Switzerland passport — visa requirements by country

Full list of destinations for a Switzerland passport, grouped by what you need on arrival. Tap any country for the exact rule, allowed stay and the official source.

#7 of 197157 destinations with nothing to arrange in advanceFull passport ranking →

Where those destinations are: Europe 43 · Asia 38 · Africa 29 · North America 22 · Oceania 13 · South America 12

118 visa-free · 39 on arrival / eTA · 26 eVisa · 13 visa required

Visa-free countries for Switzerland passport holders·Visa on arrival for Switzerland passport holders·eVisa countries for Switzerland passport holders·Travel authorisation (eTA) for Switzerland passport holders

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Visa-free 118

Albaniaup to 90 days AndorraNot stated Angolaup to 30 days Antigua & Barbudaup to 180 days Argentinaup to 90 days Armeniaup to 180 days AustriaNo fixed limit Bahamasup to 240 days Barbadosup to 180 days Belarusup to 30 days BelgiumNo fixed limit Belizeup to 30 days Boliviaup to 90 days Bosnia & Herzegovinaup to 90 days Botswanaup to 90 days Brazilup to 90 days Bruneiup to 90 days BulgariaNo fixed limit Cape Verdeup to 30 days Chileup to 90 days Chinaup to 30 days Colombiaup to 90 days Costa Ricaup to 180 days CroatiaNo fixed limit CyprusNo fixed limit CzechiaNo fixed limit DenmarkNo fixed limit Dominicaup to 180 days Dominican Republicup to 30 days Ecuadorup to 90 days El Salvadorup to 180 days EstoniaNo fixed limit Eswatiniup to 30 days Fijiup to 120 days FinlandNo fixed limit FranceNo fixed limit Gambiaup to 90 days Georgiaup to 365 days GermanyNo fixed limit GreeceNo fixed limit Grenadaup to 90 days Guatemalaup to 90 days Guyanaup to 90 days Haitiup to 90 days Hondurasup to 90 days HungaryNo fixed limit IcelandNo fixed limit IrelandNo fixed limit ItalyNo fixed limit Jamaicaup to 90 days Japanup to 90 days Kazakhstanup to 30 days Kiribatiup to 90 days Kosovoup to 90 days Kyrgyzstanup to 60 days Laosup to 15 days LatviaNo fixed limit Lesothoup to 14 days LiechtensteinNo fixed limit LithuaniaNo fixed limit LuxembourgNo fixed limit Malaysiaup to 90 days MaltaNo fixed limit Mauritiusup to 90 days Mexicoup to 180 days Micronesiaup to 90 days Moldovaup to 90 days MonacoNot stated Mongoliaup to 30 days Montenegroup to 90 days Moroccoup to 90 days Mozambiqueup to 30 days NetherlandsNo fixed limit Nicaraguaup to 90 days North Macedoniaup to 90 days NorwayNo fixed limit Palestinian TerritoriesNot stated Panamaup to 90 days Paraguayup to 90 days Peruup to 90 days Philippinesup to 30 days PolandNo fixed limit PortugalNo fixed limit RomaniaNo fixed limit Rwandaup to 30 days San MarinoNot stated Senegalup to 90 days Serbiaup to 90 days Seychellesup to 90 days Singaporeup to 90 days SlovakiaNo fixed limit SloveniaNo fixed limit Solomon Islandsup to 90 days South Africaup to 90 days South Koreaup to 90 days SpainNo fixed limit St. Luciaup to 90 days St. Vincent & Grenadinesup to 90 days SwedenNo fixed limit São Tomé & Príncipeup to 15 days Taiwanup to 90 days Tajikistanup to 30 days Thailandup to 60 days Timor-Lesteup to 90 days Tongaup to 90 days Trinidad & Tobagoup to 90 days Tunisiaup to 90 days Tuvaluup to 90 days Türkiyeup to 90 days Ukraineup to 90 days United Arab Emiratesup to 90 days Uruguayup to 90 days Uzbekistanup to 30 days Vanuatuup to 120 days Vatican CityNot stated Venezuelaup to 90 days Vietnamup to 45 days Zambiaup to 90 days

Visa on arrival 39

eVisa required 26

Azerbaijan Benin Bhutan Burkina Faso Cameroon Chad Congo - Kinshasa Cuba Equatorial Guinea Gabon Guinea India Iraq Liberia Libya Malawi Mauritania Myanmar (Burma)Nigeria Pakistan Russia Somalia South Sudan Syria Togo Uganda

Visa required 13

Afghanistan Algeria Central African Republic Congo - Brazzaville Eritrea Ghana Mali Nauru Niger North Korea Sudan Turkmenistan Yemen

Questions people ask

How many countries can Switzerland passport holders enter without a visa?

118 destinations ask for no visa at all. Another 39 issue one at the border or accept an online travel authorisation, so 157 of 196 destinations can be reached with nothing arranged in advance. 26 more issue an eVisa online before departure, and 13 require a visa obtained before travel.

Where can a Switzerland passport holder stay the longest?

The longest stays without a visa are Georgia (up to 365 days), Bahamas (up to 240 days), Antigua & Barbuda (up to 180 days).

For short tourist stays · data as of 2026-08-17 · always confirm with the official source.