Swiss passport
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Swiss passports are issued to citizens of Switzerland to facilitate international travel.
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[edit] Physical Appearance
Swiss passports are Red in colour, with the words "Schweizer Pass" (German), "Passeport suisse" (French), "Passaporto svizzero" (Italian), "Passaport svizzer" (Romansh) and "Swiss passport (English) at the top right corner with the Swiss equilateral white cross below. Swiss Biometric passports have the standard biometric symbol at bottom right.
[edit] Identity Information Page
A Swiss Passport includes the following data:
- Photo of the passport bearer
- Type (PM)
- Code (CHE)
- Passport No.
- 1 Surname
- 2 Given Names
- 3 Nationality
- 4 Date of Birth
- 5 Sex
- 6 Height
- 7 Place of Origin (- note, this is different from Place of Birth)
- 8 Date of Issue
- 9 Issuing Authority
- 10 Date of Expiry
The information page ends with a machine readable zone.
[edit] Languages
The data page/information page is printed in German, French, Italian, Romansh and English.
[edit] Swiss Passports in Popular Media
In John le Carré's novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, British Secret Service officer Rikki Tarr keeps a "Swiss escape" in his suitcase, in case of trouble. Le Carré implies that this was common practice in the Circus, without specifying the attitude of the Swiss government toward foreigners' casual use of Swiss citizenship for espionage or romantic cover.
[edit] Visa-free Travel
According to a study done by Henley & Partners, Switzerland has a Henley Visa Restrictions Index of 127, which means that Swiss citizens enjoy visa-free access to 127 countries and territories for short-term tourism visits. Switzerland is ranked 4th in the study in terms of international travel freedom.
[edit] Africa
Botswana 90 days
Comoros (visa issued upon arrival)
Djibouti 1 month (visa issued upon arrival)
Egypt 1 month (visa issued upon arrival)
Ethiopia 3 months (visa issued upon arrival)
Kenya 3 months (visa issued upon arrival)
Lesotho 14 days
Madagascar 90 days (visa issued upon arrival)
Mauritius 6 months
Mayotte 90 days
Morocco 3 months
Mozambique 30 days (visa issued upon arrival)
Namibia 3 months- Réunion unlimited access
Saint Helena 90 days
Seychelles 1 month
South Africa 90 days
Swaziland 2 months
Tanzania (visa issued upon arrival)
Togo 7 days (visa issued upon arrival)
Tunisia 4 months
Uganda (visa issued upon arrival)
Zambia (visa issued upon arrival)
Zimbabwe 3 months (visa issued upon arrival)
[edit] Americas
Anguilla 3 months
Antigua and Barbuda 1 month
Argentina 3 months
Aruba 90 days
Bahamas 3 months
Barbados 6 months
Belize 1 month
Bermuda 6 months
Bolivia 90 days
Brazil 90 days
Canada 6 months [1]
Cayman Islands 30 days
Chile 90 days
Colombia 90 days
Costa Rica 90 days
Dominica 6 months
Dominican Republic 30 days (a US$10 tourist card is needed)
Ecuador 90 days
El Salvador 3 months
Falkland Islands 30 days- French Guiana unlimited access
Greenland 90 days
Grenada 3 months- Guadeloupe unlimited access
Guatemala 3 months
Guyana 3 months
Haiti 3 months
Honduras 3 months
Jamaica 90 days- Martinique unlimited access
Mexico 180 days
Montserrat 3 months
Netherlands Antilles 90 days
Nicaragua 3 months
Panama 90 days
Paraguay 90 days
Peru 90 days
Puerto Rico 90 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 months
Saint Lucia 28 days- Saint Pierre and Miquelon 90 days
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 month
Suriname 120 days
Trinidad and Tobago 3 months
Turks and Caicos Islands 30 days
United States 90 days
Uruguay 3 months
Venezuela 90 days
British Virgin Islands 30 days
United States Virgin Islands 90 days
[edit] Asia
Armenia 21 days (visa issued upon arrival)
Azerbaijan 30 days (visa issued upon arrival)
Bahrain 14 days (visa issued upon arrival)
Bangladesh 15 days (visa issued upon arrival)
Brunei 30 days
Cambodia 1 month (visa issued upon arrival)
Republic of China (Taiwan) 30 days
Georgia 90 days
Hong Kong 3 month
Indonesia 30 days (visa issued upon arrival)
Iran 15 days (visa issued upon arrival - International airports only)
Iraq visa on arrival (only Iraqi Kurdistan)
Israel 3 months
Japan 90 days (extendable up to 180 days)
Jordan 1 month (visa issued upon arrival)
South Korea 3 months
Kuwait 3 months (visa issued upon arrival)
Kyrgyzstan 1 month (visa issued upon arrival)
Laos 15 days (visa issued upon arrival)
Lebanon 1 month
Macau 90 days
Malaysia 3 months
Maldives 30 days
Nepal 60 days (visa issued upon arrival)
Oman 1 month (visa issued upon arrival)
Philippines 21 days
Qatar 21 days (visa issued upon arrival)
Singapore 30 days
Sri Lanka 30 days
Tajikistan 45 days (visa issued upon arrival)
Thailand 30 days
Timor-Leste 30 days (visa issued upon arrival)
Turkey 3 months
United Arab Emirates 90 days
Yemen 3 months (visa issued upon arrival)
[edit] Europe
European Union unlimited access
Iceland unlimited access
Liechtenstein unlimited access
Norway unlimited access
Albania 1 month
Andorra
Bosnia and Herzegovina 90 days
Croatia 90 days
Faroe Islands 90 days
Guernsey
Isle of Man
Jersey
Kosovo 90 days
Macedonia 90 days
Moldova 90 days
Monaco 90 days
Montenegro 90 days
San Marino 90 days
Serbia 90 days
Ukraine 90 days
Vatican City 90 days
[edit] Oceania
American Samoa 30 days
Australia Electronic Travel Authority
Cook Islands 31 days
Fiji 4 months
French Polynesia 90 days
Guam 15 days
Kiribati 28 days
Marshall Islands 30 days (visa issued upon arrival)
Federated States of Micronesia 30 days- New Caledonia 90 days
New Zealand 3 months
Northern Mariana Islands 30 days
Niue 30 days
Palau 30 days (visa issued upon arrival)
Papua New Guinea 90 days (visa issued upon arrival)
Samoa 60 days
Solomon Islands 3 months- Tokelau same as New Zealand
Tonga 31 days
Tuvalu 1 month (visa issued upon arrival)
Vanuatu 30 days- Wallis and Futuna 90 days
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Council regulation 539/2001 [1]
- Council regulation 1932/2006 [2]
- Council regulation 539/2001 consolidated version, 19.1.2007 [3]
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