Visa requirements for Swiss citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Switzerland.
As of 2024, Swiss citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 191 countries and territories, ranking the Swiss passport 4th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]
As a member state of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), Swiss citizens enjoy freedom of movement to live and work in Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein in accordance with the EFTA convention.[2] Moreover, by virtue of Switzerland's bilateral agreements with the EU, Swiss citizens also have freedom of movement in all EU member states.[3][4] All EFTA and EU citizens are not only visa-exempt but are legally entitled to enter and reside in each other's countries.
In order to travel to another country, a Swiss citizen requires a passport, except travel to EFTA[5] and EU[3] countries, European microstates, Greenland (de facto), Turkey, and on organized tours to Tunisia, where the Swiss identity card is valid.
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- ^ "Short Overview of the EFTA Convention". Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ a b "EUR-Lex - 22002A0430(01) - EN". Official Journal L 114, 30/04/2002 P. 0006 - 0072. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ Migration, State Secretariat for. "Free Movement of Persons Switzerland - EU/EFTA". www.sem.admin.ch. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ^ "APPENDIX 1 Movement of persons (Art. 20)" (PDF). ARTICLE 1.