Cantons
Zurich, Geneva, Vaud, Bern, Basel-Stadt, Zug and the canton clusters: how cantonal practice differs under Swiss immigration law, with official sources, review status and next review date.
Canton of Aargau
Editorially reviewedLast verified: 13.06.2026
Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Editorially reviewedLast verified: 13.06.2026
Canton of Basel-Landschaft
Editorially reviewedLast verified: 13.06.2026
Canton of Fribourg
Editorially reviewedLast verified: 13.06.2026
Canton of Glarus
Editorially reviewedLast verified: 13.06.2026
Canton of Graubünden
Editorially reviewedLast verified: 13.06.2026
Canton of Jura
Editorially reviewedLast verified: 13.06.2026
Canton of Lucerne
Editorially reviewedLast verified: 13.06.2026
Canton of Neuchâtel
Editorially reviewedLast verified: 13.06.2026
Canton of Nidwalden
Editorially reviewedLast verified: 13.06.2026
Canton of Schaffhausen
Editorially reviewedLast verified: 13.06.2026
Canton of Schwyz
Editorially reviewedLast verified: 13.06.2026
Canton of Solothurn
Editorially reviewedLast verified: 13.06.2026
Canton of St. Gallen
Editorially reviewedLast verified: 13.06.2026
Canton of Thurgau
Editorially reviewedLast verified: 13.06.2026
Canton of Valais
Editorially reviewedLast verified: 13.06.2026
German-speaking cantons with standard practice
Editorially reviewedLast verified: 03.06.2026
Graubünden and Valais
Editorially reviewedLast verified: 03.06.2026
Vaud, Fribourg, Neuchâtel and Jura
Editorially reviewedLast verified: 03.06.2026
Ticino
Editorially reviewedLast verified: 03.06.2026
Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft
Editorially reviewedLast verified: 03.06.2026
Canton of Bern
Editorially reviewedLast verified: 03.06.2026
Canton of Geneva
Editorially reviewedLast verified: 03.06.2026
Canton of Vaud
Editorially reviewedLast verified: 03.06.2026
Canton of Zug
Editorially reviewedLast verified: 03.06.2026
Canton of Zurich
Editorially reviewedLast verified: 03.06.2026