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Switzerland visa rules for Portugal passport holders

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The answer

Yes. Portugal passport holders can visit Switzerland visa-free.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
Not stated by the source
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

Overview of ID and visa provisions according to nationality (Annex CH-1, List 1), State Secretariat for Migration SEM (Switzerland)Checked 29 Oct 2026

Austria (Schengen) P5 ID No No

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.

its validity shall extend at least three months after the intended date of departure from the territory of the Member States

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Switzerland passport holders need to visit Portugal.

Switzerland passport Portugal

Visa-free

The following citizens are exempt from that obligation: European Union Member State citizen; State party to the European Economic Area Agreement, or a third-countries with whom the EU has signed freedom of movement agreements;

Switzerland passport to Portugal, full page

Visa-free nearby

Other places Portugal passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Bern, nearest first.

  1. LiechtensteinVaduz, about 160 km from BernVisa-free
  2. LuxembourgLuxembourg, about 310 km from BernVisa-free
  3. MonacoMonaco, about 360 km from BernVisa-free
  4. FranceParis, about 440 km from BernVisa-free
  5. BelgiumBrussels, about 490 km from BernVisa-free

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Bern

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Bern, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 3.7°CLow -1.9°CRain 50 mm
  2. FebHigh 5.6°CLow -1.8°CRain 43 mm
  3. MarHigh 10.8°CLow 1.0°CRain 53 mm
  4. AprHigh 15.0°CLow 3.8°CRain 64 mm
  5. MayHigh 19.2°CLow 8.0°CRain 86 mm
  6. JunHigh 23.1°CLow 11.7°CRain 87 mm
  7. JulHigh 25.5°CLow 13.3°CRain 91 mm
  8. AugHigh 25.0°CLow 13.3°CRain 91 mm
  9. SepHigh 20.0°CLow 9.6°CRain 74 mm
  10. OctHigh 14.3°CLow 6.2°CRain 86 mm
  11. NovHigh 7.9°CLow 1.8°CRain 66 mm
  12. DecHigh 4.2°CLow -1.1°CRain 64 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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