Is the Implementation of the Naturalization Procedure Discriminatory?

in a nutshell #14
Anne Kristol
December 2019

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Messages for Decision-Makers

The leeway in the naturalization procedure leaves room for prejudices when treating applications.

The Swiss Nationality Act discriminates against homosexuals living in a registered partnership; they do not have access to the facilitated procedure.

The lack of statistical data on applications submitted, withdrawn, accepted, rejected or deemed to require no further action is problematic for assessing discrimination in naturalization decisions.