What you need to enter Palestine with a Swiss passport
Swiss citizens do not need a visa to travel to Palestine: a passport is enough.
- Processing time
- Not applicable: direct entry with your passport.
- Entry fee
- 25 ILS
- Minimum passport validity
- 6 months after departure
Why is this passport validity required? →
Last verified: 6 October 2026
Verified practical details
You don't need a visa to enter Palestine, but here are some practical details worth knowing before you travel:
Authorisation system
ETA-IL (Israel's electronic travel authorisation)
It costs 25 shekels, is valid for two years or until the passport expires and allows stays of up to 90 days. A new passport, name, gender or nationality requires a new one. Stays beyond 90 days or work need a visa from an Israeli embassy or consulate; anyone arriving without it may be deported.
Apply on the official site →Fee
25 ILS
ETA-IL fee, in shekels.
Required documents
- Passport valid for at least six months from the planned departure from Israel: otherwise entry may be refused.
- An ETA-IL approved before travel.
- The entry card issued at Ben Gurion, kept with the passport until departure: it may be requested at crossings into Palestine.
- Minors travelling with one parent carry the other parent's authorisation, obtained from the Police or Guardia Civil.
Transit rules
Spain's Foreign Ministry recommends avoiding demonstrations and crowds and taking great care. Near the Dead Sea there is a risk of heart complications because of the altitude below sea level, and there are cases of West Nile fever, transmitted by mosquitoes.
More Palestine rules
They don't depend on your passport, so they are on the Palestine page:
Official portal: . Destination data verified on 6 October 2026. Sources: exteriores.gob.es (travel advice of Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Palestine, updated 31 March 2026: advice against travel, Israeli control of entry points, ETA-IL, passport, entry card, risk areas, currency, Consulate General in Jerusalem); lamoncloa.gob.es (Council of Ministers of 28 May 2024: recognition of the State of Palestine). All checked on 6 October 2026.
This pair in context
In the other direction, citizens of Palestine need a visa to enter Switzerland. See the Palestine → Switzerland page.
All 9 passports from Western Europe that VisaRadar tracks can enter Palestine visa-free. Same result as Switzerland: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg.
With a passport from Switzerland, in the rest of Western Asia you can enter Armenia, Cyprus, Georgia, Oman, Qatar, Turkey and United Arab Emirates visa-free; you need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival for Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Syria; you need a visa for Yemen.
A passport from Switzerland ranks 5 of 199 in the VisaRadar passport ranking and reaches 160 of 198 destinations without applying for a visa in advance.
Counts from the same requirements matrix behind this page's verdict, using the UN M49 subregions.
Frequently asked questions
Do Swiss citizens need a visa for Palestine?
No. You can enter Palestine with just your passport.
How long does it take to get the entry permit?
Not applicable: direct entry with your passport.
What minimum passport validity is required?
Passport valid for at least six months from the planned departure from Israel: otherwise entry may be refused.
What currency is used in Palestine?
Israeli New Shekel (ILS).
What do Swiss passport holders need for the countries near Palestine?
With a passport from Switzerland, in the rest of Western Asia you can enter Armenia, Cyprus, Georgia, Oman, Qatar, Turkey and United Arab Emirates visa-free; you need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival for Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Syria; you need a visa for Yemen.
Related pages
See Palestine requirements for other passports →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.