Foreign Nationals and Integration Act (FNIA) in english

Foreign Nationals and Integration Act - 2022

Art. 1 - Subject matter

Art. 2 - Scope of application

Art. 3 - Admission

Art. 4 - Integration

Art. 5 - Entry requirements

Art. 6 - Issue of the visa

Art. 7 - 1Crossing the border and border controls

Art. 8 - -

Art. 9 - Authorities responsible for border controls

Art. 10 - Permit requirement for period of stay without gainful employment

Art. 11 - Permit requirement for period of stay with gainful employment

Art. 12 - Registration requirement

Art. 13 - Permit and registration procedures

Art. 14 - Derogations from the permit and the registration requirement

Art. 15 - Notice of departure

Art. 16 - Notification requirement in the case of commercial accommodation

Art. 17 - Regulation of the period of stay until the permit decision

Art. 18 - Salaried employment

Art. 19 - Self-employment

Art. 20 - Limitation measures

Art. 21 - Precedence

Art. 21 - a1Measures for persons seeking employment

Art. 22 - 1Salary and employment conditions and compensation for expenses incurred by posted [...]

Art. 23 - Personal requirements

Art. 24 - Accommodation

Art. 25 - Admission of cross-border commuters

Art. 26 - Admission for cross-border services

Art. 26 - a1Admission of caregivers and teachers

Art. 27 - Education and training

Art. 28 - Retired persons

Art. 29 - Medical treatment

Art. 29 - a1Persons seeking employment

Art. 30 - ¹ Derogations from the admission requirements (Art. 18-29) are permitted in order [...]

Art. 31 - ¹ Any person recognised as stateless by Switzerland has the right to a residence [...]

Art. 32 - Short stay permit

Art. 33 - Residence permit

Art. 34 - Permanent residence permit

Art. 35 - Cross-border commuter permit

Art. 36 - Place of residence

Art. 37 - Change of the place of residence to another canton

Art. 38 - Gainful employment

Art. 39 - Employment of cross-border commuters

Art. 40 - Permit-granting authority and preliminary decision based on the employment [...]

Art. 41 - Identity cards

Art. 41 - a1Security and reading of the data chip

Art. 41 - b1Office issuing biometric identity cards

Art. 42 - Family members of Swiss nationals

Art. 43 - 1Spouses and children of persons with a permanent residence permit

Art. 44 - 1Spouses and children of persons with a residence permit

Art. 45 - Spouses and children of persons with a short stay permit

Art. 45 - a1Annulment of marriage

Art. 46 - Employment of spouses and children

Art. 47 - Time limit for family reunification

Art. 48 - Children fostered with a view to adoption

Art. 49 - Exemptions from requirement of cohabitation

Art. 49 - a1Exception to the requirement of proof of language proficiency

Art. 50 - Dissolution of the family household

Art. 51 - Expiry of the right to family reunification

Art. 52 - Registered partnership

Art. 53 - 1Principles

Art. 53 - a1Target groups

Art. 54 - 1Integration support within standard structures

Art. 55 - 1Specific approaches to integration support

Art. 55 - a1Measures for persons with special integration needs

Art. 56 - 1Allocation of tasks

Art. 57 - 1Provision of information and advice

Art. 58 - 1Financial contributions

Art. 58 - a Integration criteria

Art. 58 - b Agreements and recommendations relating to integration

Art. 59 - Issue of travel documents1

Art. 59 - a1Data chip

Art. 59 - b1Biometric data

Art. 59 - c1Travel ban for refugees

Art. 60 - ¹ The Confederation may facilitate the independent and proper exit of foreign [...]

Art. 61 - Expiry of permits

Art. 61 - a1Expiry of the right of residence of EU and EFTA citizens

Art. 62 - 1Revocation of permits and other rulings

Art. 63 - Revocation of the permanent residence permit

Art. 64 - 1Removal order

Art. 64 - a1Removal under the Dublin Association Agreements

Art. 64 - b1Removal order on standard form

Art. 64 - c1Removal without formal procedure

Art. 64 - d1Departure deadline and immediate enforcement

Art. 64 - e1Obligations on giving notice of a removal order

Art. 64 - f1Translation of the removal order

Art. 65 - 1Refusal of entry and removal at the airport

Art. 66 - -

Art. 67 - 1Ban on entry

Art. 68 - Expulsion

Art. 69 - Ordering deportation

Art. 70 - Search

Art. 71 - Federal support for the implementation authorities

Art. 71 - a1International return interventions

Art. 71 - abis1Supervision of deportation procedures and international return [...]

Art. 71 - b1Disclosure of medical data for the assessment of fitness to travel

Art. 72 - -

Art. 73 - Temporary detention

Art. 74 - Restriction and exclusion orders

Art. 75 - Detention in preparation for departure

Art. 76 - Detention pending deportation

Art. 76 - a1Detention under the Dublin procedure

Art. 77 - Detention pending deportation due to lack of cooperation in obtaining travel [...]

