Acceptable Documents for Switzerland

Primary Documents

If you understand german or french or prefer a german or french translation, consider having a look at it.

As these are official Swiss languages they may be more complete than the english document here.

Passport

The swiss passport 2006 ist detailed in http://www.schweizerpass.admin.ch/pass/de/home/ausweise/pass_06.html. It is very similar to the older passport 2003.

The swiss passport 2003 ist detailed in http://www.schweizerpass.admin.ch/pass/de/home/ausweise/pass_03.html.

ID card

The ID card for swiss citizen is also a primary document. http://www.schweizerpass.admin.ch/pass/de/home/ausweise/identitaetskarte.html

Driver's Licence

The current driver's licence (issued since 2003) is detailed in http://www.astra2.admin.ch/media/pdfpub/2003-10-20_2261_d.pdf (pdf), it is quite similar to the EC driver's licence.

Older driver's licences, issued before 2003, also qualify as a primary document.

Secondary Documents

Unacceptable Documents