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
FSin visado93
Western Europe