Guidelines

Switzerland (CH)

Locale Summary
Locale name	Switzerland
ISO code The International Organization for Standardization two character representation for the given locale.	CH
Region	Europe

Numbers Summary
Mobile Prefixes	+417
Toll-Free Prefixes	+41800

Switzerland: Local Numbers

Requirements for Individuals

Information required	Documentation required	Acceptable Documentation One of the following
Name	Proof of Identity	Government-issued ID Swiss Visa Passport Swiss Resident’s Permit
Address Must be within locality or region covered by the phone number's prefix; a PO Box is not acceptable where a local address is required.	No documentation required
Date of Birth	Proof of Date of Birth	Personal ID card showing date of birth Passport
Type, Number, and Issuing Country of Official ID	Proof of Type, Number, and Issuing Country of ID	Government-issued ID Swiss Visa Passport Swiss Resident’s Permit
Nationality	No documentation required
Profession	No documentation required

Requirements for Businesses

Information required	Documentation required	Acceptable Documentation One of the following
Business Name	Proof of Identity	Excerpt from the commercial or official business register
Business Address Must be within locality or region covered by the phone number's prefix; a PO Box is not acceptable where a local address is required.	Proof of Registered Office Address	Excerpt from the commercial or official business register showing the local address
Business Address If different	No documentation required
Unternehmens-Identifikatio nsnumber (UID) for Swiss entities	No documentation required

Switzerland: Mobile Numbers

Requirements for Individuals

Information required	Documentation required	Acceptable Documentation One of the following
Name	Proof of Identity	Government-issued ID Swiss Visa Passport Swiss Resident’s Permit
Address May be anywhere in the world	No documentation required
Date of Birth	Proof of Date of Birth	Personal ID card showing date of birth Passport
Type, Number, and Issuing Country of Official ID	Proof of Type, Number, and Issuing Country of ID	Government-issued ID Swiss Visa Passport Swiss Resident’s Permit
Nationality	No documentation required
Profession	No documentation required

Requirements for Businesses

Information required	Documentation required	Acceptable Documentation One of the following
Business Name	Proof of Identity	Excerpt from the commercial or official business register
Business Address May be anywhere in the world	Proof of Registered Office Address	Excerpt from the commercial or official business register showing the local address
Unternehmens-Identifikatio nsnumber (UID) for Swiss entities	No documentation required

Switzerland: Toll-Free Numbers

Requirements for Individuals

Swiss Toll-Free Numbers are not available to individuals.

Requirements for Businesses

Information required	Documentation required	Acceptable Documentation One of the following
Business Name	Proof of Identity	Excerpt from the commercial register Business registration
Business Address May be anywhere in the world	No documentation required

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