Switzerland Passport
Ranked #43 of 199 · Full 2026 passport index
- Visa-free
- 101
- Visa on arrival
- 22
- eTA / e-Visa
- 36
- Total reach
- 159
Visa-Free Destinations for Swiss Passport Holders (101)
- 🇦🇱Albania≤ 90 days
- 🇦🇴Angola≤ 90 days
- 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda≤ 180 days
- 🇦🇷Argentina≤ 90 days
- 🇦🇲Armenia≤ 180 days
- 🇦🇹AustriaFreedom of movement
- 🇧🇸Bahamas
- 🇧🇧Barbados≤ 90 days
- 🇧🇾Belarus≤ 30 days
- 🇧🇿Belize≤ 30 days
- 🇧🇴Bolivia≤ 90 days
- 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina≤ 90 days
- 🇧🇼Botswana≤ 90 days
- 🇧🇷Brazil≤ 90 days
- 🇧🇳Brunei≤ 90 days
- 🇧🇬BulgariaFreedom of movement
- 🇨🇻Cabo Verde≤ 30 days
- 🇨🇱Chile≤ 90 days
- 🇨🇳China≤ 30 days
- 🇨🇴Colombia≤ 90 days
- 🇨🇷Costa Rica≤ 180 days
- 🇭🇷CroatiaFreedom of movement
- 🇨🇾Cyprus
- 🇨🇿CzechiaFreedom of movement
- 🇩🇰DenmarkFreedom of movement
- 🇸🇻El Salvador≤ 180 days
- 🇪🇪EstoniaFreedom of movement
- 🇸🇿Eswatini≤ 30 days
- 🇫🇯Fiji≤ 120 days
- 🇫🇮FinlandFreedom of movement
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- 🇫🇷FranceFreedom of movement
- 🇬🇲Gambia≤ 90 days
- 🇬🇪Georgia≤ 365 days
- 🇬🇷GreeceFreedom of movement
- 🇬🇩Grenada
- 🇬🇹Guatemala≤ 90 days
- 🇬🇾Guyana
- 🇭🇹Haiti≤ 90 days
- 🇻🇦Holy See (Vatican City)
- 🇭🇳Honduras≤ 90 days
- 🇭🇰Hong Kong≤ 90 days
- 🇭🇺HungaryFreedom of movement
- 🇮🇸IcelandFreedom of movement
- 🇯🇲Jamaica≤ 90 days
- 🇯🇵Japan≤ 90 days
- 🇰🇿Kazakhstan≤ 30 days
- 🇰🇮Kiribati≤ 90 days
- 🇽🇰Kosovo≤ 90 days
- 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan≤ 30 days
- 🇱🇦Laos≤ 15 days
- 🇱🇻LatviaFreedom of movement
- 🇱🇸Lesotho≤ 14 days
- 🇱🇮LiechtensteinFreedom of movement
- 🇲🇴Macau≤ 90 days
- 🇲🇾Malaysia≤ 90 days
- 🇲🇺Mauritius
- 🇲🇽Mexico≤ 180 days
- 🇲🇩Moldova≤ 90 days
- 🇲🇨Monaco≤ 90 days
- 🇲🇳Mongolia≤ 30 days
- 🇲🇪Montenegro≤ 90 days
- 🇲🇦Morocco
- 🇳🇱NetherlandsFreedom of movement
- 🇳🇮Nicaragua≤ 90 days
- 🇲🇰North Macedonia≤ 90 days
- 🇳🇴NorwayFreedom of movement
- 🇴🇲Oman≤ 14 days
- 🇵🇼Palau≤ 90 days
- 🇵🇦Panama≤ 90 days
- 🇵🇾Paraguay≤ 90 days
- 🇵🇪Peru≤ 90 days
- 🇵🇭Philippines≤ 30 days
- 🇵🇱PolandFreedom of movement
- 🇶🇦Qatar≤ 90 days
- 🇷🇴RomaniaFreedom of movement
- 🇱🇨Saint Lucia
- 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines≤ 90 days
- 🇸🇲San Marino≤ 90 days
- 🇸🇹São Tomé and Príncipe≤ 15 days
- 🇸🇳Senegal≤ 90 days
- 🇷🇸Serbia≤ 90 days
- 🇸🇬Singapore
- 🇸🇧Solomon Islands≤ 90 days
- 🇿🇦South Africa≤ 90 days
- 🇰🇷South Korea≤ 90 days
- 🇹🇼Taiwan≤ 90 days
- 🇹🇯Tajikistan≤ 30 days
- 🇹🇭Thailand≤ 60 days
- 🇹🇱Timor-Leste≤ 90 days
- 🇹🇴Tonga≤ 90 days
- 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago≤ 90 days
- 🇹🇳Tunisia≤ 90 days
- 🇹🇷Turkey≤ 90 days
- 🇹🇻Tuvalu≤ 90 days
- 🇺🇦Ukraine≤ 90 days
- 🇺🇾Uruguay≤ 90 days
- 🇺🇿Uzbekistan≤ 30 days
- 🇻🇺Vanuatu≤ 120 days
- 🇻🇪Venezuela≤ 90 days
- 🇻🇳Vietnam≤ 45 days
- 🇿🇲Zambia≤ 90 days
Visa on Arrival Countries for Swiss Passport Holders (22)
- 🇧🇭Bahrain
- 🇧🇮Burundi≤ 30 days
- 🇰🇲Comoros≤ 45 days
- 🇩🇯Djibouti
- 🇪🇹Ethiopia
- 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau≤ 30 days
- 🇮🇩Indonesia≤ 30 days
- 🇮🇷Iran≤ 30 days
- 🇯🇴Jordan≤ 30 days
- 🇰🇼Kuwait≤ 90 days
- 🇱🇧Lebanon≤ 30 days
- 🇲🇬Madagascar≤ 90 days
- 🇲🇻Maldives≤ 30 days
- 🇲🇭Marshall Islands≤ 90 days
- 🇳🇦Namibia≤ 90 days
- 🇳🇵Nepal≤ 90 days
- 🇷🇼Rwanda≤ 30 days
- 🇼🇸Samoa≤ 90 days
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eTA Destinations for Swiss Passport Holders (9)
e-Visa Destinations for Swiss Passport Holders (27)
- 🇦🇺Australia≤ 90 days
- 🇦🇿Azerbaijan≤ 30 days
- 🇧🇯Benin≤ 90 days
