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Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:38:50 -0700
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I am just confirming what Laurent suggests. If I recall correctly, the
Swiss Consulate had told me my US husband would be able to apply for
naturalisation based on the criteria Laurent mentions even without
having to go live in Switzerland.
Also, Switzerland recognizes dual citizenship... I don't know about
India...
Angela
On Tuesday, Apr 24, 2007, at 00:36 US/Pacific, Laurent Piguet wrote:
>
> In your case, you should probably simply switch to Swiss nationality.
>
> Provided you fulfill the criteria in terms of number of years you've
> been married together, it's a simple and quick procedure.
>
> My wife recently did it, and I remember that the requirement was
> actually misunderstood by the person at the commune (who doles out
> the paperwork). I did some checking at the time and found this:
> ------
> Art 28 or the "Law on citizenship":
> http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/141_0/a28.html
> (sorry, no english)
>
> Art. 281
> Conjoint d'un Suisse de l'étranger
>
> 1 Le conjoint étranger d'un ressortissant suisse qui vit ou a vécu à
> l'étranger peut former une demande de naturalisation facilitée si:
> a. il vit depuis six ans en communauté conjugale avec le
> ressortissant suisse; et
> b. il a des liens étroits avec la Suisse.
> 2 Le requérant acquiert le droit de cité cantonal et communal de son
> conjoint suisse.
> ----
>
> The key is in point 1 ... "the foreign spouse of a Swiss citizen who
> lives OR HAS LIVED abroad can ...".
>
> So, if your Swiss spouse has lived abroad, you just need to have been
> married for 6 years.
>
> Otherwise, the "standard" requirements would apply, under Art. 27,
> namely that you need to "have resided in Switzerland for 5 years
> total, AND have resided lately for at least a year AND have been
> married to and lived with a Swiss spouse for at least three years"
>
> Good luck. And remember: sometimes the "local" authorities don't know
> the law exactly right...
>
> Laurent
>
>
> At 23/4/2007 18:46, you wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am an Indian living in Switzerland and my wife is
>> Swiss. I have been on the B permit originally issued
>> to me when I moved here from the US.
>>
>> I would like to know the requirements for switching to
>> a C permit. Although this is not exactly the forum for
>> such questions, I would appreciate if anyone could
>> direct me to a suitable reference.
>>
>> Regards
>> Vivek
>
>
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Angela Notari-Syverson, Ph.D.
Washington Research Institute
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