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Other residence permits and naturalisation

Facilitated naturalisation, a federal route to open with the right evidence

The spouse of a Swiss citizen and the third-generation foreign national have a more direct procedure: the SEM decides, after consulting the canton. It remains subject to strict requirements, which we verify before filing.

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For whom

Three situations, three sets of requirements

The spouse living in Switzerland

You are married to a Swiss citizen, you have lived with them for three years and you have resided five years in Switzerland, including the year before the application. We check the dates and the evidence of your life together.

The spouse living abroad

You live or have lived abroad. The law requires six years of marital union and close ties with Switzerland: we document them with you, because they are what makes this file difficult.

The third generation

You were born in Switzerland to foreign parents, your parents and a grandparent have ties there, and you attended compulsory schooling in Switzerland. The application may be filed up to the age of 25.

The requirements of the law

Requirements specific to each route, and a common integration test

The law does not lower the integration requirements: it shortens the procedure and shifts jurisdiction to the Confederation.

The procedure

The SEM decides, after consulting the canton

Unlike ordinary naturalisation, there is no federal authorisation followed by a cantonal decision: the federal authority decides.

Our work

What we do for you

  • Choice of route and verification of the requirements specific to each
  • Calculation of the years of marital union and residence, with dates and evidence
  • Gathering of the integration certificates: language, activity, financial situation
  • Drafting of the file and filing with the State Secretariat for Migration
  • Preparation for the cantonal inquiry and any interviews
  • Follow-up until the decision and replies to requests for further information

The documents

What generally needs to be gathered

  • Passport, residence permit, marriage certificate and certificate of shared residence
  • Language certificate, or proof of schooling in a national language
  • Evidence of activity, education and financial situation
  • Extracts from the debt enforcement and criminal records
  • Third generation: school certificates, birth certificates and proof of residence of the parents and grandparents

The exact list depends on the route and your situation. We hand it to you with the proposal.

Fees

A flat fee per person

Facilitated naturalisation

CHF 1,500 to CHF 2,200

flat fee per person

For the spouse of a Swiss citizen or for a third-generation foreigner.

  • Check of the conditions specific to each route
  • Preparation of the file and integration certificates
  • Filing with the State Secretariat for Migration and follow-up
  • Preparation for the cantonal inquiry

Federal and cantonal fees are extra.

See the service

Indicative amounts, excluding VAT (Swiss standard rate of 8.1% since 1 January 2024). They are confirmed in writing before any engagement, on the basis of the actual file. For an employer established abroad, the service is deemed to be supplied abroad within the meaning of art. 8 para. 1 LTVA and the invoice is issued without VAT. For a private individual domiciled abroad, the VAT treatment is specified in the proposal.

All flat fees: indicative fee schedule.

Limits of the engagement

The decision rests with the authorities

The first step

Your facilitated naturalisation application

Tell us your family situation, your years of residence and of marital union.

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Federal and cantonal fees are extra.

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