294:). The Law, first introduced in 2011 by the Swiss federal government, aimed to lower, among other requirements, the residency requirement from 12 years to 8 years. During the parliamentary debates and the ensuing disagreements between the more conservative National Council (lower house) and the more liberal Council of States (upper house), the residency requirement was increased to 10 years. The time spent in Switzerland between the ages of 8 and 18 is doubled when counted for purposes of applying for naturalisation, however, an applicant must have spent at least 6 years in Switzerland. The law also requires cantons to set a minimum residency requirement of between 2 and 5 years, as well as requiring applicants to have a permanent residency permit (Autorisation d'Ă©tablissement), which is commonly referred as a C permit. Additionally, time spent in Switzerland with temporary admission (
543:
556:
28:
1442:
660:
582:
530:
569:
361:
517:
491:
478:
439:
387:
426:
673:
452:
413:
608:
647:
621:
595:
504:
686:
374:
298:) is halved counting the years spent in Switzerland for the purposes of naturalisation. The 2014 Total Revision of the Federal Law Concerning the Acquisition and Loss of Swiss Nationality entered into force on 1 January 2018. Applications for naturalisation submitted prior to the entry into force of the new nationality law will continue to be processed under the 1952 law. The federal nationality law of 2014 imposes two formal conditions which an applicant for naturalisation must satisfy:
465:
400:
634:
1319:, access to Swiss citizenship is relatively narrow and restricted, and several modifications to widen access to Swiss citizenship via constitutional initiatives and referendums have been proposed. The referendums on the matter – held in 1983, 1994, and 2004 – were all rejected by Swiss voters. In particular, during the referendum held in September 2004, Swiss voters rejected proposals to give some long-resident Swiss-born persons aged between 14 and 24 the right to apply for
4175:
4163:
4135:
303:
years in
Switzerland. An exception is made for registered partners of Swiss citizens where the registered partnership has lasted at least three years and the Swiss citizen was already a Swiss citizen at the moment of the conclusion of the partnership: the foreign registered partner must have lived a total of five years in Switzerland, including the year immediately preceding the application. Absences above 6 months are considered as ending residency.
1352:
1415:(women can do it voluntarily). Male citizens who do not complete their military service or who do not do civilian service must pay a supplementary tax. Swiss citizens are not allowed to work for a foreign (non-Swiss) military, unless they are a citizen of – and are resident in – the country in question. Unmarried Swiss, Catholic males aged 19–30 years old who have completed basic training with the
254:
A child of a Swiss father not married to the mother is considered Swiss by birth when a link of paternity is declared; any children of that child also acquire Swiss citizenship by filiation. The child of two Swiss citizens who are married at the time of the child's birth acquires the places of origin
1326:
While minimal requirements for obtaining Swiss citizenship by naturalisation are set at the federal level, Swiss cantons and municipalities are free to introduce more stringent requirements. Some municipalities had previously had no procedure for allowing naturalisations, effectively rendering it
1297:
now allow both parents to transmit their nationality to their common child (and not only the father, as used to be often the case), many children automatically acquire multiple citizenship at birth. This is especially prevalent in
Switzerland, since a relatively high proportion of the population
302:
Ten years of lawful residence in
Switzerland including three of the five years immediately preceding the application. The time spent in Switzerland between the ages of 8 and 18 is doubled when counted for purposes of applying for naturalisation, however, an applicant must have spent at least six
1289:
in
Switzerland since 1 January 1992. Thus, foreigners who acquire Swiss citizenship and Swiss citizens who voluntarily acquire another citizenship keep their previous citizenship (subject to the laws of the other country). An estimated 60% of Swiss nationals living abroad in 1998 were multiple
1094:
The federal constitution declares that the
Confederation will facilitate the naturalisation of third generation immigrants (Art. 38 §3 part a). Legislation has yet to be introduced describing the precise requirements for an application for facilitated naturalisation under article 38 §3 part a.
