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Ordinance on the Issuing of Identity Documents for Swiss Nationals and Travel Documents for Foreigners (Ausweisverordnung) - Issuing Authority

8 Articles / Provisions · Switzerland · Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden
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1. The cantonal passport office is the issuing authority according to Art. 4 para. 1 of the Civil Status Act.

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1. The Cantonal Passport Office produces the digital facial images. Photographs brought in from outside are not accepted.

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1. The cantonal police may query data from the information system through a retrieval process for the purposes of identity verification and recording loss reports.

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1. For foreigners, the cantonal passport office collects the data for biometric and non-biometric foreigner identification cards as well as for the issuance of travel documents for foreign individuals.

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1. The fees for identification documents are determined by the AwG and the VAwG.

2. A fee in accordance with Art. 46 VAwG will be charged for the following additional services

a) Subsequent entries by an issuing authority: Fr. 20.--

b) Issuance of a temporary passport

1. outside regular office hours: Fr. 25.--

2. on Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays: Fr. 50.--

c) Special investigations in connection with the issuance of a regular identification document or temporary passport, hourly labor rate: Fr. 80.--

d) Revocation of an identification document: Fr. 40.--

e) Return of an identification document: Fr. 40.--

f) Procurement of documents and transmission of documents

1. Basic fee: Fr. 20.--

2. Expenses in accordance with Art. 49 VAwG: based on actual costs

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1. Decisions of the Cantonal Passport Office may be appealed to the Cantonal Chancellery within 20 days.

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1. Identity cards may also be applied for at the municipality of residence. The procedure is governed by Articles 14c and 14d of the Administrative Procedure Act (VAwG).

2. The share of the fees allocated to the canton amounts to 70 percent, while that of the municipality amounts to 30 percent. The passport office invoices the municipalities on a monthly basis.

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1. The Ordinance of 17 December 2002 on Federal Legislation Regarding the Issuance of Identity Documents for Swiss Nationals is repealed.

2. This Ordinance shall enter into force on 1 March 2010.

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