Do I need a visa to study in Switzerland?
Whichever passport you hold, you need a permit or visa to study in Switzerland: all 198 passports covered here need one.
The standard route for studying in Switzerland
Permit required
Residence permit for study (permit B for students)
You apply through the cantonal migration office once a Swiss institution admits you, and nationals of visa-required countries collect a national visa D at a Swiss representation before travelling.
Registration only30
- AustriaRegistration only
- BelgiumRegistration only
- BulgariaRegistration only
- CroatiaRegistration only
- CyprusRegistration only
- Czech RepublicRegistration only
- DenmarkRegistration only
- EstoniaRegistration only
- FinlandRegistration only
- FranceRegistration only
- GermanyRegistration only
- GreeceRegistration only
- HungaryRegistration only
- IcelandRegistration only
- IrelandRegistration only
- ItalyRegistration only
- LatviaRegistration only
- LiechtensteinRegistration only
- LithuaniaRegistration only
- LuxembourgRegistration only
- MaltaRegistration only
- NetherlandsRegistration only
- NorwayRegistration only
- PolandRegistration only
- PortugalRegistration only
- RomaniaRegistration only
- SlovakiaRegistration only
- SloveniaRegistration only
- SpainRegistration only
- SwedenRegistration only
Permit required168
- AfghanistanPermit required
- AlbaniaPermit required
- AlgeriaPermit required
- AndorraPermit required
- AngolaPermit required
- Antigua and BarbudaPermit required
- ArgentinaPermit required
- ArmeniaPermit required
- AustraliaPermit required
- AzerbaijanPermit required
- BahamasPermit required
- BahrainPermit required
- BangladeshPermit required
- BarbadosPermit required
- BelarusPermit required
- BelizePermit required
- BeninPermit required
- BhutanPermit required
- BoliviaPermit required
- Bosnia and HerzegovinaPermit required
- BotswanaPermit required
- BrazilPermit required
- BruneiPermit required
- Burkina FasoPermit required
- BurundiPermit required
- CambodiaPermit required
- CameroonPermit required
- CanadaPermit required
- Cape VerdePermit required
- Central African RepublicPermit required
- ChadPermit required
- ChilePermit required
- ChinaPermit required
- ColombiaPermit required
- ComorosPermit required
- CongoPermit required
- Costa RicaPermit required
- CubaPermit required
- DR CongoPermit required
- DjiboutiPermit required
- DominicaPermit required
- Dominican RepublicPermit required
- EcuadorPermit required
- EgyptPermit required
- El SalvadorPermit required
- Equatorial GuineaPermit required
- EritreaPermit required
- EthiopiaPermit required
- FijiPermit required
- GabonPermit required
- GambiaPermit required
- GeorgiaPermit required
- GhanaPermit required
- GrenadaPermit required
- GuatemalaPermit required
- GuineaPermit required
- Guinea-BissauPermit required
- GuyanaPermit required
- HaitiPermit required
- HondurasPermit required
- Hong KongPermit required
- IndiaPermit required
- IndonesiaPermit required
- IranPermit required
- IraqPermit required
- IsraelPermit required
- Ivory CoastPermit required
- JamaicaPermit required
- JapanPermit required
- JordanPermit required
- KazakhstanPermit required
- KenyaPermit required
- KiribatiPermit required
- KosovoPermit required
- KuwaitPermit required
- KyrgyzstanPermit required
- LaosPermit required
- LebanonPermit required
- LesothoPermit required
- LiberiaPermit required
- LibyaPermit required
- MacaoPermit required
- MadagascarPermit required
- MalawiPermit required
- MalaysiaPermit required
- MaldivesPermit required
- MaliPermit required
- Marshall IslandsPermit required
- MauritaniaPermit required
- MauritiusPermit required
- MexicoPermit required
- MicronesiaPermit required
- MoldovaPermit required
- MonacoPermit required
- MongoliaPermit required
- MontenegroPermit required
- MoroccoPermit required
- MozambiquePermit required
- MyanmarPermit required
- NamibiaPermit required
- NauruPermit required
- NepalPermit required
- New ZealandPermit required
- NicaraguaPermit required
- NigerPermit required
- NigeriaPermit required
- North KoreaPermit required
- North MacedoniaPermit required
- OmanPermit required
- PakistanPermit required
- PalauPermit required
- PalestinePermit required
- PanamaPermit required
- Papua New GuineaPermit required
- ParaguayPermit required
- PeruPermit required
- PhilippinesPermit required
- QatarPermit required
- RussiaPermit required
- RwandaPermit required
- Saint Kitts and NevisPermit required
- Saint LuciaPermit required
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesPermit required
- SamoaPermit required
- San MarinoPermit required
- Sao Tome and PrincipePermit required
- Saudi ArabiaPermit required
- SenegalPermit required
- SerbiaPermit required
- SeychellesPermit required
- Sierra LeonePermit required
- SingaporePermit required
- Solomon IslandsPermit required
- SomaliaPermit required
- South AfricaPermit required
- South KoreaPermit required
- South SudanPermit required
- Sri LankaPermit required
- SudanPermit required
- SurinamePermit required
- SwazilandPermit required
- SyriaPermit required
- TaiwanPermit required
- TajikistanPermit required
- TanzaniaPermit required
- ThailandPermit required
- Timor-LestePermit required
- TogoPermit required
- TongaPermit required
- Trinidad and TobagoPermit required
- TunisiaPermit required
- TurkeyPermit required
- TurkmenistanPermit required
- TuvaluPermit required
- UgandaPermit required
- UkrainePermit required
- United Arab EmiratesPermit required
- United KingdomPermit required
- United StatesPermit required
- UruguayPermit required
- UzbekistanPermit required
- VanuatuPermit required
- VaticanPermit required
- VenezuelaPermit required
- VietnamPermit required
- YemenPermit required
- ZambiaPermit required
- ZimbabwePermit required
Tourist visa requirements for Switzerland
Data last verified: 2026-07-28
Not legal or immigration advice.Requirements change without notice and vary by circumstance - always confirm with the destination country’s embassy, consulate, or official government source before booking or traveling. Full disclaimer.