1260:
Equally, the child of a person who loses Swiss nationality in this manner also loses Swiss nationality. Exceptionally, a person who has been prevented, against their will, from taking the necessary actions to retain Swiss citizenship may undertake the required actions within a delay of 1 year
192:. The manner by which Swiss citizens acquire their place of origin differs depending on whether they acquired Swiss citizenship by filiation (jus sanguinis), ordinary naturalisation, or facilitated naturalisation. Marriage has in and of itself no effect on the places of origin of the spouses.
1302:
and 20% nationally). However, the
Federal Office for Migration specially notes that this has not resulted in any significant practical problems. Military service, the most likely problem to arise, is usually done in the country where the applicant resides at the time of conscription.
289:
Ordinary naturalisation in
Switzerland is a cantonal competency but regulated by federal legislation. On 20 June 2014, the two Chambers of the Swiss Parliament passed the Total Revision of the Federal Law Concerning the Acquisition and Loss of Swiss Nationality
2061:
267:
acquires Swiss citizenship and the citizenship of the canton in which they are found. The canton decides which place of origin the child receives. Once paternity is determined, the child loses Swiss citizenship, unless this would leave them stateless.
1306:
Even though Swiss nationality law permits multiple citizenship, a Swiss national who also holds another country's citizenship may be required to renounce a citizenship, if that foreign country's nationality law forbids such multiple citizenship.
1215:
Applicants having ceased to be Swiss nationals due to expiry, release, or loss must apply within ten years of ceasing to be Swiss nationals. This rule does not apply to former nationals currently residing in
Switzerland for at least three
1038:
Third-generation immigrants: specifically, until 15 February 2023, a person under the age of 40 who is a member of a foreign family that has lived in
Switzerland for three generations (on 15 February 2023 the age limit was reduced to
1057:
A person married to a Swiss citizen may apply for Swiss citizenship by facilitated naturalisation after living in
Switzerland for five years and having been married for at least three years. One must also show the following:
183:
nationals are citizens of their municipality of origin, their canton of origin, and the Confederation, in that order: a Swiss citizen is defined as someone who has the citizenship of a Swiss municipality (article 37 of the
1188:
Children of Swiss parents born abroad who were not registered at a Swiss representation abroad before their 22nd birthday can reacquire their nationality within a period of ten years immediately following their 22nd
1470:, which focuses on external factors including travel freedom. The QNI considers, in addition, to travel freedom on internal factors such as peace & stability, economic strength, and human development as well.
1062:
ability to communicate in at least one of Switzerland’s national languages at a spoken B1 level and written A2 level at a minimum, proven with a certificate from an approved language testing organization.
2220:
1173:
Relative to the population of resident foreigners, this amounts to an increase from 8% in 1990 to 27% in 2007, or relative to the number of Swiss citizens from 0.16% in 1990 to 0.73% in 2007.
1269:
Each municipality in Switzerland maintains its own registry of citizens, which is separate from the registry of people living in the municipality. Many Swiss citizens do not live in their
2090:
1238:
A Swiss child adopted by foreign parents is considered to have lost Swiss citizenship; if the adoption is subsequently annulled, the loss of nationality is retroactively invalidated.
1082:
close ties to Switzerland, i.e. travelling regularly to Switzerland, being an active member of a Swiss club abroad, and/or having close relations to the family of their Swiss spouse.
1192:
Children for whom the ten year limit has expired can nevertheless still apply to recover their former Swiss nationality if they can prove a "close relationship with Switzerland."
1323:
naturalisation (which bypasses cantonal and municipal requirements) and grant automatic Swiss citizenship to persons born in Switzerland with a parent also born in Switzerland.
