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The Repository on Citizenship Law in Switzerland offers the first comprehensive, open-access and user-friendly repository of past and current legal documents on citizenship in Switzerland at the federal level and for all 26 cantons.
The repository is organized around four main themes:
Ordinary naturalization, that is the acquisition of Swiss citizenship status by means other than birth or the facilitated naturalization procedure (for e.g. spouses); (updated in 2019).
Permanent residence, that is the acquisition of a permanent residence permit (i.e. a C-permit); (updated in 2017).
Integration, including all programs, guidelines, measures and laws introduced with the aim of fostering migrants’ integration; (updated in 2019).
Electoral rights, that is the right to vote and to stand as candidate in elections (updated in 2017).
It includes for each document the following variables: Canton; Date of Enactment; Date of Entry into Force; Date of Last Amendment; Title of Document (English); Title of Document (original language); Relevant Article(s) [if applicable]; Publication/Original Source; Status of the (legal) document (enacted/in force/repealed/bill); Link to Full Text; Full Text in PDF (in several languages if available); Hyperlinks to consolidated versions on the internet.
The repository was developed by Lisa Marie Borrelli, Stefanie Kurt and Jean-Thomas Arrighi. It was designed by Andreas Perret in collaboration with Valentin Zuber and with the assistance of Deborah Gonzalez.
Note: The information in the database has been checked to the best of our knowledge. However, in some cases the legislation may be outdated and the information incomplete or ambiguous. Please let us know if you have any questions or find errors or inconsistencies by contacting Jean-Thomas Arrighi.
Terms of use: The Repository is made available free of charge for non-commercial use by the general public. We ask that users of the database acknowledge it as the source when using the data in their publications. Please cite as follows: Borrelli, Lisa Marie, Kurt, Stefanie, and Arrighi, Jean-Thomas. Repository on Citizenship Law in Switzerland. Neuchâtel: nccr – on the move, 2019.
Last update: 19 August 2019