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Switzerland passport

184 of 198 destinations accessible · Ranked #2 of 199 passports

Getting in is one thing; being covered is another

Long-stay and nomad visas often legally require proof of health insurance.

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Where a Switzerland passport takes you

Europe42visa-free

  • Albania90 days
  • Andorra
  • Austria
  • Belarus30 days
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia & Herzegovina90 days
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Kosovo90 days
  • Latvia
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malta
  • Moldova90 days
  • Monaco
  • Montenegro90 days
  • Netherlands
  • North Macedonia90 days
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • San Marino
  • Serbia90 days
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Ukraine90 days
  • Vatican City

Asia25visa-free

  • Armenia180 days
  • Brunei90 days
  • China30 days
  • Cyprus
  • Georgia360 days
  • Hong Kong SAR China90 days
  • Japan90 days
  • Kazakhstan30 days
  • Kyrgyzstan30 days
  • Laos15 days
  • Macao SAR China90 days
  • Malaysia90 days
  • Mongolia30 days
  • Palestinian Territories
  • Philippines30 days
  • Singapore90 days
  • South Korea90 days
  • Taiwan90 days
  • Tajikistan30 days
  • Thailand60 days
  • Timor-Leste90 days
  • Türkiye90 days
  • United Arab Emirates90 days
  • Uzbekistan30 days
  • Vietnam45 days

Africa15visa-free

  • Angola30 days
  • Botswana90 days
  • Cape Verde30 days
  • Eswatini30 days
  • Gambia90 days
  • Lesotho14 days
  • Mauritius90 days
  • Morocco90 days
  • Mozambique30 days
  • Rwanda30 days
  • São Tomé & Príncipe15 days
  • Senegal90 days
  • South Africa90 days
  • Tunisia90 days
  • Zambia90 days

North America19visa-free

  • Antigua & Barbuda180 days
  • Bahamas240 days
  • Barbados180 days
  • Belize30 days
  • Costa Rica180 days
  • Dominica21 days
  • Dominican Republic30 days
  • El Salvador180 days
  • Grenada90 days
  • Guatemala90 days
  • Haiti90 days
  • Honduras90 days
  • Jamaica90 days
  • Mexico180 days
  • Nicaragua90 days
  • Panama90 days
  • St. Lucia90 days
  • St. Vincent & Grenadines180 days
  • Trinidad & Tobago90 days

South America11visa-free

  • Argentina90 days
  • Bolivia90 days
  • Brazil90 days
  • Chile90 days
  • Colombia90 days
  • Ecuador90 days
  • Guyana90 days
  • Paraguay90 days
  • Peru90 days
  • Uruguay90 days
  • Venezuela90 days

Oceania7visa-free

  • Fiji120 days
  • Kiribati90 days
  • Micronesia90 days
  • Solomon Islands90 days
  • Tonga90 days
  • Tuvalu90 days
  • Vanuatu120 days
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What the Switzerland passport actually gets you

The Switzerland passport opens 184 of the 198 destinations we track, which is 93% of them, and ranks 2 of 199 passports worldwide. Those 184 are the places you can book a flight to this week: visa-free, visa on arrival, an eTA, or an e-visa you fill in online. The other 14 want an application, an appointment and a decision before you go, and that is the difference between a trip you can plan and one you have to apply for.

It is not evenly distributed, and no passport's is. Europe is where this one is strongest, with 44 of 44 countries open. Africa is where it runs out, at 46 of 54. If your plans lean toward the second, the paperwork is the plan.

Getting in is not the same as being allowed to stay. The most common allowance is 90 days, granted by 52 of the destinations open to you, and the longest is 360 days in Georgia. That ceiling is what makes a nomad visa worth the trouble: it is the difference between leaving every few months and living somewhere. It is also why a travel insurance policy that expires at 90 days quietly stops matching your life.

This passport also carries something an entry stamp cannot: free movement across the EU, EEA and Switzerland. Not just the right to arrive, but the right to live, work and register as a resident, with no visa and no income threshold. Inside that area the nomad-visa question does not arise for you at all, and the healthcare question changes shape too, because entitlement follows residence rather than nationality.

The number nobody looks up is the one pointing the other way. 93 of the 198 passports we track can enter Switzerland without a visa. Mobility is not a property of a document, it is a relationship between two countries, and the gap between those two figures is usually more revealing than either on its own.

Wherever the Switzerland passport takes you, it does not carry health cover with it. Entry rules and hospital bills are separate problems, and only one of them is settled at the border. Of the countries we have written up properly, Portugal, Spain and Greece are open to you without a visa. What cover you actually need abroad.

The fine print on where a Switzerland passport reaches

Rules that apply to the destinations above, checked by hand against the issuing authority.

Where cover is a condition of entry

  • Burkina Faso The e-visa application asks for a medical certificate and proof of health insurance.
  • Cuba Travel health insurance is required on entry, though how strictly it is checked varies.
  • Georgia has required health and accident cover of at least GEL 30,000 for the whole stay since the start of 2026, and border officers may ask to see it.
  • Iraq requires health insurance bought through a state platform as part of the visa process, around USD 158.

Where getting there is the problem

  • Equatorial Guinea The land borders with Cameroon and Gabon have been closed indefinitely since December 2025. Entry is by air or sea only.
  • Haiti No international airline currently serves Port-au-Prince. The only regular way in is Cap-Haïtien, and the land border with the Dominican Republic is closed.

Visa-free, but not paperwork-free

  • Cape Verde No visa, but the paid EASE pre-registration is mandatory, around EUR 30.
  • Mexico The 180 days are a ceiling, not an entitlement: the officer at the border decides how long you may stay.
  • Mozambique Since late July 2026 you also need an ETA, filed at least 48 hours before departure.
  • Seychelles Visa-free, but not paperwork-free: every traveller has to buy a Travel Authorisation before departure, from about EUR 10.
  • Thailand The TDAC digital arrival card is mandatory for everyone, up to three days before arrival. It is free and is not a visa.
  • Togo No visa, but you must file a travel declaration online at least 24 hours before you arrive.

Access that rides on another visa

  • Antigua & Barbuda A valid US, Canadian, UK or Schengen visa allows entry without arranging a visa first.
  • Bahamas A valid visa or permanent residence from the US, UK, Canada or a Schengen country replaces the Bahamian visa.
  • Dominica A valid Schengen, US, UK or Canadian visa gets you six months regardless of your nationality.
  • Guatemala A valid US, Canadian, Mexican or Schengen visa lets you enter as a tourist without a Guatemalan visa.
  • Guyana A US green card, or a valid US, Canadian or Schengen visa, allows 90 days visa-free.
  • Panama A valid visa or residence permit from the US, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the UK or an EU country lets you in without a Panamanian visa, for up to 30 days.
  • São Tomé & Príncipe A valid Schengen or US visa gets you 15 days visa-free regardless of your nationality.

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Visa rules can change at short notice and depend on your purpose of travel, length of stay and onward tickets. Always confirm with the destination’s embassy or the IATA Travel Centre before you book. Visa-free entry never includes travel health insurance. That’s still on you.