Their email reply back at the end of Jan (when I was enquiring after 5 months with SEM) was effectively worded “Once we receive the permit from SEM, it is another 3 month BEFORE we can start the final checks. You will then receive a letter confirming the finalisation of the process”
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Crikey, I will stop complaining then 
that’s a terribly long time. In Kanton Zurich I have heard of some people receiving it after 18-20 months and some 22-24 months. I am now on month 21.5 so hopefully it isn’t too long now. Having this thread to keep me from going insane has helped 
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Just plan for 24 months and if it comes earlier you will be nicely surprised.
Today on the 12th, exactly three months after the last communication, my online status moved to Abschluss so another step closer 
Yay!
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Congratulations! Did you get an email or SMS notification about the status change to Abschluss? I got the SEM approval 1.5 months ago.
Hi @swisstobe, more than two months passed since you entered the last phase. Di you receive any update?
Nope, the last update I had was on March 7th when I received a notification that the online status changed to “Schlussprüfung”; Looks like @Reggiegilb received that update around ~3 weeks before I did, so I am cautiously optimistic that I’ll get an “Abschluss” notification later this month.
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Hi all, I am in the very early stages of the application process.
Apologies if this has been asked before.
My home country is Ireland and I am applying in Kanton Zug.
I got myself and kids birth certs issued by our home country recently. My question now is what additional stamps / translations I need with these.
What I have: newly issued birth certificates with an letter of authentication. I also have an Annex for each cert with a German translation guide. I suspect while having these does not hurt, it is not fully what I need.
Do I need to have them Apostilled? If so, I can arrange this in Ireland, no problem.
Do I need them translated / notarised? If so, I guess I should arrange for this locally?
What about copies of our passports? I guess they also need to be translated / notarised locally.
Many thanks.
Hi Keith, I am going through the process myself now (in Zug). A little bit more advanced than you. I would recommend two things
(a) go to the FMZ in Schutzangel, they will explain all process and what you need in detail
(b) go to your consulate (if at reach), they will also be able to give you all documentation needed, and suggest --if needed- a sworn translator, etc. In my consulate, they knew exactly what was needed, and I got everything directly from them, including multilanguage versions of all documents.
Cheers
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Hi everyone,
I’ve been stuck in the état civil procedure in Canton Vaud for about 8 months now. Today, I received a notification from the SwissPost app about a registered letter sent to my address by the Direction de l’état civil cantonal. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to pick it up right now.
After reading through many replies in this thread, I haven’t seen anyone mention receiving a registered letter from the civil status office. For those who have gone through this process in Vaud—does this typically mean confirmation of registration, or could it be something more serious? I always tend to associate registered letters with bad news, unfortunately 
Thanks in advance for any insights!
No this is normal. I also got it via registered mail in Vaud. This step is purely administrative.