Information on whether a person who holds a valid residence permit can return to live in Switzerland after travelling abroad [CHE13461]

According to an official at the Embassy of Switzerland in Ottawa, a foreigner who holds a valid Swiss residence permit may return to live in Switzerland after travelling abroad if he/she returns to Switzerland within six months of having left the country (9 Mar. 1993).

Article 36 of the Federal Law on the Acquisition and Loss of Swiss Nationality of 29 September 1952 also indicates that a foreigner's "residency ends if the foreigner leaves Switzerland having announced his departure to the police or having stayed abroad for more than six months." Please find a copy of Article 36 attached.

Additional information on this topic is not currently available to the DIRB.

References

Embassy of Switzerland, Ottawa. 9 March 1993. Telephone Interview with Official.


Switzerland. Federal Law on the Acquisition and Loss of Swiss Nationality. September 1952. (Unofficial translation)

Attachment

Federal Law on the Acquisition and Loss of Swiss Nationality. September 1952. (Unofficial translation)