Art. 14 Ordinance on Cantonal and Municipal Citizenship (Cantonal Citizenship Ordinance, CCitO) - Compliance with Financial Obligations
Art. 14 Ordinance on Cantonal and Municipal Citizenship (Cantonal Citizenship Ordinance, CCitO) · Compliance with Financial Obligations
1. Foreign nationals are required to fulfill their financial obligations. Proof is provided by submitting extracts from the debt collection register of the places of residence for the last five years.
2. The debt collection register extracts must not show any outstanding certificates of loss or open debt collections in the last five years prior to the application submission and during the naturalization process.
3. Debt collections against which an objection has been raised are not to be considered, provided the objection was made more than a year ago and the creditor has not made any efforts to remove the objection.
4. Definitively assessed, outstanding tax debts are an impediment to naturalization if there is no installment agreement with the tax authority or the agreement is not honored.
5. Persons who are married or living in a registered partnership are jointly liable for financial obligations.