At the last national referendum held in Switzerland on February 12, citizens answered three questions, one of which concerned the format of naturalization for grandchildren of migrants. In…
In the past year of 2016, the number of applications for refugee status in Switzerland sharply declined. At the same time, a record number of asylum seekers decided to withdraw from the procedure of…
As is known, Switzerland is home to a total of approximately 2.3 million foreign nationals. And what about the country's major cities with a population of 50,000 or more? In all these localities, the…
Typical Switzerland – what is it? What is a typical Swiss person like? And a typical Swiss woman? How should a foreigner who has come to Switzerland behave in order to be recognized and accepted by…
As of January 1, 2017, new OECD standards on the exchange of information on financial accounts came into effect in Switzerland. Thus, Switzerland began the process of implementing international…
The Swiss law "On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens on the Territory of the Swiss Confederation" has received an important addition to its title, now becoming the "Law on Foreigners and…
This year, Switzerland deported a record number of refugees – 327 people whose asylum applications were rejected. This required 65 flights to their countries of origin.
To optimize their expenses and achieve significant budget savings, a Swiss family sometimes just needs to move a couple of kilometers away. This is stated in a report by Credit Suisse bank on the…
The Council of States of Switzerland, the small chamber of parliament, traditionally has a reputation in the country as a balanced and prudent state body, whose decisions are dominated not by…