[Entry] My dad is coming to help us with newborn - exceptional situation

Visas, Permits, Passports and Naturalization
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I am expecting and my due date is July 1.

I suspect it will come 2-3 weeks earlier (second kid), so I want to invite my dad to come on June 10 and stay for 5 weeks.

He doesn't need a visa, but Travel check website says because he has Sputnik vaccine he can only come if for an "exceptional situation":

"Birth, wedding, serious illness of grandparents, parents, siblings, children or grandchildren resident in Switzerland".

My kid and I are on B permit, so I hope this qualifies him to come and visit us, but I don't know how to be sure that is the case.

Should I contact SEM? Can I tell them why he is coming? Is it a problem that he comes 3 weeks before due date?

Thanks

For per sons who do not require a visa , it is the immigration authorities on arrival in Switzerland

who examine whether the conditions for exceptional entry are met and decide, on the basis of

the evidence presented, whether the person is authorised to enter Sw itzerland.

Entry to visit grandparents, parents, siblings, children, or grandchildren who live in Switzerland if there is an important family reason for doing so (birth, wedding, serious illness). This also includes the immediate family of the person entitled to enter (i.e. husband/wife, registered partner and minor children), provided the family all enter Switzerland together.

2
I don't know so have a bump as there are no replies yet.

3
There was a similar(ish) thread before with various opinions:

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

Is there any way your parent could get another vaccine that is on the approved list before then?

4
Honestly, you should go and ask your Gemeinde for clear and precise information asap. Much better to ask them, than us. Hope all goes well with the pregnancy and the birth, and of course afterwards.

Make sure he has travel insurance, covering all health and accident costs for the whole of his stay.

5
Don't think they'd be mush help, they have no control of border entry. Better to email the SEM.

6
They will tell you precisely who they can contact locally.

7
This. The commune/gemeinde will just direct them to the SEM.

You need to contact the SEM directly. They will tell you exactly what to do.

I think he will need to get permission via the Swiss embassy in his country of residence.

For a birth you usually need to provide them with a letter from your obstetrician. It’s pretty common and the doctors are used to doing it.

8
It’s no longer a requirement to be vaccinated as of May 2nd.

https://lenews.ch/2022/04/22/all-ent...on-2-may-2022/

9
Remember accident and health insurance. Especially health, covid is to stay.

Axa Insurances has a product they call "Axa Schengen" that may suit his needs, the bare minimum health insurance part alone is said to cost 1€ per day.