Atlas de pasaportes
Suiza

Atlas de pasaportes

Entering Suiza

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

Openness rank

#92

Entry openness

93

Sin visado

93

Visado

105

Avísame cuando cambien las reglas de entrada a Suiza

Un correo de confirmación y después solo cuando los datos cambien.

Sin cuenta. Date de baja con un clic.

Ficha del país

Capital

Bern

Población

9.1 million

Superficie

41,290 km²

Moneda

Swiss franc CHF

Idioma

French, Italian, Swiss German

Huso horario

UTC+01:00

Nacidos en el extranjero

2.8 million · 2024

Cuota de migrantes

31.1%

Grupos étnicos · 2020

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

Nacidos en el extranjero: stock de migrantes de la ONU vía Banco Mundial (sobre todo 2024). Los grupos étnicos siguen las categorías publicadas de cada país. La mayoría no censa por color de piel. Solo orientativo.

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

Suiza PasaporteGuías · SuizaVisa 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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