List of authorities intervening in each stage of the procedure

Switzerland

Country Report: List of authorities intervening in each stage of the procedure Last updated: 30/06/23

Author

Swiss Refugee Council Visit Website
Stage of the procedure Competent authority (EN) Competent authority (FR)
Decision on / denial of entry

  • At the border
  • At the airport
  • After lodging asylum claim at the airport
 

  •  Border police
  • Airport police
  • State Secretariat for Migration SEM
 

  • Police des frontières
  • Police aéroportuaire
  • Secrétariat d’Etat aux migrations SEM
Application State Secretariat for Migration SEM Secrétariat d’Etat aux migrations SEM
Dublin (responsibility assessment) State Secretariat for Migration SEM

Secrétariat d’Etat aux migrations SEM

Refugee status determination State Secretariat for Migration SEM

Secrétariat d’Etat aux migrations SEM

Airport procedure State Secretariat for Migration SEM

Secrétariat d’Etat aux migrations SEM

Appeal procedure

Federal Administrative Court

FAC

Tribunal administratif fédéral

Subsequent application

State Secretariat for Migration SEM

Secrétariat d’Etat aux migrations SEM

Table of contents

  • Statistics
  • Overview of the legal framework
  • Overview of the main changes since the previous report update
  • Asylum Procedure
  • Reception Conditions
  • Detention of Asylum Seekers
  • Content of International Protection