3485:
3390:
310:
In addition to the aforementioned formal conditions, the federal nationality law of 2014 also imposes material conditions which an applicant for naturalisation must meet:
1932:
2656:
2194:
3400:
3218:
1455:. In May 2018, Swiss citizens had visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 185 countries and territories, ranking the Swiss passport 5th in the world according to the
1042:
Children born to Swiss mothers who lost their citizenship due to marriage to a foreigner before 23 March 1992 but who later reacquired their former Swiss nationality
3525:
3515:
1851:
1773:
1728:
2272:
1103:
The Canton of Vaud legislated in 2004 to allow for second-generation foreigners to acquire Swiss nationality more easily under the following conditions:
1032:
Women who lost Swiss citizenship through marriage to a non-Swiss citizen, or through the loss of Swiss citizenship by their husband, before 23 March 1992
335:
The applicant must - if married, in a registered partnership, or a parent - encourage and support the integration of their spouse and/or minor children
2854:
1086:
Spouses acquiring Swiss citizenship by facilitated naturalisation will acquire the citizenship of their Swiss spouse's place and canton of origin.
1149:
The applicant must have not resided outside Switzerland since their birth, with the exception of temporary stays abroad for purposes of education.
3160:
1747:
56:
3904:
1075:
It is also possible for the spouse of a Swiss citizen to apply for facilitated naturalisation while residing overseas after the following:
1246:
A Swiss citizen born abroad to at least one Swiss parent and holding at least one other nationality loses Swiss citizenship at age 25 if:
3900:
1983:
1119:
Has not lived abroad since the end of their compulsory education, with the exception of temporary stays abroad for purposes of education.
3205:
2764:
1903:
1451:
Visa requirements for Swiss citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of
1195:
Former Swiss nationals whose Swiss citizenship ceased due to an application for release under articles 37-41 of the nationality law.
3214:
2491:
1681:
1400:
1045:
Children born to Swiss mothers who had acquired Swiss citizenship themselves on the basis of a previous marriage to a Swiss husband
2705:
2660:
2246:
1170:
The yearly rate of naturalisation has quintupled over the 1990s and 2000s, from roughly 9,000 to 45,000 naturalisations per year.
3746:
3190:
3092:
3019:
1256:
They (or their guardians) have never sought to procure Swiss identity documents for them, i.e. a passport or an identity card.
3908:
2035:
2350:
1445:
1436:
1336:
1799:
3059:
1335:
began using referendums to decide the outcome of naturalisation requests. The practice was ruled unconstitutional by the
1185:
Children whose mothers had acquired Swiss citizenship by virtue of marriage to a Swiss husband (before 31 December 1991).
276:
A child adopted by a Swiss parent acquires the place of origin of the Swiss parent, thereby acquiring Swiss nationality.
2009:
3776:
3445:
3132:
3952:
3871:
3542:
1165:
1139:
The 2004 law also facilitates the naturalisation of foreigners of the 3rd generation under the following conditions:
1048:
Persons born before 1 July 1985 whose mothers had acquired Swiss citizenship by descent, adoption, or naturalisation
1463:
548:
3999:
3881:
3640:
2994:
2834:
1273:; therefore, they are often required by the municipality in which they live to get a certificate of citizenship (
561:
81:
35:
4195:
3029:
3009:
2909:
2757:
2376:
1877:
1310:
1958:
1408:
1122:
One of the applicant's parents must currently be lawfully resident in Switzerland or have been so in the past.
3896:
3460:
3345:
3210:
3024:
2869:
2402:
158:
3766:
4117:
3470:
3430:
3195:
2829:
2298:
1595:
4205:
4200:
3987:
3942:
3861:
3856:
3836:
3781:
3771:
3736:
3465:
3385:
3320:
3117:
3004:
2954:
2824:
2463:
1340:
1253:
They have never written to the Swiss authorities expressing their desire to retain Swiss citizenship, or
4153:
3937:
3914:
3851:
3831:
3791:
3675:
3650:
3645:
3475:
3450:
3355:
3290:
3280:
3270:
3260:
3200:
3185:
3180:
3155:
3137:
3069:
2999:
2969:
2859:
522:
185:
1277:) from their place of origin. The constitution forbids discrimination based on one's place of origin.