- 🇧🇹Bhutan
- 🇧🇫Burkina Faso≤ 90 days
- 🇨🇲Cameroon≤ 180 days
- 🇨🇺Cuba≤ 90 days
- 🇪🇬Egypt≤ 30 days
- 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea≤ 90 days
- 🇬🇦Gabon≤ 180 days
- 🇬🇳Guinea≤ 90 days
- 🇮🇳India≤ 180 days
- 🇮🇶Iraq≤ 60 days
- 🇱🇾Libya≤ 30 days
- 🇲🇼Malawi≤ 90 days
- 🇲🇱Mali
- 🇲🇷Mauritania≤ 30 days
- 🇳🇪Niger≤ 30 days
- 🇳🇬Nigeria≤ 90 days
- 🇷🇺Russia≤ 30 days
- 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia≤ 90 days
- 🇸🇱Sierra Leone
- 🇸🇴Somalia
- 🇸🇸South Sudan
- 🇸🇷Suriname≤ 90 days
- 🇹🇬Togo≤ 90 days
Freedom of Movement Countries (28)
Citizenship by Investment Programs Available to Swiss Citizens (22)
From USD 230,000
From USD 75,000
From USD 1,000,000
From USD 200,000 · 3 to 4 months from application submission to approval in principle
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From USD 250,000 · 3 to 6 months
From USD 1,000,000 · Approximately 6 weeks
From EUR 3,000,000 · 3 to 6 months
From USD 235,000 · 3-4 months
From JOD 3,000,000
From USD 500,000
From USD 500,000
From USD 90,000 · Three to four months from date of application submission
From EUR 200,000 · 5-10 months
From USD 250,000 · 160-180 days from submission to approval in principle
From USD 240,000 · Approximately 90 days from acceptance of application for processing
From WST 4,000,000
From USD 90,000 · 1.5-3 months to decision
From USD 400,000
From USD 130,000
Visa Required for Swiss Passport Holders (28)
| Destination | Tourist visa fee |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇫Afghanistan | USD 80 |
| 🇩🇿Algeria | USD 160 |
| 🇦🇩Andorra | - |
| 🇧🇩Bangladesh | - |
| 🇰🇭Cambodia | - |
| 🇨🇫Central African Republic | - |
| 🇹🇩Chad | - |
| 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire | EUR 50 (~$57) |
| 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo | USD 100 |
| 🇩🇲Dominica | - |
| 🇩🇴Dominican Republic | USD 100 |
| 🇪🇨Ecuador | USD 80 |
| 🇪🇷Eritrea | USD 50 |
| 🇬🇭Ghana | USD 100 |
| 🇮🇪Ireland | EUR 60 (~$68) |
| 🇱🇷Liberia | USD 70 |
| 🇫🇲Micronesia | Free |
| 🇲🇲Myanmar | USD 40 |
| 🇳🇷Nauru | - |
| 🇰🇵North Korea | - |
| 🇵🇰Pakistan | - |
| 🇵🇸Palestine | - |
| 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea | Free |
| 🇨🇬Republic of the Congo | USD 60 |
| 🇸🇩Sudan | USD 154 |
| 🇹🇲Turkmenistan | USD 35 |
| 🇺🇬Uganda | USD 100 |
| 🇾🇪Yemen | USD 50 |
" - " means the destination publishes no single official tourist-visa figure (often a per-nationality reciprocity schedule). Fees exclude service and application-centre charges.
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Switzerland Passport FAQ
What is the Swiss passport ranking in 2026?
The Swiss passport ranks #43 out of 199 passports globally in 2026, based on the number of accessible destinations (159 countries).
Do Swiss passport holders need a visa to travel to Europe?
Swiss passport holders can travel to many EU/Schengen countries visa-free. Check the full list above for specific destinations and maximum stay durations.
Can Swiss citizens get a second citizenship through investment?
Yes. Swiss citizens can apply for 22 citizenship by investment (CBI) programs including those in the Caribbean (St Kitts, Dominica, Grenada), Malta, Turkey, and others. These programs grant a second passport in exchange for a qualifying investment, typically starting from $100,000 - $200,000.
Which countries can Swiss passport holders visit on arrival?
22 countries offer visa on arrival to Swiss passport holders - see the full visa-on-arrival list above.