25 aprile 2025|
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|7 months agoInvestigation Reveals Widespread Residence Permit Fraud in Switzerland
Swiss authorities uncover criminal network distributing counterfeit European documents, with estimates suggesting up to 10% of residence permits could be fraudulently issued.
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- Swiss authorities have uncovered a criminal network distributing counterfeit European documents
- The criminal networks have been identified as being based in Turkey
- 3,735 forged documents were found and confiscated in Switzerland in 2024
- Document forgery techniques are becoming increasingly sophisticated
By The Numbers
8%
Increase in forged documents from 2023 to 2024
10%
Estimated percentage of fraudulently obtained residence permits
50
Number of people detained in Neuchâtel operation
They Said
"The more we search, the more [fake passports] we find"
"We assume that 10 percent of the [Swiss] residence permits were obtained fraudulently"