Ordinance on the Integration Act (Integration Ordinance) (Integrationsverordnung) - Integration (Art. 4 para. 1 + 2 AuG, § 2 IntegrG)

1. A person is considered integrated if they

a. respect the Swiss legal system, particularly its fundamental values;

b. have a command of the German language to the extent that they are able to independently handle matters of daily life;

c. engage with the local social circumstances and living conditions;

d. are capable of participating in the economic, social, and cultural life of the society.

1. The Security Directorate ensures that the Foreign Service of Baselland offers informational events for foreigners moving to the canton who do not possess a residence permit. In the presence of interpreters, information must be provided specifically regarding local facilities, living and working conditions, as well as the services available to promote integration.

2. The Security Directorate ensures that foreigners moving to the canton who do not possess a residence permit are informed in writing and in multiple languages about the informational events as defined in paragraph 1.

1. The contact point for discrimination is the Northwest Swiss Advisory Center against Discrimination and Racism.

2. The details are regulated in a service agreement between the Security Directorate and the advisory center.

1. The Personnel Office is responsible for the training and further education of employees in dealing with foreigners. The course offerings are also available to employees of the local municipalities for a fee.

1. The Security Directorate ensures the timely information and documentation of employers regarding the offerings for integration promotion.

1. The obligation to complete a language or integration course aims to enable participation in economic, social, and cultural life (Art. 4 paragraph 2 Foreign Nationals and Integration Act) and to establish equal opportunities (§ 1 paragraph 3 second sentence Integration Ordinance).

2. The Office for Migration, Integration, and Citizenship may enter into integration agreements with foreign nationals

a. who move to the canton and who, due to inadequate language skills, are unable to manage daily life independently; or

b. whose residence permit needs to be renewed or extended and who exhibit significant integration deficits as defined in § 1 of this ordinance, particularly if they are unable to manage daily life independently.

3. The details to be outlined in the integration agreement may include

a. the acquisition of German language skills: literacy, achieving reference level A1, A2, or B1 according to the European Language Portfolio; to be proven by submitting a certificate of completion of a recognized language course and passing a test within a specified timeframe;

b. the acquisition of knowledge about the Swiss legal system, local social conditions, and living circumstances, as well as fundamental norms and rules whose adherence is an essential prerequisite for orderly coexistence; to be proven by submitting a certificate of completion of a recognized integration course and passing a test within a specified timeframe.

4. In the case of married individuals and those living in a registered partnership, the integration agreement is to be signed in the form of acknowledgment by the spouse or partner.

5. The learning potential of foreign nationals is to be assessed by recognized course providers.

1. The information on which language and integration courses, as well as their certificates, are worthy of recognition under § 6 para. 3 lit. a and b, and meet the cantonal quality requirements, is to be obtained from the Directorate of Education, Culture and Sport, Department of Vocational Education, Secondary Schools, and Universities.

2. The Directorate of Security is responsible for the publication of recognized course providers as well as recognized courses and certificates.

3. The recognition of course providers and their courses, as well as certificates, is regularly reviewed by the Directorate of Education, Culture and Sport, Department of Vocational Education, Secondary Schools, and Universities.

1. Competent Directorate according to § 5 Paragraph 2 and § 6 of the Integration Act is the Directorate for Security.

1. The Department of Public Safety ensures that the municipal authorities are timely informed and documented about the integration promotion offerings.

2. The municipal authorities maintain the documentation regarding the integration promotion offerings.

1. Point of Contact as referred to in Section 5 (3) of the Integration Act is the Department of Integration in the Office for Migration, Integration, and Citizenship of the Directorate of Security.

1. This regulation shall enter into force on January 1, 2008.