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Art. 12 Regulation on Cantonal and Municipal Citizenship (Cantonal Citizenship Regulation, KBüV) - Language Skills and Proof of Language Skills

Regular Naturalizations - Foreign Nationals - Substantive Requirements
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Art. 12 Regulation on Cantonal and Municipal Citizenship (Cantonal Citizenship Regulation, KBüV) - Language Skills and Proof of Language Skills — Language Skills and Proof of Language Skills

1. Proficiency in the official language according to Article 12, paragraph 1, letter d of the Citizenship Act is demonstrated when the foreign national possesses language skills at level B1 (oral) and A2 (written) of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages of the Council of Europe (CEFR).

2. Foreign nationals must provide evidence of the required language skills as stated in paragraph 1 through a language certificate recognized by the State Secretariat for Migration.

3. The language certificate as per paragraph 2 is considered as provided when one of the conditions according to Article 6, paragraph 2 of the Citizenship Ordinance is fulfilled.

4. The personal circumstances of the foreign national according to Article 9, letters a, b, and c, number 1 of the Citizenship Ordinance shall be appropriately considered in clearly justified cases.

5. The costs for obtaining the language certificate are to be borne in full by the foreign nationals.

← Art. 11 Ordinance on Cantonal and Municipal Citizenship (Cantonal Citizenship Ordinance, CCO) - Observance of Public Safety and Order in the Area of Criminality Subject Matter Art. 13 Ordinance on Cantonal and Municipal Citizenship (Cantonal Citizenship Ordinance, CCO) - Participation in Economic Life or Acquisition of Education →

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Court Decisions Applying This Provision (2)

BE_VG_001_100-2021-270_2023-03-30 · be (Art. 12 Abs. 1 KBüV)
Applicant v. Canton Reversal of Naturalization Denial Based on Insufficient Integration
Reglement entsprechende Kenntnisse der anderen Amtssprache zulassen können (Bst. d). Die kantonalen Sprachanforderungen werden in Art. 12 Abs. 1 KBüV konkretisiert und decken sich mit den bundesrechtlichen Vorgaben gemäss Art. 6 Abs. 1 BüV (mündlich Niveau B1 und schriftlich Ni-
BE_VG_001_100-2019-114_2021-02-04 · be (Art. 12 KBüV. 2)
Cameroonian National Denied Naturalization for Insufficient Proof of German Proficiency in German-Speaking Municipality
en, nach Bst. l un- ter anderem ein Nachweis der guten Kenntnisse der Amtssprache des jewei- ligen Verwaltungskreises im Sinn von Art. 12 KBüV. 2.4 Folgende Sprachkompetenzen sind einbürgerungsrechtlich verlangt: Die als bundesrechtliche Mindestvoraussetzung geforderte F