All done and now have confirmation that l'Office fédéral des migrations have accepted my facilitated naturalisation!!!!
I believe I now have a little more waiting though, before I can go and ask for the ID card/passport - how long did you have to wait for evilshell?
First you need to wait a month or so for the finalization paper to come in the post (it will come by regular mail). It looks almost the same as the paper you just received.
Once you have that, you need to get another paper from your heimatort (your town of citizenship), and then you take that paper to get your passport/ID card. In my case, my heimatort was different from my canton of residence, so that took a bit longer.
Needless to say I'm very happy - but of course even happier when I finally get my ID card/passport.
Not a bad year so far - got a new job after being unemployed for one year (start on 1st July) and now after visiting my relatives in the UK (didn't go for nearly 6 years - how's that for dedicated Swissness??!) I have this wonderful surprise upon getting home!!!
Switzerland is great!
:-)
When did you apply for the citizenship and how long did it take? I applied in August this year from Geneva but it was not my husbands commune of origine. Was Geneva the final approver because it was your wife's commune or because you live here?
Many thanks!
Geneva was indeed given the option to object because it's my wifes commune/canton.
So I am now Swiss and Genevois.
The actual decision is taken by Bern on a Federal level. If Bern decides that it's a yes, then the canton of origin of your husband will be asked if they have any objections based on taxes paid etc., they have 30 days to object after which if they don't then you will become Swiss!!
He is 30 and wants to naturalize. He works full-time and has not done military service in his home country.
The question: Will he have to do military service / pay annuel 2-3% tax if he naturalizes? Or will this not be necessary? Because somewhere it's written you're exempted from military duty if you're 35, - but I have read you do military service between 19-25 years. And I've read that that tax is paid until you turn 31. Can someone clear this up for us, please?
Thanks in advance!
Does he live here? How long? What is his nationality ? And why does he not contact the authorities directly? :-)
He won't contact the authorities before he has the answers to those questions.
Tom
However, based on my personal experience, one pays military tax until age 42.
Tom
Well, you are resurrecting a thread from 2010? And this and related items were discussed lots and lots of times already.
But as Tom said, the authorities are the best to ask what is required in the Kanton you live in.
For an answer you can rely on ask the relevant authorities. And then report what you have learnt.
Basically I started the process when I was 30 and got the nationality when I was 32 - your brother won't have to do either military service (too late to teach an old dog new tricks) nor pay an additional tax .
Of course that all depends on where you live in regards as to how long the naturalisation process takes - but it seems the average is 2 years.
However facilitated naturalisation (my route) is quicker and less expensive - so no idea how long for the 'standard' route.
Good luck to him
Does that age (32) vary between the different cantons? I didn't find anything about this on https://www.sem.admin.ch/