Art. 57 (1) Provision of information and advice
1 The Confederation, cantons and communes shall provide information and advice to foreign nationals on living and working conditions in Switzerland, and in particular on their rights and obligations.2 The competent authorities shall provide foreign nationals with information on programmes for encouraging integration.3 The cantons are responsible for providing initial information to foreign nationals who have newly arrived from abroad. The Confederation shall support the cantons in this task.4 The Confederation, cantons and communes shall inform the population about integration policy and the special situation of foreign nationals.5 The Confederation, cantons and communes may delegate the tasks set out in paragraphs 1–4 to third parties.
(1) Amended by No I of the FA of 16 Dec. 2016 (Integration), in force since 1 Jan. 2019 (AS 2017 6521, 2018 3171; BBl 2013 2397, 2016 2821).