If you met this condition you are eligible for normal naturalization but with a reduced residency requirement.
Unfortunately for you the law changes on January 1st 2018.
Now we just have to check if this clause is still in the new law: https://www.admin.ch/opc/de/official.../2016/2561.pdf
Hmm, I could not find it. Looks like it is gone.
Art. 9 Formelle Voraussetzungen
1 Der Bund erteilt die Einbürgerungsbewilligung nur, wenn die Bewerberin oder der
Bewerber:
a. bei der Gesuchstellung eine Niederlassungsbewilligung besitzt; und
b. bei der Gesuchstellung einen Aufenthalt von insgesamt zehn Jahren in der Schweiz nachweist, wovon drei in den letzten fünf Jahren vor Einreichung des Gesuchs.
2 Für die Berechnung der Aufenthaltsdauer nach Absatz 1 Buchstabe b wird die Zeit, während welcher die Bewerberin oder der Bewerber zwischen dem vollendeten 8. und 18. Lebensjahr in der Schweiz gelebt hat, doppelt gerechnet. Der tatsächliche Aufenthalt hat jedoch mindestens sechs Jahre zu betragen.
Art. 10 Voraussetzungen bei eingetragener Partnerschaft
1 Ist die Bewerberin oder der Bewerber eine eingetragene Partnerschaft mit einer Schweizer Bürgerin oder einem Schweizer Bürger eingegangen, so muss sie oder er bei der Gesuchstellung nachweisen, dass sie oder er:
a. sich insgesamt während fünf Jahren in der Schweiz aufgehalten hat, wovon ein Jahr unmittelbar vor der Gesuchstellung; und
b. seit drei Jahren mit dieser Person in einer eingetragenen Partnerschaft lebt.
2 Die kürzere Aufenthaltsdauer nach Absatz 1 Buchstabe a gilt auch für den Fall, dass eine der beiden Partnerinnen oder einer der beiden Partner das Schweizer Bür- gerrecht nach der Eintragung der Partnerschaft erwirbt durch:
a. eine Wiedereinbürgerung; oder
b. durch eine erleichterte Einbürgerung aufgrund der Abstammung von einem schweizerischen Elternteil.
Here in Google Tanslate:
Art. 9 Formal requirements
1 The Confederation grants the naturalization permit only if the applicant
applicants:
a. has a settlement permit in the application; and
b. a total of ten years' residence in Switzerland, three of them in the last five years prior to the submission of the application.
2 For the calculation of the length of stay referred to in paragraph 1 (b), the period during which the applicant lived between the ages of 8 and 18 in Switzerland is counted twice. The actual stay, however, must be at least six years.
Art. 10 Conditions for registered partnership
1 If the applicant has entered into a registered partnership with a Swiss citizen, he or she must prove in the application that he or she:
a. stayed in Switzerland for a total of five years, of which one year immediately prior to the application; and
b. has lived in a registered partnership with this person for three years.
2 The shorter length of stay referred to in paragraph 1 (a) also applies in the event that one of the two partners acquires Swiss citizenship after registration of the partnership by:
a. a repatriation; or
b. by facilitating naturalization due to the descent of a Swiss parent.
The wife still says its 5 years - lol. I will probably stop pursueing this topic at least for the rest of the day, and maybe just set up an appointment to ask someone from the goverment.
As she was not Swiss at time of marriage it is normal naturalization, not facilitated naturalization.
BUT , yes that is a very big but, this is the old law which is only valid for applications on and before December 31st 2017.
New law is here: https://www.admin.ch/opc/de/official.../2016/2561.pdf
PS: Have a look at deepl.com to get a bit better translations than from Google.
For the old law, the full text it is available in English: https://www.admin.ch/opc/en/classifi...208/index.html
PPS: www.admin.ch is the official website from the Swiss government.
Sorry, but cantonal law doesn’t trump federal:
" I am a foreigner and married to a Swiss citizen. How can I apply for naturalisation?
You must have lived in a stable marriage with your spouse for at least three years, have lived in Switzerland for five years all in all, the last twelve months of which must be without interruption. If you live abroad, you must have lived in a stable marriage for at least six years and must have close connections with Switzerland. Regardless of where you live, you must be integrated in the Swiss way of life at least by analogy, comply with the Swiss rule of law, and you must not endanger Switzerland’s internal or external security.
Note:
The Swiss spouse must have been of Swiss citizenship before marriage ."
https://www.sem.admin.ch/sem/en/home…recht/faq.html
This is the current law, but I doubt it’s changed in the new one.
Tom
But, excuse the language, you are clearly a dude, so has your "wife" a dick?
Because Art. 10 of the new law is only for registered same sex partners and not for marriages between man and woman. Art.10 is there because same sex partners have no right regarding facilitated naturalization.
For marriages Art. 21 applies.
There is also the clause that the 5 year period applies if Swiss nationality was acquired by facilitated naturalization due to the descent of a Swiss parent. But no shorter term if it was regular naturalization.
So, you have to ask your wife if it was a regular naturalization or a facilitated naturalization due to decent from a Swiss parent.
Does she have a Swiss mother?
Tom
Rachel, I am over 35 years of age so I dont think they will let me play with any of their machine guns!
Tom
That is the reason we have Art. 58a Swiss Citizenship Act (old law) and Art. 51 Abs. 1 of the new law.
She has always had a c-permit, lived here her whole life and never felt the need to apply for Swiss citizenship, until after we got married because of the possibilty of moving to the USA at some point and she wanted to secure her Swiss rights/citzenship here if we did ever move.