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Visas
For up-to-date details on visa requirements, go to the Swiss Federal Office for Migration
( www.bfm.admin.ch ) and click 'Services'.
Visas are not required if you hold a passport from the UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada,
Australia or New Zealand, whether visiting as a tourist or on business. Citizens of the EU,
Norwegians and Icelanders may also enter Switzerland without a visa. A maximum 90-day
stay in a 180-day period applies, but passports are rarely stamped.
Other people wishing to come to Switzerland have to apply for a Schengen Visa , named
after the agreements that abolished passport controls between 15 European countries: Aus-
tria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg,
the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. It allows unlimited travel
throughout the entire zone for a 90-day period. Apply to the consulate of the country you
are entering first, or your main destination.