I am a Romanian or Bulgarian national and would like to travel to Switzerland as a tourist on my valid identity card and stay in the country for less than 90 days during a period of six months. Do I require a visa?

No, you do not require a visa. You may enter Switzerland with a valid passport or identity card.

I am a South African national – do I require a visa?

I am not allowed to enter the Schengen area, because my name is on the Schengen Information System (SIS) list of people prohibited from entering this area. Where do I have to turn to for information?

How is the adequacy of financial resources determined for stays in Switzerland and within the Schengen Area?

I am holder of a residence permit/work permit issued by a Schengen member state. Am I allowed to work in Switzerland?

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3. Border-crossing / Travel documents

May EU or EEA citizens who are travelling on a non-valid travel document or without a travel document made out in their name enter Switzerland?

Will Swiss citizens be admitted into an EU or EEA member state if they neither have a valid travel document nor one made out in their name?

Will Swiss citizens be admitted into a non-EU or EEA member state if they neither have a valid travel document nor one made out in their name?

Are citizens of a non-EU or EEA member state who are subject to visa requirements admitted into Switzerland if they travel on an expired passport or if their passport has been annulled but still contains a valid visa?

Are child entries in passports recognised as valid for entry?

Are infants who are citizens of an EU or EEA member state authorized to enter Switzerland if they do not hold a travel document made out in their name?

Can minors travelling alone or accompanied by persons other than their parents or who do not have custody enter or exit Switzerland?

Are Italian citizens holding a renewed Italian ID card admitted into Switzerland?

What to do if you have lost your travel document?

Validity of travel documents

What is an official passport? Is it different from a normal passport?

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4. For hosts in Switzerland

I would like to invite a guest to Switzerland. How should I proceed?

I would like to invite a business partner to Switzerland for a meeting. How should I proceed?

Letter of Invitation

Declaration of sponsorship

Where should I submit the sponsorship declaration?

Travel insurance

I have invited someone to Switzerland. Meanwhile, this person has been granted a visa and now requests money, saying I had to send it her, purportedly because the Swiss Embassy had thus advised her. Am I under an obligation to send any money?

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5. Travelling in the Schengen area with a Swiss residence permit

I have a Swiss residence permit. Do I still require a visa for the Schengen area? What about Great Britain and Ireland?

My identity document is currently being extended. Can I still travel?

Can I stay in Switzerland or in another Schengen member state after my Swiss residence permit has expired?

I am a Kosovo national with a B or C permit but no Kosovo passport. Can I travel to Schengen countries on my old passport? Can I travel to Kosovo via Austria?

I am the holder of an F or N permit. Do I have the right to travel within the Schengen area?

Addresses of foreign embassies in Switzerland

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6. Questions on granted or refused visas

The Embassy has refused my visa application (receipt of form refusing a visa)

How do I remit an advance on costs?

On entering Switzerland, third-state nationals (people who are neither EU nor EEA citizens) must prove they have sufficient means of subsistence, regardless of whether they are subject to or exempt from visa requirements. What is extent of financial means is expected? Is cash the only form of showing that third-state nationals can support themselves while in Switzerland?

How can I extend my visa?

What is the status of my application?

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7. Long-term residency in Switzerland (more than 3 months) / Employment in Switzerland

I would like a residence permit for Switzerland for more than 3 months

I have got married abroad. How can my husband enter Switzerland?

Family reunification

I would like to work in Switzerland

Duty to notify the authorities

Addresses of the cantonal migration and employment authorities

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8. Other questions

Where can I find information on the statutory provisions regarding visa and border matters?

Importing household goods / customs formalities

I would like to bring my pet to Switzerland. What points need to be considered?

Buying property in Switzerland