That depends on your nationality and your destination. For any questions relating to passports, identity cards and visas, please contact a travel agent, the airline concerned, or the International Security Police (PSI) directly. Genève Aéroport is unable to provide this information.

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A valid French identity card is sufficient to enter Switzerland.

Yes, a valid identity document is required.

That depends on each airline. Please contact your travel agency or your airline,
which will tell you. 

> Contacts: www.gva.ch/airlines

Swiss passengers can obtain a temporary passport valid only for the duration of a journey.

Time
- 1 hour (issued on the day before departure at the earliest).

Place
- International Security Police (PSI) at the airport (Arrivals level), visa service.

Cost
- CHF 150.- payable in cash.

Conditions
- must be a Swiss citizen,
- must apply in person when instructed,
- must provide supporting travel documents and identity document,
- for a temporary passport for a minor, both parents and the minor concerned must be present
- photo taken on site by the PSI.

For information
- www.ge.ch/passeports/passeport/passeport-provisoire
- tel. +4122 427 92 81.

A temporary passport will not be issued if the passport was forgotten at home.

Yes, a passenger may exit on the Swiss/international side with a Schengen visa issued by France.

No, direct exit to France is possible only if you come from a flight from France.

No, because travellers must prove at check-in that they are in fact the holders of their ticket. They must therefore have an identity card or a passport, since a driver's licence is not regarded as a proper identity document.

It is the destination that matters, not your nationality.

No, since Switzerland is not a member of the customs union established by the European Union
(which also provides for the free movement of goods), customs controls remain in place.

No, only passengers have access to the transit area.

Yes, because the transit area is a common area. The Schengen/non-Schengen passenger flows will only be separated closer to the gates.

22 countries of the European Union: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden. And three non-EU countries: Iceland, Norway and Switzerland.

NB: the United Kingdom, in particular, is not part of the Schengen area.

The French sector is still operational despite the entry of Switzerland into the Schengen area. This is because customs controls remain in place.

The frontal boarding lounges and satellite 20 are for Schengen flights.

Satellites 30 and 40, and the jumbo-jet area are intended only for non-Schengen flights.

The new Satellite 10 is multi-purpose: it was designed to enable passengers in both areas
to leave as needed.