Atlas des passeports
Suisse

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

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