Switzerland Passport and Visa entry requirements
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Passports:
To enter Switzerland, a passport valid for three months after intended period of stay is required by all nationals referred to in the chart above, except:
(a) nationals of the EU (1), holding a valid national identity card, providing not taking up employment, for stays of up to three months;
(b) nationals of Austria, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal and Spain (2) with normal passports, expired for up to five years, providing not taking up employment, for stays of up to three months;
(c) nationals of Germany (3) with passports expired for up to one year.
Passport and Visa entry requirements
Switzerland Entry requirements for Americans: US passport holders require a valid passport, but a visa is not necessary for stays of up to three months. Visitors must hold required documents for return or onward journey.
Entry requirements for UK nationals: UK passport holders require a valid passport, but a visa is not necessary for stays of up to three months if passport is endorsed British Citizen, British Overseas Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, or British National Overseas.
Entry requirements for Canadians: Canadian passport holders require a valid passport, but a visa is not necessary for stays of up to three months. Visitors must hold required documents for return or onward journey.
Entry requirements for Australians: Australian passport holders require a valid passport, but a visa is not necessary for stays of up to three months. Visitors must hold required documents for return or onward journey.
Entry requirements for South Africans: South African passport holders require a valid passport, and a Schengen visa. Temporary passports are not accepted. Visitors must hold required documents for return or onward journey.
Entry requirements for New Zealanders: New Zealand nationals require a valid passport, but no visa is necessary for a stay of up to three months. Visitors must hold required documents for return or onward journey.
Entry requirements for Irish nationals: Irish nationals require a valid passport, but no visa is necessary for a stay of up to three months.
Passport/Visa Note: Travellers must have all documents necessary for their next destination and passports must be valid at least three months beyond period of stay if a visa is required. The borderless region known as the Schengen area includes the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and as of December 2008, Switzerland. All these countries issue a standard Schengen visa that has a multiple entry option that allows the holder to travel freely within the borders of all. It is highly recommended that passports have at least six months validity remaining after your intended date of departure from your travel destination. Immigration officials often apply different rules to those stated by travel agents and official sources
