Integration agreement (Switzerland)
The integration agreement is part of the law on foreigners in Switzerland .
Art. 54 para. 1 AuG and Art. 5 of the Ordinance on the Integration of Foreigners (VIntA) grant the cantons the option of making the issuing of a residence or short-term residence permit conditional on attending a language or integration course and to record this in an integration agreement.
The integration agreement was introduced with the Integration Ordinance (VIntA) of October 24, 2007.
On January 1, 2019, the new Aliens and Integration Act (AIG) came into force and replaced the "Federal Act on Foreigners" that had been in force until then. The requirements for language skills have been increased and further integration criteria have been expressly laid down in law and regulation, such as respect for the values of the Federal Constitution , observance of public safety and order and participation in business life or in the acquisition of education.
target
According to Art. 54 Para. 3 AuG, the integration agreement aims to “promote the acquisition of the national language spoken at the place of residence” as well as knowledge about “the social and living conditions in Switzerland”, “the Swiss legal system” and “the fundamental Norms and rules, compliance with which is an indispensable prerequisite for an orderly coexistence ».
Effect and group of people
The integration agreement is binding for people from third countries. For citizens of EU / EFTA countries, however, the free movement of people applies , so that cantons cannot issue binding integration agreements for this group of people, but only recommendations for integration. ( For more on freedom of movement, see also: Bilateral agreements between Switzerland and the European Union .)
According to Art. 54 Para. 1 AuG, the obligation to attend a literacy or language course can be laid down in an integration agreement.
If the integration agreement is adhered to, the foreigner has a better chance of receiving a permanent residence permit early. If the integration agreement is not complied with, however, the issuing or extension of a residence permit can be refused if there are grounds for revocation according to Art. 62 AuG.
See also
Web links
- Integration agreements: Federal recommendations for application. In: Federal Council website, January 22, 2008
- Ordinance on the Integration of Foreign Nationals (VIntA) of October 24, 2007 (repealed on January 1, 2019)
- Federal Act on Foreign Nationals and Integration (AIG, as of January 1, 2019)
- Immigration law requirements for integration , State Secretariat for Migration (SEM), April 2, 2015
- Flora Di Donato: Integration of Foreign Persons: Between Assimilation and Liberalism. Swiss Competence Center for Human Rights, May 11, 2015
Individual evidence
- ↑ Art. 5 of the Ordinance on the Integration of Foreign Nationals (VIntA)
- ↑ a b c Immigration law requirements for integration. In: State Secretariat for Migration (SEM). Swiss Confederation, April 2, 2015, accessed April 3, 2018 .
- ^ Pascal Mahon: Integration of foreign persons: Between assimilation and liberalism. Swiss Competence Center for Human Rights (SKMR), May 11, 2015, accessed on March 5, 2019 .
- ^ Aliens and Integration Act: Strengthening integration through incentives. In: State Secretariat for Migration. Swiss Confederation, August 15, 2018, accessed on July 14, 2019 .
