Atlas des passeports
Entering Suisse
Suisse playbook updated 2026-09. Openness first, then how to apply and how to stay.
Openness rank
#92
Entry openness
93
Sans visa
93
Visa requis
105
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Fiche pays
Capitale
Bern
Population
9.1 million
Superficie
41,290 km²
Monnaie
Swiss franc CHF
Langue
French, Italian, Swiss German
Fuseau
UTC+01:00
Nés à l’étranger
2.8 million · 2024
Part de migrants
31.1%
Groupes ethniques · 2020
- Swiss69.2%
- other16.7%
- German4.2%
- Italian3.2%
- Portuguese2.5%
- French2.1%
- Other2.1%
Nés à l’étranger : stock de migrants de l’ONU via la Banque mondiale (surtout 2024). Les groupes ethniques suivent les catégories publiées de chaque pays. La plupart ne recensent pas la couleur de peau. Indicatif seulement.
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
Suisse PasseportGuides · SuisseVisa 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
FSans visa93
Western Europe