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Foreign Nationals and Integration Act (FNIA)

Art. 109aFNIA from 2022

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Art. 109a (1) Consultation of data in the Central Visa Information System

1 The C-VIS contains the visa data from all the states to which Regulation (EC) No. 767/2008 (2) applies. (3)

2 The following authorities may consult C-VIS data online:

  • a. (4) SEM, Swiss representations abroad and missions, the cantonal migration authorities responsible for the visa and the communal authorities to which the cantons have delegated these responsibilities, the State Secretariat and the Directorate of Political Affairs of the FDFA, the Border Guard and the border posts of the cantonal police authorities: in the course of the visa procedure;
  • b. (5) SEM: to determine the state responsible for assessing an asylum application under Regulation (EC) No. 604/2013 (6) and in the course of assessing an asylum application if Switzerland is responsible for its processing;
  • c. the Border Guard and the cantonal police authorities responsible for checks at the Schengen external borders: to conduct checks at the external border crossing points and on Swiss sovereign territory;
  • d. (7) the Border Guard and the cantonal and communal police authorities that conduct checks on persons: to identify persons who do not or who no longer fulfil the requirements for entry into Swiss sovereign territory or for a stay in Switzerland.
  • 3 The following authorities may request specific C-VIS data from the central access point under paragraph 4 in application of Decision 2008/633/JI (8) in order to prevent detect or investigate terrorist offences or other serious criminal offences:

  • a. fedpol;
  • b. FIS;
  • c. the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland;
  • d. the cantonal police and prosecution authorities and the police authorities of the cities of Zurich, Winterthur, Lausanne, Chiasso and Lugano.
  • 4 The central access point in accordance with Article 3 paragraph 3 of Decision 2008/633/JI is the fedpol operations centre.

    (1) Inserted by Art. 2 No 1 of the FD of 11 Dec. 2009 on the Approval and Implementation of the Exchange of Notes between Switzerland and the EU on the Adoption of the Regulation and Decision concerning the Visa Information System (VIS), in force since 11 Oct. 2011 (AS 2010 2063, 2011 4449; BBl 2009 4245).
    (2) Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (VIS Regulation), OJ. L 218 of 13.8.2008, p. 60; last amended by Regulation (EU) 2017/2226, OJ L 327 of 9.12.2017, p. 20.
    (3) Amended by the Annex to the FD of 21 June 2019 (Adoption of the Legislation for Establishing and Using an Entry and Exit System [EES], Regulations [EU] 2017/2226 and 2017/2225), in force since 1 May 2022 (AS 2021 732; BBl 2019 175).
    (4) Amended by No I of the FA of 26 Sept. 2014, in force since 1 March 2015 (AS 2015 533; BBl 2014 3373).
    (5) Amended by Annex No I 1 of the FD of 26 Sept. 2014 (Adoption of R[EU] No 604/2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection), in force since 1 July 2015 (AS 2015 1841; BBl 2014 2675).
    (6) See footnote to Art. 64a para. 1.
    (7) Amended by No I of the FA of 14 Dec. 2018 (Procedural Arrangements and Information Systems), in force since 1 April 2020 (AS 2019 1413, 2020 881; BBl 2018 1685).
    (8) Council Decision 2008/633/JI of 23 June 2008 concerning access for consultation of the Visa Information System (VIS) by designated authorities of Member States and by Europol for the purposes of the prevention, detection and investigation of terrorist offences and of other serious criminal offences, OJ. L 218 of 13.8.2008, p. 129.

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