VISA TRANSIT SWITZERLAND /CH/

NORMAL PASSPORTS ONLY ......

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS WITH A RESIDENCE PERMIT ISSUED BY SWITZERLAND. CARTE DE LEGITIMATION IS ALSO CONSIDERED AS A RESIDENCE PERMIT.

TWOV /TRANSIT WITHOUT VISA/:

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS TRANSITING THROUGH GENEVA /GVA/ AND ARRIVING FROM A NON-SCHENGEN MEMBER STATE WITH A CONFIRMED ONWARD TICKET FOR A FLIGHT ON THE SAME CALENDAR DAY TO A THIRD COUNTRY WHICH IS NOT A SCHENGEN MEMBER STATE. THEY MUST:

- STAY IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT AREA OF THE AIRPORT, AND

- HAVE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR THEIR NEXT DESTINATION.

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS TRANSITING THROUGH ZURICH /ZRH/ AND ARRIVING FROM A NON-SCHENGEN MEMBER STATE WITH A CONFIRMED ONWARD TICKET FOR A FLIGHT TO A THIRD COUNTRY WHICH IS NOT A SCHENGEN MEMBER STATE. THEY MUST:

- STAY IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT AREA OF THE AIRPORT, AND

- HAVE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR THEIR NEXT DESTINATION.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

- CHANGES OF ONWARD RESERVATIONS AT THE TRANSIT STATION /I.E. ONCE THE PASSENGER HAS ARRIVED IN SWITZERLAND/ ARE NOT ALLOWED.

- PASSENGERS ENTERING SWITZERLAND ON A ONE-WAY TICKET CAN BE QUESTIONED ABOUT THE PURPOSE AND CONDITIONS OF THE INTENDED STAY. THEY COULD BE RETURNED TO FIRST EMBARKATION POINT AT THE COST OF THE CARRIER THAT BROUGHT THEM TO SWITZERLAND IF THEY DO NOT:

- JUSTIFY THEIR STAY

- PROVIDE AN ADDRESS OF A GUARANTOR IN SWITZERLAND

- HAVE PROOF OF FUNDS TO BUY A RETURN/ONWARD TICKET OR TO COVER THEIR STAY IN SWITZERLAND.

WARNING:

- PASSENGERS TRANSITING THROUGH GENEVA /GVA/ OVERNIGHT MUST COMPLY WITH THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS OF SWITZERLAND.

- PASSENGERS TRANSITING THROUGH TWO AIRPORTS IN THE SCHENGEN AREA MUST COMPLY WITH ENTRY REGULATIONS OF THE FIRST SCHENGEN MEMBER STATE.

VISA DESTINATION SWITZERLAND /CH/

NORMAL PASSPORTS ONLY ......

PASSPORT REQUIRED.

- PASSPORTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ACCEPTED FOR ENTRY MUST BE VALID FOR A MINIMUM OF 3 MONTHS BEYOND THE PERIOD OF INTENDED STAY.

PASSPORT EXEMPTIONS:

- NATIONALS OF THAILAND WITH A TEMPORARY PASSPORT.

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS WITH A RESIDENCE PERMIT ISSUED BY SWITZERLAND. CARTE DE LEGITIMATION IS ALSO CONSIDERED AS A RESIDENCE PERMIT.

- INFORMATION ON SCHENGEN VISAS TIRULES/R33

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

- VALID VISAS IN FULL, INVALIDATED TRAVEL DOCUMENTS ARE ACCEPTED IF ACCOMPANIED BY A NEW TRAVEL DOCUMENT.

- PASSENGERS ENTERING SWITZERLAND ON A ONE-WAY TICKET CAN BE QUESTIONED ABOUT THE PURPOSE AND CONDITIONS OF THE INTENDED STAY. THEY COULD BE RETURNED TO FIRST EMBARKATION POINT AT THE COST OF THE CARRIER THAT BROUGHT THEM TO SWITZERLAND IF THEY DO NOT:

- JUSTIFY THEIR STAY

- PROVIDE AN ADDRESS OF A GUARANTOR IN SWITZERLAND

- HAVE PROOF OF FUNDS TO BUY A RETURN/ONWARD TICKET OR TO COVER THEIR STAY IN SWITZERLAND.

- GENEVA AIRPORT /GVA/ IS LOCATED IN SWITZERLAND TIDFT/CH/VI/AI/ID43117

- AT BASEL/MULHOUSE/FREIBURG AIRPORT /BSL/, TIDFT/CH/VI/AI/ID43118

WARNING:

- PASSPORTS AND/OR PASSPORT REPLACING DOCUMENTS ISSUED MORE THAN 10 YEARS PRIOR TO DATE OF ENTRY ARE NOT ACCEPTED.

- VISITORS NOT HOLDING RETURN/ONWARD TICKETS COULD BE REFUSED ENTRY.

- SCHENGEN C TYPE VISAS MUST BE VALID FOR THE VISITED SCHENGEN MEMBER STATE. THIS IS SPECIFIED IN THE VALID FOR FIELD OF THE VISA.