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Time has moved on, and now since January 2014 Bern has quite a difficult test. (Without any studying, I only got 3 wrong, so I just passed)
Guys, not important at all but out of sheer curiosity: when one gets naturalized based on marriage, what citizenship is given? E.g. i thought as i live in Zurich and will probably apply in Zurich, it will be written "Zurich city". But i was told as my husband is Swiss, i will inherit his citizenship. Is this so?
Yes you will inherit his. In CH all citizens have a town or village where all the family documents are registered for many generations. For instance I've only visited mine once, and my father never lived there, and his father neither- but in a different Canton. And yet my OH is now a citizen of that village (although resident in another Canton) and so are my UK born daughters and grand-children. Make genealogy research very easy here.
Thanks, Odile. This explains a lot!
The answer to question 8 in the test regarding the number of members of the Bundesrat is not strictly correct. It states that the number is 7. However, the number is actually in a range between 6.5 and 7.
Is the Echo booklet free from the Geminde, and do all Gemeinde's have it? Based on the online link (previous post) it looks like you need to pay.
I purchased the book from the Echo website - it's quite inexpensive, about CHF 20 with delivery. Nothing comes for free in my little Gemeinde, but YMMV.
Now I've heard rumors that the SZ citizenship test covers things beyond the Echo booklet. In SZ it's recommended that one take the 'Politik und Gesellschaft' course before taking the official test. The course and test are given through an approved Berufsbildungszentrum.
As I understand it, the test is only the start. One submits the language and Politik und Gesellschaft test certficates with the application; the personal interview, where you have to convince the committe that you know enough and are well enough integrated to become a citizen, comes later.
Again - this is SZ. Each canton may set different requirements. And, as I have not gone through the process, I could be wrong.
Only if you apply for citizenship specifically, otherwise eligible for permit C, i.e. it is not automatically given.
If you are naturalized, you ARE a citizen.
Tom
Easier and faster to apply in Bern. You will be reigstered with your husband's Heimatort.
Hi folks
Reopening this old thread to understand if this test still continues to be part of the new citizenship process from today?
Im in canton ZH.
Thanks
Hi folks
Reopening this old thread to understand if this test still continues to be part of the new citizenship process from today?
Im in canton ZH.
Thanks
I went to the Stadthaus yesterday to check a few of these things, as I am also applying at the moment.
The fella said assuming all your docs are in order, you'll get about a 6 week notice period for being invited to the Stadthaus to have an oral "test". He said it was a chat that at most lasted 20 mins, was pretty informal, about all the subjects mentioned in the booklet you get. Bit of politics, bit of georgraphy, culture and maybe some sport...that sort of thing.
The only concern I have about the process is waiting for a UK birth certificate to arrive, as you need it to register in the Zivilregister!
Any tips on what to study? Looking at the online tests it could be a date or specific details about a person or event in Swiss history.
The whole citizenship test is alot of bullshit anyhow. One world. No borders!