No visa needed

Do citizens of Switzerland need a visa for the Philippines?

Citizens of Switzerland don’t need a visa for the Philippines and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Switzerland: the passport opens 120 countries visa-free; Bern — Manila: ≈ 10,520 km, about 13.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to the Philippines without a visa on a Switzerland passport?

Yes, citizens of Switzerland don’t need a visa for the Philippines for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Philippines visa rules at a glance

With a Switzerland passport you can visit 120 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Switzerland passport ranks 17th of 199.
Switzerland passport: visa-free access to 120 countries; Philippines passport: 34.
Citizens of Switzerland and the Philippines can travel together visa-free to 29 countries, for example: Morocco, Palestine, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Rwanda, Mongolia, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Haiti, Brazil, Vietnam, Laos, and Colombia.
Citizens of the Philippines, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Switzerland. Switzerland visa for citizens of the Philippines

Travelling to the Philippines: good to know

Bern — Manila: about 10,520 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +6 hours.
Local time: Bern 12:00 — Manila 18:00.
Local currency: Philippine Peso.
Languages: English and Filipino.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₱63.
Philippines is the 176th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Switzerland.