Zurich
Zurich sets new integration goals for foreign residents
Zurich has unveiled new integration objectives for foreign residents, covering coexistence, participation and relations between national groups.
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migration
Swiss lawmakers back easier labour-market access for migrants
The House of Representatives has backed measures to make it easier for people with protection status S and Switzerland-trained third-country nationals to change canton or obtain work-related residence permits.
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migration
Bern court lets undocumented mother remain with Swiss children
A Bern court has allowed an undocumented mother of four Swiss children to remain in the country, prioritising family life and the children’s educational needs over the absence of identity documents. Report the ruling’s reasoning and its significance for residence cases involving families and undocumented migrants.
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Switzerland
Swiss House Backs Easier Labour-Market Access for Some Foreign Nationals
Parliament has backed measures to make it easier for people with protection status S and Switzerland-trained third-country nationals to change cantons or obtain work-related residence permits.
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Switzerland
A Bern Administrative Court has allowed an undocumented mother of four Swiss children to remain in the country under family reunification rules.
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public health
Switzerland recorded 544 tuberculosis infections in 2025, the highest total since 2018 and a sharp increase from the previous year. The Federal Office of Public Health says the rise was concentrated largely among people born abroad, with cases among teenagers aged 15 to 19 doubling.
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asylum
Bern has abandoned plans to open an asylum accommodation centre for up to 120 people in Kandersteg after the building’s owner withdrew the offer amid local hostility. The canton says it still needs to find additional accommodation for asylum seekers in the Bernese Oberland.
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migration
Switzerland is attracting a growing, though still modest, number of Israeli scientists, technology workers and wealthy migrants as emigration from Israel rises. Report on the Swiss destinations involved, the role of research and tax conditions, and the political and economic implications of this migration.
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Switzerland
Asylum applications across the EU, Norway and Switzerland fell sharply in the first half of 2026. Switzerland forms part of a wider European decline, with Afghans remaining the largest applicant group and France and Italy overtaking Germany in total applications.
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housing
Foreign tenants and jobseekers say they face discrimination in Switzerland, including landlords preferring Swiss applicants.
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asylum
A new report says bureaucratic procedures are leaving asylum seekers separated from their families for years, with children bearing much of the harm.
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asylum
An asylum and foreigners’ rights observatory says bureaucratic barriers are delaying family reunification for refugees, sometimes separating families for nine or ten years. Difficulties with documents, consular access, costs and divided responsibilities are having a particularly severe effect on children.
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citizenship
Switzerland’s Federal Administrative Court has upheld the revocation of citizenship from a naturalised man convicted in France of supporting terrorism, despite concerns about the risk of statelessness. The case provides a timely examination of the legal threshold for denaturalisation and the limits of citizenship protection.
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asylum
Switzerland’s asylum application forecast for 2026 has been cut to about 22,000, below the previous estimate of 26,000. The decline is concentrated among applicants from Afghanistan, Turkey and Eritrea, while forced returns continue to rise, creating a story about both falling arrivals and expanding enforcement.
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asylum
The State Secretariat for Migration has lowered its forecast for Swiss asylum applications in 2026 to around 22,000, down from an earlier estimate of 26,000. Applications from Afghanistan, Turkey and Eritrea have fallen, while forced removals continue to increase.
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Ukraine
Canton Vaud has moved to withdraw emergency assistance from roughly 40 Ukrainians whose applications for S permits were rejected. Several decisions have been appealed, while aid organisations and political parties have condemned the measure and questioned how vulnerable people will be supported during the legal process.
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asylum
The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) announced that asylum applications fell by 7. 1% in 2025 and projects a further drop to 25,000 new applications in 2026. People from Afghanistan, Eritrea, and Turkey submitted the most applications last year.
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Iran
In response to the ongoing violent repression of protests in Iran, the Swiss State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) has frozen the expulsion of Iranian nationals, including rejected asylum-seekers, granting them provisional admission.
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asylum
State Secretary for Migration announces end to separate secure facilities, opts for integration within existing centers to improve asylum seeker management.
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migration
While Switzerland's immigration numbers draw attention, new data reveals significant outbound migration with 90,000 foreigners leaving annually, highlighting the complex reality of Swiss population dynamics.
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