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Acquisition of Swiss nationality by ordinary naturalisation. Requires a settlement (C) permit and at least 10 years of residence in Switzerland (three of them within the five years before application), plus successful integration. Cantons and communes set additional residence and integration conditions.
Swiss citizenship has three levels. You acquire communal, cantonal and federal citizenship together, so your commune and canton each assess your application alongside the federal authorities.
Ordinary naturalisation requires a settlement (C) permit and at least 10 years of residence in Switzerland (three within the five years before applying), plus successful integration; cantons and communes set additional residence and integration conditions.
Yes. Ordinary naturalisation requires that you hold a permanent residence (C) permit at the time you apply.
At the time you apply you must prove at least A2 written and B1 spoken skills in a national language (German, French or Italian), depending on where you live.
Yes. Switzerland recognises dual nationality, so you do not have to give up your original citizenship from the Swiss side, provided your home country also permits it.
You must have lived in Switzerland for at least ten years, three of which fall within the five years before you apply, and hold a permanent C residence permit.
You must have lived in Switzerland for at least ten years, including three of the five years immediately before you apply. Years spent here between ages 8 and 18 count double, but you still need at least six actual years.
Authorities check that you are successfully integrated, familiar with Swiss life, respect public order and security, and do not pose a threat to Switzerland.
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Citizenship — Switzerland