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Travel Visa

Do you need a visa if u r traveling from the US to Switzerland for vacation for 10days? What about if traveling with a Mexican passport?

The websites says we don’t need a visa but it’s a bit confusing because then it says you need documents for stays up to 90 days. 😳

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Francesca,
Mexican citizens do not require a visa to visit the Schengen Area (including Switzerland) provided that:
1) The visit is for tourist purposes only (no working)
2) the stay is limited to 90 days in any 180.
3) Their passport is valid for 3 months after they leave the Schengen Area.

  • The "Documents" the websites refer to are your passports.
  • The fact you are travelling from the USA is irrelevant, it is your citizenship which matters.

If you don't believe me, here are the regulations on the EU website: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32018R1806&from=EN
Scroll down to "ANNEX II
LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES WHOSE NATIONALS ARE EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO BE IN POSSESSION OF A VISA . . "
And you see Mexico is in the list.

And the same thing in Spanish (the EU publishes all laws in all EU languages) https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/ES/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32018R1806&from=EN

Wikipedia page with all the rules: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_the_Schengen_Area