3806:
3690:
3665:
3620:
3615:
3565:
3490:
3440:
3415:
3410:
3380:
3335:
3325:
3285:
3255:
3245:
3235:
3150:
3127:
3102:
3039:
2959:
2884:
2849:
2819:
2814:
2809:
2750:
2168:
1029:
A person who was mistakenly treated as a Swiss citizen and believed themselves to be a Swiss citizen
4138:
3891:
3761:
3751:
3731:
3726:
3721:
3680:
3590:
3570:
3555:
3405:
3375:
3330:
3315:
3275:
3265:
3240:
3170:
3165:
3112:
3107:
3097:
3049:
3044:
3034:
2984:
2979:
2974:
2964:
2944:
2939:
2929:
2899:
2889:
2879:
2874:
2864:
2844:
2804:
2794:
1368:
run for federal political office: the Federal Assembly, the Federal Council, and the Federal Court;
3866:
3846:
3811:
3801:
3796:
3786:
3756:
3700:
3695:
3655:
3635:
3630:
3595:
3575:
3560:
3510:
3505:
3500:
3420:
3395:
3370:
3360:
3340:
3250:
3175:
3064:
3054:
2989:
2924:
2914:
2904:
2894:
2839:
2799:
1230:
A child whose Swiss citizenship depends on paternal links loses citizenship when those are cut.
4104:
3886:
3876:
3841:
3741:
3685:
3670:
3605:
3600:
3585:
3480:
3455:
3425:
3350:
3310:
3142:
3014:
2949:
2934:
2919:
2732:
1420:
1412:
1399:
be able to live, work, study, buy property, and open up a business anywhere in the EU (through
542:
535:
529:
154:
665:
659:
3947:
3660:
3625:
3610:
3580:
3435:
3365:
3122:
1467:
555:
509:
339:
Cantons can impose further requirements which are complementary to the federal requirements.
329:
The applicant must be able to communicate in a national language, both orally and in writing,
2062:"über die Voraussetzungen der ordentlichen Einbürgerung von ausländischen Staatsangehörigen"
1311:
Political discussions and referendums about Swiss citizenship in Switzerland in recent years
4068:
4041:
3932:
3495:
1456:
1286:
574:
568:
1315:
Swiss citizenship laws have been widely debated over recent years. In comparison to other
8:
4058:
3977:
3520:
1729:"Aargau ist nicht allein: In diesen Kantonen sind die EinbĂĽrgerungshĂĽrden besonders hoch"
1484:
1383:
496:
490:
444:
150:
2324:
1689:
366:
27:
4167:
3957:
1904:"Merkblatt für die Einbürgerung von Ausländerinnnen und Ausländern im Kanton Nidwalden"
1441:
1416:
1328:
483:
477:
431:
2630:
4099:
4051:
1332:
613:
587:
392:
386:
264:
2657:"Naturalisation: on ne devient pas Suisse partout de la même façon | 24 heures"
2142:
1327:
impossible, such as in La Chaux in the Canton of Vaud. In 1999, the municipality of
3982:
1181:
Foreigners in the following category can apply to have their nationality restored:
678:
672:
652:
626:
600:
516:
457:
451:
418:
412:
360:
219:
4063:
2773:
2737:
2273:"Naturalizzazione - Procedura ordinaria agevolata in ambito cantonale e comunale"
2195:"Ordentliche Einbürgerung von Ausländerinnen und Ausländern im Kanton Graubünden"
1852:"Verfahrensablauf der ordentlichen Einbürgerung von Ausländern* im Kanton Schwyz"
1517:
1316:
1294:
1270:
1126:
212:
204:
189:
2681:
1285:
According to the Federal Office for Migration, there has been no restriction on
1022:
Foreigners in the following categories may apply for simplified naturalisation:
292:
Révision totale de la loi sur l'acquisition et la perte de la nationalité suisse
4094:
3994:
1489:
1479:
1379:
1355:
691:
685:
639:
379:
373:
180:
139:
4189:
4124:
4073:
4005:
3547:
1424:
470:
464:
405:
399:
174:
166:
135:
1212:
The applicant must not endanger Switzerland's interior or exterior security.
