No visa needed

Do citizens of Mauritius need a visa for Switzerland?

Citizens of Mauritius don’t need a visa for Switzerland and can stay up to 90 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 Mauritius: the passport opens 94 countries visa-free; Port Louis — Bern: ≈ 8,990 km, about 11.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Switzerland without a visa on a Mauritius passport?

Yes, citizens of Mauritius don’t need a visa for Switzerland for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Switzerland visa rules at a glance

With a Mauritius passport you can visit 94 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 42 with an e-visa; 37 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Mauritius passport ranks 61st of 199.
Mauritius passport: visa-free access to 94 countries; Switzerland passport: 120.
Citizens of Mauritius and Switzerland can travel together visa-free to 82 countries, for example: Seychelles, Mozambique, Eswatini, South Africa, Zambia, Lesotho, Botswana, Rwanda, Angola, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Palestine, and Cyprus.
A language both countries share: French.
Citizens of Switzerland, in turn, don’t need a visa for Mauritius. Mauritius visa for citizens of Switzerland

Travelling to Switzerland: good to know

Port Louis — Bern: about 8,990 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Port Louis 12:00 — Bern 10:00.
Local currency: Swiss Franc.
Languages: French, Swiss German, Italian, and Romansh.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CHF 0.83.
Switzerland is the 124th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Mauritius.