¹ The following persons shall be refused entry for a period of stay of up to three months that does not require a permit and does not involve gainful employment (Art. 10 of the Foreign Nationals and Integration Act of 16 December 2005⁸ (FNIA):

a.

foreign nationals who wish to enter Switzerland from a high-risk country or from a high-risk region and who do not fall within the scope of the Agreement of 21 June 1999⁹ between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, on the Free Movement of Persons (AFMP) or of the Convention of 4 January 1960¹⁰ establishing the European Free Trade Association (EFTA Convention);

b. and c.¹¹

... .¹²

² The following persons are exempt from this ban on entry:

a.¹³ persons who prove that they have been vaccinated against Sars-CoV-2; the persons who are regarded as having been vaccinated, the period for which the vaccination is valid, and the accepted forms of proof are regulated in Annex 1a number 1;

a^bis.¹⁴

persons who prove that they have been infected with Sars-CoV-2 and have recovered; the period for which exemption is valid and the accepted forms of proof are regulated in Annex 1a number 2;

b.

persons who provide credible evidence that they are in a situation of special necessity;

c.¹⁵

persons under the age of 18.¹⁶

^2bis ...¹⁷

^2ter The exemptions under paragraph 2 letters a, a^bis and c do not apply to persons who wish to enter Switzerland from a country or region listed in Annex 1 number 2.¹⁸

^2quater The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) shall issue the required directives on exceptions to the ban on entry.¹⁹

³ Decisions taken by the competent authorities may be enforced immediately. Article 65 of the FNIA applies mutatis mutandis. An appeal may be filed against the SEM decision within 30 days of notification. The appeal does not have suspensive effect.

⁴ The criminal provisions of Article 115 FNIA apply mutatis mutandis. In the event of any violation of the provision on entry, a ban on entry may also be imposed.