Swiss passport

As a Swiss Pass or Swiss passport ( Passport suisse French, Italian Passaporto svizzero, Romansh Passaport svizzer ) is referred to the official passport of the Swiss Confederation.

The first Swiss passports were issued in 1915, they were not held in the famous red, but surrounded by a gray - green unprinted envelope. 1932, the second series was created, these passports were then brown, but possessed the first time an outside print, the middle of the Swiss shield adorned and since 1959 they contribute - to this day - her signature red until 1985, was the pass in French, German, Italian and English printed ( in order); in the series of the pass 85 the fourth, before newly added, the official language ( Romansh ) was added to the pass and changed the order in German, French, Italian, Romansh and English.

  • Currently 2.1 - Pass 10
  • 2.2 Pass 06
  • 2.3 Provisional Pass
  • 2.4 Pass 03
  • 2.5 Pass 85
  • 2.6 Pass 59
  • 2.7 passports from 1915 and 1932

Construction of the pass 10

The new e-passport 10 is equipped with an RFID chip (transponder). The Passing 10 contains 40 numbered pages and an information card. For visa and stamps are around 36 pages. The first numbered page is the signature of the passport holder and official additions, the second and third numbered page lists the term shown on the info card information in 26 different languages ​​translated. The last numbered page 40 explains the handling of the passport and containing the information of the publisher in the four official languages ​​of Switzerland: German, French, Italian and Romansh. Each page is a different form: cantonal shield plus an architectural element on pages 8 to 33, colors of the background and motif -through register.

Info Map

The existing plastic info card of the passport contains the following information:

  • (left) photo of the passport holder
  • Pass Type (PA - without biometric data, PM - with biometric data, PD - "Not Pass " / temporary, PB - diplomatic passport)
  • Passcode ( CHE = Confederatio Helvetica )
  • Passport number ( in the passport: Passport No )
  • 1 Name
  • 2 first name (s)
  • 3 Nationality ( Switzerland )
  • 4 Date of birth ( dd.mm.yyyy)
  • 5 Gender (M / F)
  • 6 Size (cm)
  • 7 of origin ( differs in general from the birthplace. Latter is not in the passport )
  • 8 On the date ( in the passport: Issued on )
  • 9 Issuing authority (as Pass: authority )
  • 10 of validity ( in the passport: Valid until )

The info card ends with the machine-readable zone ( MRZ). The umlauts (ä, ü, ö ) are advertised ( ae, ue, oe ). Other special characters are converted ( International Civil Aviation Organization ) according to ICAO specifications.

Official Remarks

On page 1 of the Swiss passport is an eleventh Information:

Language

The pass is complete ( except the last page, which describes the handling of the pass ) in the four national languages ​​( German, French, Italian and Romansh ) and partly in English written. On the inside backcover is in 13 languages ​​, including 12 languages ​​spoken in the EU ( German, French, Italian, Romansh, English, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish ), explains that the pass 40 numbered pages contains.

When you pass 10, issued from 2010 onwards, three 13 other languages ​​have been added to accommodate the the expanded by 10 countries in 2004, EU foreign authorities to translate the info card and the official comments on page one on the side. Thus, the Swiss passport now has a total of 26 languages ​​, which exceeds even the EU passports to three languages.

The passes over time

News - Pass 10

The technical standards for electronic readable passports (including e - passport or biometric passport ) have been established by the International Civil Aviation Organisation, in which Switzerland is seated. The United States had accelerated the work of ICAO: They demanded that, following October 25, 2006 issued passports must contain for a visa-free travel in and through the United States electronically readable data.

Guidelines for electronic passports has also adopted the EU. Thus, the Schengen States are obliged since 2006 to issue only e- passports (except Not-Pässe/vorläufige passports ). The so-called EC - card regulation is binding for Switzerland as an associate member of the Schengen Agreement.

Since 1 March 2010, the passport will be issued 10, which only with biometric data - is available - photo and fingerprints. Switzerland has the pass 10 exhibit to continue to belong to the Schengen area. The ball 10 is virtually identical to the ball 03 /06, in addition to the data chip. The legal basis for the pass 10 were adopted by an optional referendum by the referendum of 17 May 2009, 50.1 % of the vote.

Pass 06

The pass is colored red and with tangible Swiss crosses on the envelope provided ( blind embossing ). The pass is with "Swiss Pass» ( German ), " Passport suisse " (French), " Passaporto svizzero " ( Italian), " Passaport svizzer » (Romansh ) and «Swiss passport » (English) written in the upper right corner. Immediately below is in white Swiss cross. And the ball 06 is equipped with an RFID chip (transponder). The Passport 06 was introduced as a temporary solution in 2006. He should be introduced merely to definitive introduction of the passport 10 via referendum, which now includes biometric data. The Passport 06 was produced only for a validity of 5 years because he was scheduled to gain experience this new version. The price for this version were drastically increased because the amount of circulating this version was very small and the costs thus had to be passed on to the citizens. The biometric passport issued since 2006 06 also contains the logo at the bottom right of the RFID chips for identification biometric passports.

The older 03 passport is still valid, but could be applied due to the Schengen rules only until February 15, 2010.

Provisional pass

The provisional ball is often referred to as an emergency passport. It may be issued in accordance with Regulation passport in urgent cases, when the time for obtaining an ordinary passport is insufficient, a valid ID can not be reclaimed on and submitted or a valid identity card does not meet the requirements of the destination country. In addition, a temporary pass will also be issued, if without such a passport is not possible to return to Switzerland.

The provisional passport is technically the same as the pass 03 Even after 1 March 2010, the provisional ball is not include biometric data.

On the cover of the provisional ball is clearly marked as such and at the bottom it is additionally marked with a white band. In contrast to the pass 03, the provisional passport covers only 16 pages. He has held a Polykarbonatkarte a laminated security paper page with the personal data. The temporary passport meets international safety requirements for such documents and is machine-readable.

The temporary passport must be requested via embassy or consulate abroad.

In Switzerland, it can be applied for or issued, for example, by the municipality or the State, but especially at Zurich / Kloten airport by the airport police.

The pass is valid for one journey, on arrival, he was drafted by the Swiss customs.

Pass 03

The Pass 03 was introduced on 1 January 2003 as replacement of the passport 85, as this did not meet the international standards. The ball 03 is also the first pass, which is provided with a foremost polycarbonate card and thus machine-readable. He is apart from the absence of biometric data identical to the Pass 06

Pass 85

The pass introduced in 1985 has no info card and thus is not machine-readable. On the medium red front cover a large Swiss cross and in the upper right corner is at the center vertical " Swiss Pass" written in five languages. The security features are UV reactive paper, watermarks with page number and the Swiss cross, guilloche patterns with alternating colors, see-through register and print elements with tilting effect on the inside cover. The photo was glued in and provided with two temples relief. A black and white image was considered valid photo. As with the older passports physical description includes hair color and eye color.

Pass 59

The 1959 introduced Pass has a dark red envelope with a Swiss flag on the left, to the right of the words " Passport Suisse ", "Swiss Pass " and " Passaporto Svizzero » are listed on three lines. The inside pages are in four languages ​​: French, German, Italian - the former three official languages ​​- and English. Safety features include watermarks and guilloche.

Passports from 1915 and 1932

The passports of 1915 and 1932 do not contain security features. The Pass of 1915 was even handwritten and absent in two passes Romansh description. The photo in the passport in 1915 also had no limit and was allowed to go beyond the marking of the page edges.

Visa -free and visa requirement countries

For all Schengen countries, the countries of South America as some other countries have visa free travel. Details are given in the graph.

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