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Switzerland

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Switzerland passport

Switzerland (CH) ranks #6 with mobility 160 / 198. 160 destinations need no prior visa.

Snapshot 2026-10 · This week · Passport-index source

Rank

#6

199

Mobility

160

/ 198

Visa free

120

Visa required

13

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Country profile

Capital

Bern

Population

9.1 million

Area

41,290 km²

Currency

Swiss franc CHF

Languages

French, Italian, Swiss German

Time zone

UTC+01:00

Foreign-born

2.8 million · 2024

Migrant share

31.1%

Ethnic groups · 2020

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

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

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

Policy · SwitzerlandGuides · SwitzerlandOpen interactive atlas

FVisa free120

AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustriaBahamasBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaCabo VerdeChileChinaColombiaCosta RicaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniFijiFinlandFranceGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIrelandItalyJamaicaJapanKazakhstanKiribatiKosovoKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMalaysiaMaltaMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNetherlandsNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayPalestinePanamaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalRomaniaRwandaSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSan MarinoSão Tomé and PríncipeSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSwedenTaiwanTajikistanThailandTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamZambia

AOn arrival29

BahrainBangladeshBurundiCambodiaComorosDjiboutiEgyptEthiopiaGuinea-BissauIndonesiaIranJordanKuwaitLebanonMadagascarMalawiMaldivesMarshall IslandsNamibiaNepalOmanPalauQatarSamoaSaudi ArabiaSierra LeoneSri LankaTanzaniaZimbabwe

TeTA11

AustraliaCanadaCôte d'IvoireIsraelKenyaNew ZealandPapua New GuineaSaint Kitts and NevisSurinameUnited KingdomUnited States

EeVisa25

AzerbaijanBeninBhutanBurkina FasoCameroonChadCubaDR CongoEquatorial GuineaGabonGuineaIndiaIraqLiberiaLibyaMauritaniaMyanmarNigeriaPakistanRussiaSomaliaSouth SudanSyriaTogoUganda

RVisa required13

AfghanistanAlgeriaCentral African RepublicCongoEritreaGhanaMaliNauruNigerNorth KoreaSudanTurkmenistanYemen

Nearby in the ranking

JapanSpainBelgiumGermanyDenmarkFinland

FAQ

How many visa-free countries for Switzerland?

Visa-free 120, on arrival 29, eTA 11, eVisa 25, visa required 13.

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