9. Visa for transporting passengers or goods to Switzerland
A distinction should be made between a notification or work permit requirement and a visa requirement.
Notification or work permit requirement:
- There is no requirement to give notification or to hold a work permit for occasional passenger transport journeys to Switzerland (tourist trips) or goods transport journeys made by truck to Switzerland in the following two cases:
- If the journey is made by a company registered in the EU or EFTA based on the Overland Transport Agreement between Switzerland and EU. Drivers who are third-country nationals can also make journeys to Switzerland for companies registered in the EU or EFTA under the Agreement on the Free Movement of Persons (AFMP) provided they are authorised to work in the regular employment market of an EU or EFTA state.
- If the journey is made by a company registered in one of the following third countries: Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Morocco, North Macedonia, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Belarus. Switzerland has concluded an agreement with these countries on the cross-border movement of persons and goods by road.
- Occasional passenger transport journeys (tourist trips) and goods transport to Switzerland made by a company registered in another third country (e.g. Montenegro) may be made but require authorisation if they take longer than eight days. The driver also requires a work permit. Applications for work permits must be submitted by the employer to the competent cantonal immigration and employment market authorities. You can find information on the application documents to be submitted here: Application documents.
- Regular passenger transport journeys (scheduled services) to Switzerland always require authorisation irrespective of the driver’s nationality or the place where the company is registered. Scheduled services require authorisation (web page available in German, French and Italian) from the Federal Office of Transport (FOT), while the drivers require a work permit under the law on foreign nationals. Applications for authorisation for the scheduled service must be submitted directly to the FOT (web page available in German, French and Italian). Applications for work permits must be submitted by the employer to the competent cantonal immigration and employment market authorities. You can find information on the application documents to be submitted here: Application. Further information on authorisation requirements for the regular and irregular transport of passengers and goods can be found in the joint SEM-SECO circular dated 28 February 2017 (PDF, 613 kB, 28.02.2017).
Visa requirement:
As goods and passenger transport journeys, with the exception of transit journeys, are always regarded as gainful employment under the law on foreign nationals, the visa provisions on entering Switzerland for the purpose of working apply. Please check the visa requirements for the relevant nationality. In contrast to the authorisation requirement, it is the nationality of the driver and not the place where the company is registered that is decisive when determining whether the visa requirement applies.
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For example, heavy goods vehicle drivers from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia or North Macedonia require a visa to enter Switzerland, regardless of how long they plan to stay. Please contact your nearest Swiss representation to apply for the visa.
Transit journeys
The international transport of passengers or goods through Switzerland (transit) is not regarded as gainful employment. The company concerned does not normally require authorisation and, depending on his or her nationality, the driver does not require a visa.
For example, a Serbian driver who transports tourists or goods from Serbia through Switzerland to France does not require a visa.
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