320:
The applicant must not endanger Switzerland's interior or exterior security,
4020:
1825:
1203:
Residence in Switzerland or close links to Switzerland if resident abroad.
4078:
4036:
1452:
1407:
Male Swiss citizens, including dual citizens, can be required to perform
1393:
1113:
Has completed at least five years of compulsory education in Switzerland.
503:
247:
Being the child of a married couple of whom at least one parent is Swiss.
131:
127:
71:
4179:
1372:
344:
Cantonal residence and welfare requirements for ordinary naturalisation
46:
1365:
vote in federal elections and referendums upon reaching the age of 18;
1155:
The applicant must not represent a danger for Swiss national security.
1135:
The applicant must not represent a danger for Swiss national security.
438:
4174:
1403:
between Switzerland and the EU), Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway;
1351:
1264:
250:
Being the child of a Swiss mother not married to the child's father.
4046:
4012:
2742:
1371:
start and sign a popular initiative or a request for a facultative
425:
109:
Federal Act on the Acquisition and Loss of Swiss Citizenship (1952)
1343:
directed at legalizing this practice was rejected on 1 June 2008.
326:
The applicant must respect the values of the federal constitution,
1462:
The Swiss nationality is ranked ninth, together with Ireland, in
870:
607:
581:
332:
The applicant must participate in the economy or be in education,
145:
The Swiss Citizenship Law is based on the following principles:
1427:, but the Guard is regarded as a police force, not as an army.
1299:
646:
620:
594:
323:
The applicant must show respect for public order and security,
1143:
The applicant must meet the requirements set by federal law.
1107:
The applicant must meet the requirements set by federal law.
228:
Federal Act on the Acquisition and Loss of Swiss Citizenship
2116:
1346:
1250:
They have never been announced to the Swiss authorities, or
1206:
The applicant must respect Swiss public order and security.
633:
2733:
Swiss nationality page of the Federal Office for Migration
1209:
The applicant must respect the values of the constitution.
2221:"Ordentliche Einbürgerung von Ausländer/-innen im Aargau"
1071:
no danger to Switzerland's internal or external security.
317:
The applicant must be familiar with life in Switzerland,
195:
The acquisition of Swiss citizenship is governed by the
243:
A child acquires Swiss citizenship at birth by either:
4151:
1225:
1176:
2706:"The 41 nationalities with the best quality of life"
188:). They are entered in the family register of their
1430:
233:
2659:. Archives.24heures.ch. 2011-03-22. Archived from
1089:
2377:"Naturalisation ordinaire - conditions Ă remplir"
1265:Triple citizenship level within Swiss citizenship
4187:
255:of the parent whose surname the child acquires.
2682:"Swiss Guards | Overview, History, & Facts"
1152:Integration and command of the French language.
1166:Demographics of Switzerland § Nationality
2758:
3905:Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
1261:following the cessation of such hindrances.
1220:
1017:
1241:
238:
2765:
2751:
2738:Official text of the Swiss Citizenship Act
1275:acte d'origine/Heimatschein/atto d'origine
1116:Has at least two years' residence in Vaud.
284:
164:Acquisition of citizenship through birth (
26:
1079:six years of marriage to a Swiss citizen.
2516:Loi sur le droit de cité vaudois de 2004
1440:
1350:
1347:Rights and obligations of Swiss citizens
1052:
2489:
2485:
2483:
2349:NE, République et canton de Neuchâtel.
1298:holds a foreign passport (up to 54% in
1233:
1065:integration into the Swiss way of life;
4188:
1146:At least two years' residence in Vaud.
