passengers with a residence permit issued by Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain or Sweden do not need a visa for a maximum of 90 days in a period of 180 days.
Schengen "D" Visas issued by Portugal with the remark "CPLP" are not accepted. Schengen "C" visas must be valid for the visited Schengen Member State. This is specified in the "valid for" field of the visa.
"C" visas issued by Bulgaria or Romania before 31 March 2024 are not accepted.
A visa in an expired travel document is accepted if the passenger has a new travel document.
2 further notices in the source record
At EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (BSL), passengers can exit the airport through Switzerland or France.
Geneva airport (GVA) is located in Switzerland but has exits to both Switzerland and France. a. When passengers arrive on an international flight (except France), they must exit the airport through Switzerland. b. When passengers arrive on a flight from France, passengers can exit the airport through Switzerland or France.