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Schweiz

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Entering Schweiz

Schweiz playbook updated 2026-09. Openness first, then how to apply and how to stay.

Openness rank

#92

Entry openness

93

Visumfrei

93

Visum nötig

105

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Länderprofil

Hauptstadt

Bern

Bevölkerung

9.1 million

Fläche

41,290 km²

Währung

Swiss franc CHF

Sprache

French, Italian, Swiss German

Zeitzone

UTC+01:00

Im Ausland geboren

2.8 million · 2024

Migrantenanteil

31.1%

Ethnische Gruppen · 2020

  • Swiss69.2%
  • other16.7%
  • German4.2%
  • Italian3.2%
  • Portuguese2.5%
  • French2.1%
  • Other2.1%

Im Ausland Geborene: UN-Migrantenbestand über die Weltbank (meist 2024). Ethnische Gruppen folgen den veröffentlichten Kategorien des Landes. Die meisten Staaten erheben keine Hautfarbe. Nur Richtwerte.

Travel notes

Plug

Type C / Type J

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 117 · Ambulance 144

Dialing code

+41

Airports

ZRH · GVA · BRN · ACH

Highlights

  • Matterhorn
  • Jungfrau
  • Chapel Bridge
  • Old City of Bern

Schweiz PassRatgeber · SchweizVisa siteImmigration site

How to get a visa

  • Schengen short-stay (type C)

    Visit / tourism · 90 days in any 180-day period

    • Apply at a Schengen consulate or visa centre in your country of residence, with biometrics, for the main destination.
    • Visa-exempt passports use the EES entry/exit system. ETIAS will apply on the EU timetable — confirm whether your passport is in scope before travel.
  • Permit B (work)

    Work · 1 year, renewable; non-EU is quota-limited

    • The employer files with the canton, showing the role cannot be filled from Switzerland/EU.

Immigration routes

  • Permit C settlement

    Skilled work

    Usually 5 or 10 years, depending on nationality and cantonal language.

    Leads to PR:Permit C is Swiss settlement.

PR & citizenship

Permit C

Time to PR:Faster for EU/US/CA (~5 years); others often 10

  • Cantonal language, integration, tax and police record.

Citizenship usually needs permit C and about 10 years’ stay, approved at federal, cantonal and communal level. Dual nationality is generally allowed.

Passports that enter without a prior visa

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