1068:compliance with the Swiss rule of law;
314:The applicant must be well integrated,
2746:
2772:
2480:
2375:GE, République et canton de Genève.
1878:"Merkblatt ordentliche EinbĂĽrgerung"
1446:Visa requirements for Swiss citizens
1437:Visa requirements for Swiss citizens
2115:AR, Kanton Appenzell Ausserrhoden.
1466:(QNI). This index differs from the
1280:
217:Loi sur la nationalité suisse (LN),
13:
2401:JU, RĂ©publique et canton de Jura.
2141:AI, Kanton Appenzell Innerrhoden.
1389:return to Switzerland at any time;
1226:Loss due to cessation of paternity
1177:Reacquisition of Swiss nationality
226:), enacted in 2018 to replace the
55:Federal Act on Swiss Citizenship (
14:
4217:
2726:
2271:TI, Repubblica e Cantone Ticino.
1098:
1035:The child of a naturalised person
784:Residence in municipality (years)
279:
4173:
4161:
4134:
4133:
2855:Democratic Republic of the Congo
2631:"Long road to Swiss citizenship"
2528:Loi sur le droit de cité vaudois
1464:The Quality of Nationality Index
1431:Travel freedom of Swiss citizens
684:
671:
658:
645:
632:
619:
606:
593:
580:
567:
554:
541:
528:
515:
502:
489:
476:
463:
450:
437:
424:
411:
398:
385:
372:
359:
234:Acquisition of Swiss citizenship
197:Federal Act on Swiss Citizenship
4000:Birth aboard aircraft and ships
2698:
2674:
2649:
2623:
2614:
2605:
2596:
2587:
2578:
2569:
2560:
2551:
2542:
2533:
2521:
2509:
2464:"Naturalisation in Switzerland"
2456:
2447:
2438:
2429:
2420:
2394:
2368:
2342:
2316:
2290:
2264:
2238:
2212:
2186:
2160:
2134:
2108:
2082:
2053:
2027:
2001:
1975:
1950:
1924:
1895:
1869:
1843:
1817:
1791:
1765:
1739:
1721:
1712:
1703:
1674:
1665:
1656:
1647:
1638:
1629:
1620:
1611:
1602:
1361:Swiss citizens are entitled to
1159:
1125:Integration and command of the
1090:For third generation immigrants
224:Legge sulla cittadinanza (LCit)
82:Federal Assembly of Switzerland
36:Federal Assembly of Switzerland
3837:Federated States of Micronesia
3201:St. Vincent and the Grenadines
2492:"Married with a Swiss citizen"
2400:
2374:
2348:
2322:
2296:
2270:
2244:
2218:
2192:
2166:
2140:
2114:
2088:
2059:
2033:
2007:
1981:
1956:
1930:
1901:
1875:
1849:
1823:
1797:
1771:
1745:
1588:
1579:
1570:
1561:
1552:
1543:
1534:
1510:
1501:
1:
2060:BL, Kanton Basel Landschaft.
1495:
1110:Aged between 14 and 25 years.
1026:The spouse of a Swiss citizen
296:Permis d'admission provisoire
258:
4118:British Overseas Territories
1774:"Aufenthaltsvoraussetzungen"
7:
3988:Renunciation of citizenship
1549:Art. 1 al. 1 let. b LN 2014
1540:Art. 1 al. 1 let. a LN 2014
1473:
699:Residence in canton (years)
271:
201:Swiss Citizenship Act (SCA)
21:Swiss Citizenship Act (SCA)
10:
4224:
2403:"Naturalisation ordinaire"
2351:"Naturalisation ordinaire"
2325:"Naturalisation ordinaire"
2247:"Ordentliche EinbĂĽrgerung"
2091:"Ordentliche EinbĂĽrgerung"
2036:"Ordentliche EinbĂĽrgerung"
1984:"Ordentliche EinbĂĽrgerung"
1800:"Ordentliche EinbĂĽrgerung"
1748:"Ordentliche EinbĂĽrgerung"
1558:Art. 1 al. 2 and 3 LN 2014
1434:
1163:
352:
186:Swiss Federal Constitution
149:Triple citizenship level (
134:and it can be obtained by
4113:
4087:
4029:
3970:
3923:
3824:
3714:
3541:
3534:
3303:
3228:
3085:
3078:
2787:
2780:
2167:SG, Kanton Sankt Gallen.
