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Do German passport holders need a visa for Switzerland?

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No visa. German citizens can enter Switzerland with a passport or a national ID card.

Switzerland is in the Schengen area, so German citizens cross without a visa and are not registered in the EES. The German Foreign Office lists a passport, a provisional passport, an ID card, a provisional ID card and a child passport as valid entry documents.

Source: Auswärtiges Amt (German Federal Foreign Office). Checked Oct 3, 2026See the source

Visa: Not required; Switzerland is a Schengen member.
Documents: Passport or national ID card; The Foreign Office says documents other than the provisional ID card may have expired up to a year ago, but advises carrying valid ones. Provisional ID cards count only within their validity.
At the border: No EES, no ETIAS; Both apply to non-EU visitors only; the EES excludes nationals of the countries that use it.

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