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Updated: Jun 10, 2022, 12:10pm
Current situation: All vaccinated and unvaccinated travellers can enter Switzerland without taking any form of Covid test, or filling in a Passenger Locator Form. Fully-jabbed travellers do not need to provide proof of vaccination.
The travel rules before the pandemic apply. Travellers must ensure their passports were issued less than 10 years before their arrival in Switzerland, and that they are valid for at least three months after the day they plan to leave (check the ‘expiry date’).
Brits travelling to Switzerland will no longer need to provide a negative PCR test, proof of recovery or proof of vaccination from today, after the country largely dropped its Covid-19 restrictions.
Unvaccinated travellers, however, will not be allowed to enter the country.
Those wishing to cross the Swiss border had, until today (see story below), been required to prove their vaccination status.
Arrivals will also no longer need to complete a Passenger Locator Form.
Once in-country, masks will no longer be required for shops, restaurants or other public places.
From Saturday 22 January, Switzerland will allow fully-vaccinated travellers from the UK to enter the country without proof of a negative PCR or antigen test.
Travellers who can show recent recovery from the virus will also be able to enter without proof of a negative pre-departure test.
Those who are fully vaccinated or who have recovered from Covid-19 will only need to:
An entry ban will still exist for UK travellers who are unvaccinated or who have not recovered from the virus, unless they meet the requirements for exemption.
Those who are unvaccinated or who have not recovered from Covid-19 but who are allowed to enter Switzerland must continue to take a pre-travel PCR or antigen test. However, they will no longer need to take a Covid test four to seven days after arrival.
They should:
Children under the age of 16 do not have to take any tests.
The loosening of travel restrictions will allow more UK travellers to enjoy the Swiss slopes this winter. However, travellers will still have to be wary of ongoing national measures that are currently in place in Switzerland to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
A statement from the Switzerland Federal Council on 19 January says: “The requirement to work from home will stay in place until the end of February, as well as the rules on contact quarantine.
“The ‘2G’ and ‘2G plus’ rule for certain indoor settings, the extended mask requirement in indoor settings, the ‘3G’ rule for outdoor events with over 300 people, and restrictions on private gatherings will apply until the end of March.”
‘2G’ refers to vaccination status, meaning that a person has to be vaccinated or have recovered from Covid, while ‘2G Plus’ means they must be vaccinated or have recovered from Covid and can additionally show a negative test result certificate.
‘3G’ means they must be vaccinated, have recovered from Covid or have had a negative test.
The Federal Council says its decision is based on ‘a strained situation in hospitals’.
The Council also states that, in line with EU policy, it is shortening the validity period of certificates issued as proof of vaccination and recovery from Covid-19 to 270 days from the end of January.
This means that a vaccination certificate will only remain valid if the last vaccine dose or booster shot was given in the past 270 days (9 months).
The measure will not only apply to Switzerland but across all EU countries. Travellers, including those from the UK, will only need to meet this requirement if they are travelling between EU countries.
Switzerland saw an unprecedented week-on-week surge of 69% in confirmed Covid cases at the start of January, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). There are now over 180,000 confirmed Covid cases in the country.
Until 22 January, UK travellers who are fully-vaccinated or have recovered from Covid-19 must still:
Until this date, UK travellers who are unvaccinated or have not recovered from Covid-19 must:
Children under the age of 16 do not have to take any tests.
Find out more about travel rules for returning to the UK.
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