Switzerland

No public sex offender registry was found. Employers and organisers of activities with regular contact with minors can require a special private extract from the criminal record (Sonderprivatauszug). Switzerland is not in the EU but is a Schengen state and applies the Schengen Borders Code, which allows refusal of travellers considered a threat to public policy.

Brief profile · Last verified: October 30, 2026 · All countries

Each statement is labelled Law (statute, regulation or court ruling), Policy (official guidance) or Reported practice (what officials report doing). Items marked Recheck could not be fully confirmed from a primary source.

The country's own registry

Finding No published rule found as of October 30, 2026. No public sex offender registry was found.
Law Anyone offering or arranging professional or organised non-professional activity that involves regular contact with minors or other particularly vulnerable people, or direct patient contact in health care, can require an applicant or existing worker to present a special private extract (Sonderprivatauszug). Licensing authorities for such activities can require it too, and it may be used only for that purpose (StReG art. 55).
Source: Bundesgesetz über das Strafregister-Informationssystem VOSTRA (Strafregistergesetz, StReG), SR 330
Recheck: Read from the consolidated text as of January 23, 2023; confirm against the current version.
Law The special private extract shows Swiss and foreign judgments against adults only where they include an activity ban, or a contact and area ban, under art. 67 of the Criminal Code, or an analogous foreign ban (StReG art. 42).
Source: Bundesgesetz über das Strafregister-Informationssystem VOSTRA (Strafregistergesetz, StReG), SR 330
Recheck: Read from the consolidated text as of January 23, 2023; confirm against the current version.

Entry and admissibility

Law As a Schengen state, it applies the Schengen Borders Code. A traveller may be refused entry if considered a threat to public policy or internal security (art. 6(1)(e)).
Source: Regulation (EU) 2016/399, Schengen Borders Code
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Visa / travel authorisation

Policy The EU Entry/Exit System registers non-EU short-stay travellers at the external border. The ETIAS travel authorisation is announced but its start date could not be confirmed.
Source: European Union: Entry/Exit System (EES); European Union: ETIAS
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What U.S. rules still apply

Law U.S. law still applies to the trip itself: registrants must report international travel at least 21 days in advance, and the U.S. may notify the destination country before arrival. See the U.S. travel guide for the notice rule, the passport identifier and how notifications work.
Source: ComplianceAtlas: Traveling Abroad as a U.S. Registrant

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Legal Disclaimer

International laws, immigration policies, and registry requirements change frequently and may vary depending on citizenship, visa type, offense history, and purpose of travel. Entry decisions are made solely by each country's immigration authorities. Always verify current requirements using official government sources before traveling. This page is not legal advice.