Swiss passport
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The front cover of a contemporary Swiss biometric passport from 2022 | |
| Type | Passport |
| Issued by | Cantonal passport offices (in Switzerland) Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (abroad) |
| First issued | 1490 (first version) 10 December 1915 (booklet) 1 January 2003 (machine-readable passport) 4 September 2006 (biometric passport) 31 October 2022 (current version) |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility | Swiss citizenship or special cases |
| Expiration | 10 years for adults, 5 years for minors up to age 17 |
| Cost | CHF 140 (adult) / CHF 60 (minor) |
The Swiss passport is a biometric identity document issued by the Swiss Confederation. It can be ordinary or provisional, or in special cases, diplomatic or service-related.
There is also a green Swiss passport for foreigners, issued in specific cases of necessity (foreigners without documents from their country and at the same time holders of a residence permit, stateless persons, asylum seekers, and others).
The passport, along with the Swiss identity card allows for freedom of movement in any of the states of EFTA and the EU. This is because Switzerland is a member state of EFTA, and through bilateral agreements with the EU.