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Building Lives in Uncertainty: Ukrainian Refugees in Switzerland

Valeriia Hett — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:36:38 +0000

A new survey of Ukrainian refugees in Switzerland shows that life under the temporary protection of Status S is anything but passive waiting. Refugees are striving to integrate, learning the local languages, working, and raising children while figuring out how to navigate the Swiss institutions. At the same time, those

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Endless Waiting: S-Permit Holders in the Limbo of Permanent Temporariness

Saskia Greyling — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 08:14:43 +0000

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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Benefits of the Private Accommodation System for Ukrainian Refugees in Switzerland

Oksana Ovsiiuk — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 13:45:09 +0000

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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Chancen und Herausforderungen der privaten Unterbringung von Geflüchteten

Raphael Strauss — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 07:30:20 +0000

Die private Unterbringung hat seit dem Ausbruch des Krieges in der Ukraine einen wertvollen Beitrag zur Integration der Geflüchteten in der Schweiz geleistet. Das Modell bietet unter Berücksichtigung verschiedener Rahmenbedingungen hohes Potenzial für alle Geflüchteten. Dabei müssen sowohl die Bedürfnisse der Beteiligten wie auch die kantonalen und kommunalen Strukturen beachtet

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Pitfalls of Refugee Private Housing: The Ukrainian Case in Romania

Mihaela Nedelcu — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 15:42:14 +0000

The massive arrival of Ukrainian refugees in Romania after February 2022 required rapid housing solutions in a country with few institutionalized structures to receive migrants seeking protection. In response to this situation, the state authorities relied on private hosts by launching a special program called “50/20.” Interviews with refugees, hosted

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Lives on Hold: How Do Refugees From Ukraine See Their Future?

Fiona Mubi — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:20:49 +0000

What are the profiles and socio-economic conditions of refugees from Ukraine in Switzerland? What are their intentions regarding return? A survey by UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, in cooperation with the State Secretariat for Migration and Ipsos SA Switzerland, provides answers to these questions. UNHCR, the State Secretariat for Migration

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We Know a Lot About Ukrainian Refugees

Didier Ruedin — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 08:30:52 +0000

Russia’s ‘22 invasion of Ukraine has led to an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, with millions of Ukrainians seeking refuge abroad. While international efforts have tried to support the displaced, the scale of migration presents many challenges for host countries. In this context, many social scientists have sought to analyze the situation.

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