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Qatar visa for citizens of Switzerland

Citizens of Switzerland get a Qatar visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Switzerland: the passport opens 120 countries visa-free; Bern — Doha: ≈ 4,550 km, about 6 hours of flying.

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

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Qatar 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; Qatar passport: 69.
Citizens of Switzerland and Qatar can travel together visa-free to 57 countries, for example: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Tunisia, Albania, Kosovo, Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, Morocco, Turkey, Palestine, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, and United Arab Emirates.
Citizens of Qatar, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Switzerland. Switzerland visa for citizens of Qatar

Travelling to Qatar: good to know

Bern — Doha: about 4,550 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Bern 12:00 — Doha 13:00.
Local currency: Qatari Riyal.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ QAR 3.64.
Qatar is the 78th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Switzerland.