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Offline KGarrad

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Travel to Switzerland
« on: Wednesday 25 August 21 15:22 BST (UK) »
Asking for a friend who wants to visit her son in Geneva.

As far as I can tell, from Swiss websites, UK/GB/England is classed as High-Risk - i.e. Swiss equivalent of a red-flag :o

Has anyone any experience of traveling into Switzerland, please?
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Re: Travel to Switzerland
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 25 August 21 15:40 BST (UK) »
What the UK says...

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/switzerland/entry-requirements

And what the Swiss say...

https://www.eda.admin.ch/london

Accuracy?  No idea these change daily.

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Re: Travel to Switzerland
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 25 August 21 15:55 BST (UK) »
Switzerland has a "travel check" online tool. Answer the questions and it tells you whether you can enter Switzerland and any conditions of entry.

https://travelcheck.admin.ch/home
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Re: Travel to Switzerland
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 25 August 21 16:11 BST (UK) »
Thanks both.
I am aware that the advice from HM Government doesn't always match the advice from the other country ;D
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Re: Travel to Switzerland
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 25 August 21 16:37 BST (UK) »
HES flying to geneva from heathrow tomorrow because they think it will be easier to complete the journey into france by coach , rather than flying direct to france . He does tell me that there is so much conflicting advice , and if it wasn't for visiting an elderly relative he wouldn't bother .

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Re: Travel to Switzerland
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 01 September 21 00:36 BST (UK) »
Travelling from Switzerland to France you need to be able to show your vaccination certificate (European format) or (I think!) negative PCR test. I live in France and can cross the Swiss border both ways with the scannable vaccination cert on my phone or its paper equivalent.

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