{"id":4547,"date":"2019-05-07T22:33:36","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T20:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benk.ch\/naturalisation\/"},"modified":"2024-09-30T09:41:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T07:41:03","slug":"naturalisation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.benk.ch\/en\/naturalisation\/","title":{"rendered":"Naturalization"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-2085687237\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.benk.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Copie-de-Design-sans-nom-1030x579.png\" class=\"bg attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>                        <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-1147391630\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n\t<div id=\"text-2205480226\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"uppercase\"><span style=\"font-size: 80%;\">Naturalization<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Becoming Swiss<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2205480226 {\n  line-height: 0.75;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-1147391630 {\n  width: 97%;\n}\n#text-box-1147391630 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-2085687237 {\n  padding-top: 150px;\n}\n#banner-2085687237 .overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.221);\n}\n#banner-2085687237 .banner-bg img {\n  object-position: 10% 70%;\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_2097833092\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row align-middle\"  id=\"row-283523216\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-68867418\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1879724596\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:75%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.benk.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/32-1030x687.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.benk.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/32-1030x687.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.benk.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/32-510x340.png 510w, https:\/\/www.benk.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/32-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.benk.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/32-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.benk.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/32-1500x1000.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.benk.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/32-705x470.png 705w, https:\/\/www.benk.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/32.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1879724596 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-567215511\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"uppercase\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-line-height=\"s\">What are the naturalization procedures?<\/h2>\n<p>Since January 1, 2018, the new Federal Nationality Act has come into force.<\/p>\n<p>The procedures for acquiring Swiss nationality have changed.<\/p>\n<p>The procedure differs if the candidate is related to a Swiss person.<\/p>\n<p>There are two different naturalization procedures:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>the&nbsp;facilitated naturalization procedure&nbsp;<\/strong>is aimed at spouses of Swiss nationals and children of Swiss parents,<\/li>\n<li><strong>the&nbsp;ordinary naturalization procedure&nbsp;<\/strong>concerns foreign nationals with 10 years&#8217; residence in Switzerland and a valid C permit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-149946732\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2106651685\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><strong>Processing time<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In principle, all naturalization procedures filed after January 1, 2018 should not exceed 18 months, from the filing of the application to the time of the municipal decision. Times may vary depending on current requests and processing times.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_2097833092 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_39568813\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row align-middle\"  id=\"row-835043142\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1446288314\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1061982959\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:75%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.benk.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Passeport-Naturalisation-1030x687.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.benk.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Passeport-Naturalisation-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.benk.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Passeport-Naturalisation-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.benk.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Passeport-Naturalisation-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.benk.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Passeport-Naturalisation-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.benk.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Passeport-Naturalisation-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.benk.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Passeport-Naturalisation-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.benk.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Passeport-Naturalisation.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1061982959 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1537811750\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"uppercase\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-line-height=\"s\">Who can become Swiss and how?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Spouse of a Swiss citizen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In order to obtain Swiss nationality, spouses of foreign origin may apply for facilitated naturalization if they meet the following conditions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be married to a Swiss citizen and have been living with your spouse for at least &nbsp;three years<\/li>\n<li>Have lived in Switzerland for a total of five years, including the year prior to submitting the application<\/li>\n<li>Not to jeopardize Switzerland&#8217;s internal or external security<\/li>\n<li>Respect public safety and order<\/li>\n<li>Respecting the values of the Constitution<\/li>\n<li>Speaking and writing in French (A2 written\/B1 oral certificates)<\/li>\n<li>Participating in economic life or acquiring training<\/li>\n<li>Encouraging and supporting the integration of family members<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1120548030\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2082129835\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"thin-font\" data-padding=\"5px\" data-line-height=\"s\"><strong>Ordinary naturalization<\/strong><\/h3>\n<section><\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section class=\"mb-5\">It applies to foreign residents who have been living and working in Switzerland for a long time. They must be well integrated and consider themselves as full-fledged citizens.<\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section class=\"mb-5\">The main conditions are as follows:<\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section class=\"mb-5\">\n<ul>\n<li>Hold a C establishment permit<\/li>\n<li>Have lived in Switzerland for at least 10 years<\/li>\n<li>Have lived in the canton of Vaud for at least 2 years, including the year preceding the application<\/li>\n<li>Speaking and writing in French (A2 written\/B1 oral certificates)<\/li>\n<li>Not to have received any social assistance in the 3 years preceding the application<\/li>\n<li>Paying your taxes<\/li>\n<li>No recent lawsuits or certificates of default.<\/li>\n<li>Respect safety and public order<\/li>\n<li>Good knowledge of Swiss, cantonal and local geography, history, social and political issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_39568813 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