Do I need a visa to work in Switzerland?
Whichever passport you hold, you need a permit or visa to work in Switzerland: all 198 passports covered here need one.
The standard route for working in Switzerland
Permit required
Work permit (L or B), subject to annual quotas
Your employer must show no suitable candidate was found in Switzerland or the EU/EFTA area, and permits for non-EU/EFTA nationals are capped by federal quotas set each year.
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.