2089:SH, Kanton Schaffhausen.
1221:Loss of Swiss citizenship
1018:Simplified naturalisation
349:
126:is the status of being a
113:
108:
103:
95:
87:
77:
67:
41:
34:
25:
20:
2835:Central African Republic
2034:BS, Kanton Basel Stadt.
1401:the bilateral agreements
1242:Loss due to birth abroad
306:Be a permanent resident.
239:Acquisition by filiation
209:BĂĽrgerrechtsgesetz (BĂĽG)
3933:Commonwealth of Nations
2686:Encyclopædia Britannica
2193:GR, Kanton GraubĂĽnden.
1635:Art. 33 al. 1 let. b LN
1468:Visa Restrictions Index
1457:Visa Restrictions Index
285:Ordinary naturalisation
3747:Bosnia and Herzegovina
2710:www.businessinsider.de
2323:VS, Canton du Valais.
2008:SO, Kanton Solothurn.
1902:NW, Kanton Nidwalden.
1709:art. 9 al. 1 let. a LN
1653:art. 9 al. 1 let. b LN
1448:
1358:
4196:Swiss nationality law
4130:Partially recognized.
2995:SĂŁo TomĂ© and PrĂncipe
1876:OW, Kanton Obwalden.
1444:
1354:
1053:By virtue of marriage
4069:Second-class citizen
4042:Multiple citizenship
3511:United Arab Emirates
3145:(Kingdom of Denmark)
2490:Secretariat, State.
2245:TG, Kanton Thurgau.
1982:FR, Staat Freiburg.
1287:multiple citizenship
1234:Loss due to adoption
4059:Permanent residency
3978:Loss of citizenship
3953:Caribbean Community
3206:Trinidad and Tobago
3191:St. Kitts and Nevis
3093:Antigua and Barbuda
2637:. 20 September 2004
2219:AG, Kanton Aargau.
1931:GL, Kanton Glarus.
1850:SZ, Kanton Schwyz.
1798:LU, Kanton Luzern.
1746:ZH, Kanton ZĂĽrich.
1686:www.fedlex.admin.ch
1626:Art. 9 al. 2 let. a
1522:www.fedlex.admin.ch
1485:Swiss identity card
1384:Swiss identity card
1199:Formal conditions:
346:
151:Swiss Confederation
117:Current legislation
4206:Swiss Federal Acts
4201:Law of Switzerland
3133:Dominican Republic
2620:Art. 37 al. 2 Cst.
2297:VD, État de Vaud.
1718:arts. 11 and 12 LN
1596:"Geschäft Ansehen"
1449:
1417:Swiss Armed Forces
1359:
342:
68:Territorial extent
4149:
4148:
4123:Open border with
3966:
3965:
3820:
3819:
3299:
3298:
3219:US Virgin Islands
3146:
2870:Equatorial Guinea
1772:BE, Kanton Bern.
1396:from Switzerland;
1333:canton of Lucerne
1132:Lawful behaviour.
1015:
1014:
124:Swiss citizenship
121:
120:
4213:
4178:
4177:
4166:
4165:
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4157:
4137:
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3983:Denaturalization
3872:Papua New Guinea
3857:Marshall Islands
3539:
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2774:Nationality laws
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2069:www.baselland.ch
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3777:North Macedonia
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4079:Travel visa
4037:Citizenship
3862:New Zealand
3706:Switzerland
3661:Netherlands
3471:South Korea
3451:Philippines
3431:North Korea
3311:Afghanistan
3215:Puerto Rico
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1567:Art. 271 CC
1507:Art. 161 CC
1453:Switzerland
1421:Swiss Guard
1394:deportation
1321:facilitated
1293:Since many
230:from 1952.
