Dear all,
I was told that as part of the ordinary naturalization process I need to obtain (via registered post) all the documents the cantons I previously lived in have on me to be part of my naturalization application.
Does anyone know why this is done AND more importantly if there are discrepancies or doubts what will happen? Will they more closely review it asking for justifications and clarifications? Or something else?
Many thanks for your help!
What kind of documents?
Per my neighbor who went through the process, “what they know about me and how I applied and what permit did I receive”… Generally unclear, but that was my understanding :-/
I researched online further and never heard of such a thing, so thought I should ask here…
Hello,
I’d assume it’s only scans of previous residence permits, and welcome letters from the municipality when you arrive.
Some years ago, the migration office of the canton where I live sent me a strongly worded letter telling me I was on a irregular situation. That my last permit was from another canton 3 years before, and that I was now asking them a permit while being illegal for a while, submit signed statements by reliable witnesses of where I was, proof of residence (rental contract) bla bla bla…I just replied with scans of the permits they have given me already for 3 years. In principle there’s a federal database for this, but I learned that cantonal authorities don’t consult this database before going nuclear on people. Got the permit a month later, I guess the reference to old permits was enough.
The administrative version of a mic drop 
Not to mention that it’s not equal treatment in the sense of bilateral agreements to require certain number of years in a given canton and municipality before being eligible to apply for naturalization, but who’ll fight for fixing this?
Why fix it? Is it broken?
Switzerland is not a country. It is a Confederation of twenty-six independent Republics. It is inevitable that things will differ between Republics.
You just need a Wohnsitzbestätigung from everywhere you’ve lived. Just email each Gemeinde and ask them to send it to you.
No it’s not