Mountain Explorer

Of course that's only a recommendation. The CDC is an American agency. Switzerland is a different country; they set their own entry rules. CDC has no control over Switzerland.

ClipperDelta

Just to clarify, most Americans cannot travel to Switzerland for tourism/non-essential purposes today, just like with most EU/Schengen countries except for Iceland, Greece and Croatia. The US being off the Swiss high-risk list does not change that; all it does is allow Americans who CAN enter Switzerland (for essential purposes or with a Swiss residency etc) the ability to avoid the 10 day quarantine.

nrr

At Travel stocks rally as EU set to welcome vaccinated American tourists this summer (yahoo.com) and on other sites. unrestricted travel to most of Europe for vaccinated US Citizen is to be permitted, hopefully by June 2021--but not tomorrow.

afmiami

No, Delta took care of the cost for both

Mountain Explorer

Interesting. I can't find that rule anywhere on the Swiss entry restrictions website. It seems to say pretty clearly that all you need is a negative test and to fill out a form. Are you sure?

Mountain Explorer

Switzerland not part of the EU

nrr

But upthread it is noted that Switz. usually follows EU actions for such issues.
PS: I did note that issue upthread.

ClipperDelta

Yes, unfortunately the official websites are quite vague or contain badly and vaguely-worded regulations. And to add to the confusion, Switzerland has two "high-risk" lists - one for determination of which country's citizens can enter, and one for the quarantine eligibility. The former has not changed much since implementation last spring along with the EU/Schengen ban on Americans for tourism. The latter is reviewed every two weeks for countries to get on and off the quarantine list.

UPDATE: When will Americans be allowed to travel to Switzerland again —and vice-versa? - The Local

"....As things stand now, while travel restrictions have been somewhat relaxed, tourism between the two countries is still not allowed.Travellers from the United States are permitted to enter Switzerland in some circumstances.

They include people with Swiss citizenship, permanent residents or valid visa holders returning to Switzerland, as well as transit passengers who connect to other flights at one of Switzerland’s airports.

Unfortunately for people wanting to holiday in Switzerland, this does not include tourists....."

Also on the US embassy in Switzerland website:

COVID-19 Information | U.S. Embassy in Switzerland and Liechtenstein (usembassy.gov)

"...Entry and Exit Requirements:

• Are U.S. citizens permitted to enter? NO, only in cases of special necessity.

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  • At this time the United States remains on the list of high-risk countries and U.S. citizens will remain subject to the current entry and transit restrictions. Contact the nearest Swiss Embassy or Swiss Migration Office ([email protected]) and your airline.
  • December 21, 2020: The Federal Council has introduced a general entry ban from today for all foreign nationals seeking to enter Switzerland from the UK and South Africa

nrr

Yes! Today is 4/26/21..the summer is 2 months off, lots of things could change by then--hopefully in the positive direction, especially if the planned EU rules for USAers to enter are fully implimented.

Mountain Explorer

Thanks! That is a mess!! Yes, this morning I also found the "other" list.

So to summarize: Americans are high-risk and not allowed to enter, but they are low risk and don't have to quarantine when they enter (which they're not allowed to do because they are high risk).

Ugh

nrr

I came across a flow chart on a Swiss Covid site, which "seems" to imply that entrants by train are OK.
see: Coronavirus: the situation in Switzerland - SWI swissinfo.ch towards the end

Mountain Explorer

Ya, that's the first list I was referring to yesterday. Which is directly contracted by the 2nd list.

nrr

The summer is still 2 months off--all of the confusion may be gone by then--+ or -

bostontraveler

There seems to be a lot of confusion on this forum as to entry requirements.

In order to enter Switzerland by train you need to first enter a neighbouring country...all of which currently have strict entry requirements.

You cannot currently enter Switzerland (or France, Italy or Germany) on a US passport except for in very limited situations.

So don't pay any attention to entry by train, etc... first you have to enter a bordering nation!

nrr

But if all goes according to plan USAers will be welcomed into France (and most of the EU) with open arms.