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Switzerland visa requirements for Central African Republic citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa required
Yes — Central African Republic citizens need a visa for Switzerland.
Entry details
Travelling to Switzerland on a Central African Republic passport, you need a visa obtained in advance. The Central African Republic passport currently ranks #171 of 199 worldwide, with 49 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
Switzerland is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 93 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #13 with 164 open destinations. This is a mutual arrangement, with visa required applying symmetrically between the two countries.
In the opposite direction, Switzerland citizens travelling to Central African Republic face: visa required.
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