Art. 78 - Coercive detention

Art. 79 - 1Maximum term of detention

Art. 80 - Detention order and detention review

Art. 80 - a1Detention order and detention review under the Dublin procedure

Art. 81 - 1Conditions of detention

Art. 82 - 1Funding by the Confederation

Art. 83 - Order for temporary admission

Art. 84 - Termination of temporary admission

Art. 85 - Regulation of temporary admission

Art. 85 - a1Right to work

Art. 86 - Social assistance and health insurance

Art. 87 - Federal subsidies

Art. 88 - 1Special charge on assets

Art. 88 - a1Registered partnerships

Art. 89 - Possession of a valid identity document

Art. 90 - Obligation to cooperate

Art. 91 - Duty of care of employers and of recipients of services

Art. 92 - 1Duty of care

Art. 93 - 1Obligation to provide assistance and to cover costs

Art. 94 - 1Cooperation with the authorities

Art. 95 - 1Other carriers

Art. 95 - a Provision of accommodation by airport operators

Art. 96 - Exercise of discretion

Art. 97 - Administrative assistance and disclosure of personal data1

Art. 98 - Allocation of tasks

Art. 98 - a1Use of police control and restraint techniques and police measures by the enforcement [...]

Art. 98 - b1Delegation of duties to third parties in the visa procedure

Art. 99 - 1Approval procedure

Art. 100 - International agreements1

Art. 100 - a1Use of documentation advisers

Art. 100 - b1Federal Commission on Migration2

Art. 101 - 1Data processing

Art. 102 - Data collection for the purpose of identification and determining age1

Art. 102 - a1Biometric data for identity cards

Art. 102 - b1Verifying the identity of the identity card holder

Art. 103 - Monitoring of arrivals at the airport

Art. 103 - a1Automated border controls at airports

Art. 103 - b1Information system on refusals of entry

Art. 104 - 1Air carriers' duty to provide data

Art. 104 - a1Passenger information system

Art. 104 - b1Automatic transmission of data from the API System

Art. 104 - c1Access to passenger data in individual cases

Art. 105 - Disclosure of personal data abroad

Art. 106 - Disclosure of personal data to the native country or country of origin

Art. 107 - Disclosure of personal data under readmission and transit agreements

Art. 108 - -1091

Art. 109 - a1Consultation of data in the Central Visa Information System

Art. 109 - b1National visa system

Art. 109 - c1Consultation of the national visa system

Art. 109 - d1Exchange of information with EU member states to which Regulation (EC) No. 767/2008 not yet [...]

Art. 109 - e1Implementing provisions for the C-VIS

Art. 109 - f Principles

Art. 109 - g Content

Art. 109 - h Data processing

Art. 109 - i Third parties delegated tasks

Art. 109 - j Supervision and implementation

Art. 110 - 1...2

Art. 111 - Information systems for travel documents

Art. 111 - a Disclosure of personal data to the member states of the Schengen Association [...]

Art. 111 - b Data processing

Art. 111 - c Exchange of data

Art. 111 - d Disclosure of data to third countries

Art. 111 - -

Art. 111 - f Right to information

Art. 111 - g and 111h1

Art. 111 - -

Art. 112 - ...1

Art. 113 - and 1141

Art. 115 - Unlawful entry, exit, and period of stay and work without a permit

Art. 116 - Encouraging unlawful entry, exit or an unlawful period of stay

Art. 117 - Employment of foreign nationals without a permit

Art. 117 - a1Breach of obligations to give notice of vacant positions

Art. 118 - Fraudulent conduct towards the authorities

Art. 119 - Failure to comply with restriction or exclusion orders

Art. 120 - Further offences

Art. 120 - a-120c1

Art. 120 - d1Improper processing of personal data in the C-VIS

Art. 120 - e1Prosecution

Art. 121 - 1Seizure and confiscation of documents

Art. 122 - Misconduct by employers1

Art. 122 - a1Violations of the duty of care by air carriers

Art. 122 - b1Violations by air carriers of the duty to provide data

Art. 122 - c1Common provisions on penalties for air carriers

Art. 123 - ¹ A fee may be charged for rulings and official acts in accordance with this Act. [...]

Art. 124 - Supervision and implementation

Art. 125 - Repeal and amendment of current legislation

Art. 126 - Transitional provisions

Art. 126 - a1Transitional provisions to the Amendment of 16 December 2005 to the AsylA2

Art. 126 - b1Transitional provision to the Amendment of 11 December 2009

Art. 126 - c1Transitional provision to the Amendment of 20 June 2014

Art. 126 - d1Transitional provision to the Amendment of 25 September 2015 to the AsylA

Art. 127 - Coordination with the Schengen Association Agreements

Art. 128 - Referendum and commencement