Endless Waiting: S-Permit Holders in the Limbo of Permanent Temporariness
In 2022, Switzerland decided to grant the S permit to Ukrainian nationals fleeing the war. 66,000 Ukrainians continued to live in the country with this status in 2024, according to the Swiss State Secretariat for Migration (SEM). While it gives them safety and generous rights, the permit must be renewed ...
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Existing research assesses positively the introduction of the private accommodation system for Ukrainian refugees in Switzerland. This system effectively reduced the pressure on state structures during the peak period of their arrival from Ukraine. Host families, however, played a much greater role in the lives of Ukrainians than simply providing
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