Received date for rapport d'enquette. What can we expect on the day? They have send us a form with detailed questions which we need to send them back by email itself, and we need to carry the originals of other documents.
Looking for response from someone who has done this recently.
The form from the commune is to help them fill in their part accurately.
In my experience they will go through the answers you provided in the form and make sure that you confirm what is written. I suspect it is a way for them to make sure you are actually the person who filled it in.
But along the way they might take some side trips: why did you leave your home country, do you miss it, what do you like about CH, what did you like about that other country you lived in before moving to CH…
In the end it is really them getting to know you. And before and after going through the form there will be some small talk to put you at ease. In my experience with 2 different VD communes (one for kids, one for myself) the commune officials are very supportive and encouraging. The police in Vevey were a bit more … inquisitorial.
Yes, I forgot to mention that! Both in the questionnaire and in the interview talk about your Swiss clubs, volunteer work, social groups, etc. If your job involves representing the interests of a Swiss company (or association of companies) at European or international level, talk about how proud you would be to that with a Swiss passport!
I think the procedure has been updated. On a date we have been called to a Hotel for Rapport d'enquette, and I am assuming there would be commune officials
We did ours in early January and all the person really cared about was double-checking our places of residence, education, and work since birth. Plus each of us were asked if we participated in any activities with local Swiss people. Nothing asked about reasons for applying, why we left the home country, etc. For two people it lasted maybe half an hour, and 90% of that time was just verifying the info on our CVs.
This was in a small majority-Swiss farming/commuting commune near Lausanne (600-ish residents) and the person interviewing us was acquainted with us anyways. It was a piece of cake, but YMMV.
There are no rules- it just depends on the Commune or person who interviews you. I am on my Commune's immigration committee- my attitude would be very different to the others on same Committee. But if you say you are an active member of such or such a Club, volunteer group, etc, and it is clear from those in the Committee that you are not... that would definitely go against you.
Friends of ours who applied last year did join several local groups, and did take part and became known to the locals, and also had a few of us locals as Referees who confirmed their 'integration' and communicative language ability.
It depends on the commune. In the commune where my kids were naturalised the police from Vevey did the report via an on the spot interview (no form sent beforehand). We had no idea what was going to happen. And it was a real interrogation. Not a great experience for a teenager and two 12 year olds. Then the eldest had the in-person interview/verbal knowledge test with the commune officials. The younger two were excused from that. All this was under the old law.
When I did mine in another commune under the new law, no police involvement at all (at least no contact with me). Just fill the form and send it via email, then discuss/verify as part of the commune interview.