Eligibility for Swiss Citizenship if we move?

Visas, Permits, Passports and Naturalization
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or became Swiss through facilitated naturalization. So this box is ticked. Leaves just the integration part as defined in Art. 12 in the new law and more extensively in the accompanying ordinance:

Text of the ordinance:

German: https://www.admin.ch/opc/de/official.../2016/2577.pdf

French: https://www.admin.ch/opc/fr/official.../2016/2577.pdf

Italian: https://www.admin.ch/opc/it/official.../2016/2577.pdf

It is an interesting and convoluted case. The following answers are based on the new law.

No. Sonnebrand IS eligible for facilitated naturalization after three years of marriage and 5 year of stay based on Art. 21 Abs. 1 and Art. 21 Abs. 3. Lit. b as his wife became Swiss because of decent from a Swiss mother.

The rule with fewer years in case the spouse became Swiss after marriage the regular way seems to no longer exist in the new law.

As it is facilitated residency requirements by canton and commune do not apply.

If it were a registered partnership it would be regular naturalization and the residency requirements by canton and commune would apply. Based on Art. 18 it could be up to 5 years in the commune.

As it is facilitated permit C is not needed. Permit C is only needed for regular naturalization.

Either regular or facilitated. There is no middle ground.

Correct.

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I don't know how helpful this information is, but I am currently applying for facilitated naturalization from abroad (my mother is Swiss).

The consulate confirmed that if I am naturalized, my wife can then apply for facilitated naturalization even though I was not Swiss at the time of marriage. We would just need to be married for a minimum of 6 years, and she would need to prove close ties to Switzerland.

So it seems that if someone receives facilitated naturalization by having a Swiss parent, his/her spouse can also apply for facilitated naturalization, as long as certain conditions are met.

Again, this is for people applying abroad and I don't know if this was carried over to the new law.

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Cgr, do you have to complete any of the application process in a native Swiss language such as German? Did they give you an idea of what to expect for how long it might take?

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Sonnenbrand from the FAQ on the new regs:

" I live abroad and wish to apply for facilitated naturalization. What conditions do I have to fulfill?

:black_medium_small_square:I must have close ties with Switzerland (Article 11 OLN). This means in particular:
:black_medium_small_square:I have made at least 3 stays in Switzerland for a period of at least 5 days in the 6 years preceding the submission of the application;
:black_medium_small_square:I am able to communicate in a national language;
:black_medium_small_square:I have basic knowledge about Switzerland (geography, history, politics, society);
:black_medium_small_square:I maintain contacts with Swiss people;
:black_medium_small_square:I can appoint reference persons domiciled in Switzerland who can attest to my stays and my contacts."

https://www.sem.admin.ch/sem/fr/home…ues_recht.html

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Thanks Medea!

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When I applied for facilitated naturalization last year, from the USA, I contacted the consulate and they sent me an application. Everything needs to be completed in a national language, the one you are most comfortable speaking.

I was told that the process should take at least 18 months and as long as 3 years. But I am applying from outside Switzerland, so perhaps it is different if you live in the country already.

If you haven't looked at this thread, it's long but has some excellent information. Several people describe their experience applying both in and outside Switzerland via facilitated naturalization because of a Swiss spouse:

https://www.englishforum.ch/permits-...interview.html

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Thank you CGR!

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Guten Tag Frau ***

Danke für die Anfrage.

Wenn Sie selbst erleichtert eingebürgert worden sind, kann Ihr Ehegatte ebenfalls ein Gesuch um erleichterte Einbürgerung stellen, wenn er

- seit drei Jahren in ehelicher Gemeinschaft mit Ihnen lebt und sich insgesamt fünf Jahre in der Schweiz aufgehalten hat, wovon ein Jahr unmittelbar vor der Gesuchseinreichung (neuer Art. 21 Abs. 1 BüG)

oder

- seit sechs Jahren in ehelicher Gemeinschaft mit Ihnen lebt (neuer Art. 21 Abs. 2 BüG).

In diesem Fall ist keine Wohnsitzfrist vorgegeben

Bitte geben Sie uns Ihre Postadresse bekannt, damit wir Ihnen die Gesuchsunterlagen zustellen können.

Freundliche Grüsse

Abteilung Bürgerrecht

GOOGLE - _________________________________________________

Thanks for the request.

If you have been naturalized, your spouse may also petition for facilitated naturalization if he / she becomes naturalized

- has been living in conjugal union with you for three years and has been in Switzerland for a total of five years, of which one year immediately prior to the submission of applications (new Art. 21 (1) of the Act)

or

- has been living with you in conjugal union for six years (new Art. 21 (2) BWG).

In this case, no residence period is specified

Please let us know your postal address so that we can send you the application documents.

DEEPL - __________________________________________________ ____

Thanks for asking.

If you are relieved that you yourself have been naturalised, your spouse may also apply for simplified naturalisation if he or she is

has been living with you for three years in conjugal relationship with you and has spent a total of five years in Switzerland, one year of which directly prior to the filing of the application (new Art. 21 Para. 1 Federal Law on Civil Procedure)

or

has been living with you for six years in conjugal communion with you (new Art. 21 para. 2 of the Federal Law on Civil Procedure (BuG)).

In this case, no period of residence is prescribed

Please provide us with your postal address so that we can send you the application documents.

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That was the official reply from the government - As Promised

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Thank you for the update! comment: the quote translates to

If you have yourself been naturalized by the facilitated-naturalization process

Meaning as I understand it, there is still no hope for those who would like to get themselves ordinary naturalized and then get the OH facilitated-naturalized after 5 years.

btw I like what DeepL did there with erleichtert .

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Of course there is, you just need divorce and then remarry after being naturalized!

Tom