132:Switzerland
72:Switzerland
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3772:Montenegro
3737:Azerbaijan
3651:Luxembourg
3516:Uzbekistan
3486:Tajikistan
3391:Kyrgyzstan
3386:Kazakhstan
3346:East Timor
3321:Bangladesh
3143:Greenland
3118:Costa Rica
3020:Somaliland
3005:Seychelles
2970:Mozambique
2955:Mauritania
2940:Madagascar
2895:The Gambia
2830:Cape Verde
2716:2018-09-10
2691:2023-02-15
2667:2013-09-06
2548:art. 27 LN
2539:art. 26 LN
2496:Startseite
2473:2021-11-11
2444:art. 24 LN
2435:art. 22 LN
2426:art. 21 LN
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1758:2020-04-26
1696:2021-02-02
1671:art. 10 LN
1617:Art. 18 LN
1527:2023-03-25
1496:References
1373:referendum
1341:referendum
1290:citizens.
259:Foundlings
47:Long title
4030:By result
3832:Australia
3646:Lithuania
3476:Sri Lanka
3466:Singapore
3446:Palestine
3356:Indonesia
3291:Venezuela
3236:Argentina
3196:St. Lucia
3181:Nicaragua
3156:Guatemala
2960:Mauritius
2566:Art. 6 LN
2468:www.ch.ch
2381:www.ge.ch
2355:www.ne.ch
2329:www.vs.ch
2303:www.vd.ch
2277:www.ti.ch
2251:www.tg.ch
2225:www.ag.ch
2199:www.gr.ch
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2147:www.ai.ch
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1856:www.sz.ch
1830:www.ur.ch
1804:www.lu.ch
1778:www.be.ch
1752:www.zh.ch
1733:Watson.ch
1662:art. 9 LN
1608:art. 9 LN
1585:Art. 4 LN
1576:Art. 3 LN
1378:obtain a
1189:birthday.
265:foundling
96:Commenced
4140:Category
4052:Internal
4047:Passport
4013:Ius soli
3943:Mercosur
3852:Kiribati
3691:Slovenia
3686:Slovakia
3676:Portugal
3566:Bulgaria
3496:Thailand
3441:Pakistan
3416:Mongolia
3411:Malaysia
3336:Cambodia
3281:Suriname
3271:Paraguay
3256:Colombia
3166:Honduras
3128:Dominica
3103:Barbados
3079:Americas
3070:Zimbabwe
3040:Tanzania
2885:Ethiopia
2880:Eswatini
2860:Djibouti
2825:Cameroon
2810:Botswana
2635:BBC News
1682:"Fedlex"
1518:"Fedlex"
1474:See also
1331:and the
272:Adoption
4154:Portals
4088:Defunct
3915:Vanuatu
3825:Oceania
3807:Ukraine
3762:Moldova
3752:Georgia
3742:Belarus
3732:Andorra
3727:Armenia
3722:Albania
3681:Romania
3626:Ireland
3621:Iceland
3616:Hungary
3606:Germany
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3591:Estonia
3586:Denmark
3571:Croatia
3561:Belgium
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3316:Bahrain
3286:Uruguay
3261:Ecuador
3241:Bolivia
3171:Jamaica
3151:Grenada
3098:Bahamas
3050:Tunisia
3015:Somalia
3000:Senegal
2985:Nigeria
2975:Namibia
2965:Morocco
2930:Liberia
2925:Lesotho
2875:Eritrea
2845:Comoros
2820:Burundi
2795:Algeria
2530:Art. 25
2518:Art. 22
2501:29 June
1423:of the
871:welfare
353:Canton
220:Italian
128:citizen
115:Status:
88:Enacted
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3892:Tuvalu
3802:Turkey
3797:Serbia
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