Switzerland opens its borders for GCC visitors

Switzerland opens its borders for GCC visitors

Published 27 Jun,2021 via Muscat Daily - Switzerland has started welcoming fully vaccinated visitors from the Gulf Cooperation Council states from June 26. The Swiss Federal Council approved a proposal to relax its entry requirements for arrivals from the Schengen Area and third countries on June 23.

The new ruling now allows GCC residents who have been vaccinated with a European Medical Agency (EMA) and WHO approved vaccination (up-to 12 months after vaccination), entry into Switzerland without any pre-travel PCR test or quarantine on arrival.

Following the decision, touri-sm officials in the canton of Graubunden, also known as Grisons, are gearing up for a busy summer.