Country Report: General Last updated: 20/05/25 Author Swiss Refugee Council Visit Website A. General contains sections on: Flow chart Types of procedures List of authorities intervening in each stage of the procedure Number of staff and nature of the first instance authority Short overview of the asylum procedure
Switzerland Table of contents Statistics Overview of the legal framework Overview of the main changes since the previous report update Asylum Procedure General Flow chart Types of procedures List of authorities intervening in each stage of the procedure Number of staff and nature of the first instance authority Short overview of the asylum procedure Access to the procedure and registration Access to the territory and push backs Preliminary checks of third country nationals upon arrival Registration of the asylum application Procedures Regular procedure Dublin Admissibility procedure Border procedure (border and transit zones) Accelerated procedure National protection statuses and return procedure Guarantees for vulnerable groups Identification Special procedural guarantees Use of medical reports Legal representation of unaccompanied children Subsequent applications The safe country concepts Safe country of origin Safe third country First country of asylum Information for asylum seekers and access to NGOs and UNHCR Provision of information on the procedure Access to NGOs and UNHCR Differential treatment of specific nationalities in the procedure Reception Conditions Short overview of the reception system Access and forms of reception conditions Criteria and restrictions to access reception conditions Forms and levels of material reception conditions Reduction or withdrawal of reception conditions Freedom of movement Housing Types of accommodation Conditions in reception facilities Employment and education Access to the labour market Access to education Health care Special reception needs of vulnerable groups Information for asylum seekers and access to reception centres Provision of information on reception Access to reception centres by third parties Differential treatment of specific nationalities in reception Detention of Asylum Seekers General Legal framework of detention Grounds for detention Alternatives to detention Detention of vulnerable applicants Duration of detention Detention conditions Place of detention Conditions in detention facilities Access to detention facilities Procedural safeguards Judicial review of the detention order Legal assistance for review of detention Differential treatment of specific nationalities in detention Content of International Protection Status and residence Residence permit Civil registration Long-term residence Naturalisation Cessation and review of protection status Withdrawal of protection status Family reunification Criteria and conditions Status and rights of family members Movement and mobility Freedom of movement Travel documents Housing Employment and education Access to the labour market Access to education Social welfare Health care
