Health and Vaccinations
Tetanus: Yes
Typhoid: No
Diptheria: No
Malaria: No
Rabies: No
Hepatitis-A: No
Yellow Fever: No
Health Care
Nationals of all the member nations of European Economic Ares (EEA) are entitled to free emergency medical treatment on the production of European Health Insurance Card (EHIC).
The authorities in Switzerland strongly advise full travel insurance for all travellers to the country.
Travel Advice
From time to time, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the UK issues Travel Advisories for visits to Switzerland. Accordingly, most visits to Switzerland are trouble-free but the global threat from international terrorism can never be ruled out. Therefore, the travellers should take adequate precautions while visiting the places of tourists’ interest in Switzerland.
Travellers to Switzerland would do well to watch out for avalanches while on a trip to the Alps, especially during winters. Also, it is strongly advised to follow warnings and instructions wherever you go in Switzerland
At the time of publishing, this information is correct. However, the travel advice is periodically and rapidly updated. Therefore, all the visitors are advised to contact at the following addresses for the latest travel advice:
British Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Tel - 0845 850 2829
Website - www.fco.gov.uk
US Department of State
Website - www.travel.state.gov/travel
Passport and Visa Info
| Nationality | Passport Required | Visa Required | Return Ticket Required |
| British | Yes | No | No |
| Australian | Yes | No | No |
| Canadian | Yes | No | No |
| USA | Yes | No | No |
| Other EU | Note 1 | No | No |
NB: The below-mentioned guidelines are also applicable to Liechtenstein because there is no border control between the two countries.
Passengers arriving at Basle or Geneva airports can enter either France or Switzerland, provided their documents for the country of entry are in order. This is because both the airports have two different exits, one towards France and the other towards Switzerland. Therefore passengers can also exit to the French part of the airport with a valid French or Schengen visa, if applicable.
The Basle/Mulhouse airport is located on the French soil.
Part of Geneva airport is located in France by convention, and therefore, some flights between France and Geneva are considered domestic flights, while others are considered international flights. Thus, passengers arriving at Geneva airport must hold proper entry documents for either of the destination countries.
Passport
Passports are required by the nationals of all countries except the EU nationals holding a valid national ID card and. Such EU nationals are only required to produce evidence of their EU nationality and identity in order to be admitted to any EU Member State, including Switzerland. Identity can be proved either by a valid a national passport or any valid national identity card.
Note 1: Passport is valid for at least three months beyond the required length of stay of all nationals of the countries mentioned in the chart above, except:
a) nationals of the EU holding a valid national identity card, provided they don’t take up any employment, for stays of up to three months;
a) nationals of Austria, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain with normal passports, expired for up to five years, provided they don’t take up any employment, for stays of up to three months;
b) nationals of Germany with passports expired for up to one year.
Visas
Visas are not required for the nationals of the abovementioned countries for stay up to 3 months
Visitors (tourists and business visitors) who travel repeatedly to Switzerland but stay less than 3 months each time must apply for a residence permit if their total stay exceeds 6 months within a period of 12 months
The nationals of other countries, not mentioned in the chart above, should contact their local embassy for visa requirements.