Depends how effective your home country is. My country sent me the marriage certificate of another couple and a birth certificate with errata on my father’s name… Once they manage to send the right papers it took 2 months.
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You didn’t have to attend in-person interview after your Grundkentnnisstest ? Did you enroll yourself for Grundkentnnisstest or they sent an invite?
Hey guys, I wanted to share that after the birth of our child, I send an email to GAZ asking for the child to be included in my naturalization application.
I got prompt reply (within a day) via IncaMail with congratulatory wishes and asking me to send them the birth certificate and Zustimmungserklärung signed by both parents (my spouse is not part of the naturalization application).
A few days after I sent the documents, they confirmed that my newborn is now part of the application.
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I have a question about long travel:
It it a problem at this stage (we are at Prüfung Kanton, probably at the end) if the baby travels outside of Switzerland for about 3-3.5 months? I myself will be away for about 1.5 month on vacation. We’re planning to spend quality time with both sets of grandparents.
Hello and congrats for the newborn 
no official info but I do not think that this is a problem, just make sure you have your mail checked regularly in case you receive any invoices for the process and you can settle them accordingly.
Everyone is allow to go on vacation or have a break for a month or two or three, is not that you are leaving the country to permanently establish yourself somewhere else.
You will be registered here and pay rent/health insurance so… enjoy your time off!
Did you inform/inquire them when your wife was pregnant too or waited until you had a baby?
I heard that some applicants contacted them during pregnancy about expecting a baby but I dont know if it made any difference
Hi @inZug, I am currently in the last step (step 9).
I got the letter from the Gemeinde confirming Bürgerrecht (step 8.) mid January 2026.
Based on your experience, would you be able to tell me when I could potentially receive the final notification?
Thank you!
8. Entscheid Bürgerrat
Der Bürgerrat entscheidet über die Erteilung des Gemeindebürgerrechts.
9. Beantragung Kantonsbürgerrechts
Wurde das Gemeindebürgerrecht erteilt, beantragt der Zivilstands- und Bürgerrechtsdienst beim Regierungsrat die Erteilung des Kantonsbürgerrechts. Der Entscheid wird Ihnen per Post zugestellt. Mit der Rechtskraft des Einbürgerungsentscheides des Regierungsrates ist Ihre Einbürgerung abgeschlossen und Sie sind Schweizer Bürgerin oder Schweizer Bürger.
Thank you for your wishes and for your response!
We contacted them few days after the baby was born.
In my opinion, since they need the birth certificate, contacting them earlier has no benefit.