Ordinance Establishing Fees in the Field of Foreigners Police - Subject Matter

1. This ordinance sets forth the fees and expenses that the Office for Population and Migration (the Office) charges for orders and other services in the field of foreigner policing.

2. The fees for the issuance of work permits to foreigners are reserved.

1. The fees charged by the Office based on Article 8 of the GebV-AIG are

a) Authorization for visa issuance or promise of a permit: Fr. 95.-

b) Short-term stay, residence, and cross-border commuter permits as well as their renewal: Fr. 95.-

c) Approval of employment commencement and change of canton, job, and profession: Fr. 95.-

d) Issuance of a settlement permit: Fr. 95.-

e) Extension of the short-term, residence, or cross-border commuter permit: Fr. 75.-

f) Extension of the control period of the foreigner's ID over the settlement permit: Fr. 65.-

g) Extension of the period during which the settlement permit remains valid during an overseas stay: Fr. 65.-

h) Extension of the foreigner's ID for persons provisionally admitted: Fr. 40.-

i) Issuance of a duplicate ID: Fr. 40.-

j) Address change in the Central Migration Information System (ZEMIS): Fr. 30.-

k) Verification, registration, and processing of all other changes to a residence permit in ZEMIS: Fr. 40.-

l) ...

2. The fees related to the issuance and production of foreigners' IDs are

a) for the issuance, replacement, and all other changes of a biometric foreigner's ID: Fr. 22.-

b) for the issuance, replacement, and all other changes of a non-biometric foreigner's ID: Fr. 10.-

3. The fees related to the collection and registration of biometric data amount to 20 francs.

3a. The fees related to the collection and registration of the photograph and signature for the non-biometric residence permit amount to 15 francs.

4. For nationals of a contracting state of the Agreement on the Free Movement of Persons (AFMP) or a member state of EFTA, as well as employees who are sent to Switzerland for more than 90 working days within a calendar year by a company based in a member state of EFTA or a contracting state of the AFMP, the maximum fee for the permit procedure according to paragraph 1 letters a, b, c, or e and for the issuance and production of the foreigner's ID according to paragraph 2 letter b in total is 65 francs.

5. Single individuals under 18 years pay a fee of 15 francs for the services according to paragraph 1 letter j. For the other rulings and services, the fee amounts to 30 francs. For nationals of a contracting state of the AFMP or a member state of EFTA, as well as employees who are sent to Switzerland for more than 90 workdays within a calendar year by a company based in a member state of EFTA or a contracting state of the AFMP, these fees also include the services related to the issuance and production of the foreigner's ID according to paragraph 2 letter b.

6. If nationals of a contracting state of the AFMP or a member state of EFTA, as well as employees who are sent to Switzerland for more than 90 workdays within a calendar year by a company based in a member state of EFTA or a contracting state of the AFMP, provide a promise of the permit (para. 1 letter a), they will be issued the short-term, residence, or settlement permit free of charge.

7. For nationals of third countries who are family members of nationals of a contracting state of the AFMP or a member state of EFTA and have acquired a right of residence according to Annex I Art. 4 AFMP or Annex K Attachment 1 Art. 4 of the EFTA Agreement, the maximum fee for the permit procedure according to paragraph 1 letters b or e and for the issuance and production of the foreigner's ID according to paragraph 2 letter a and paragraph 3 in total is 65 francs. Single individuals under 18 years pay a maximum fee of 30 francs in total for these services.

8. For decisions and services jointly initiated by more than twelve persons, a group fee is charged. It amounts to a maximum of the sum of twelve fees according to paragraphs 1, 4, 5, and 7.

1. For the other provisions, declarations, and services of the office, the following fees shall be charged

a) for the refusal of an approval: fee for issuance, subject to special costs

b) for the warning and for threatening the refusal of renewal of approval, revocation of approval, and expulsion: Fr. 60.- to 120.-

c) for the refusal of renewal of approval, revocation of approval, and for expulsion: Fr. 60.- to 350.-

d) for temporary detention, enforcement detention, preparatory detention, and expulsion detention: Fr. 110.-

e) for prohibiting leaving an assigned area or entering a specific area: Fr. 55.-

f) for the temporary suspension of the expulsion order: Fr. 60.-

g) for the cancellation of the expulsion order: Fr. 90.-

h) for the preliminary approval of exceptions to the admission conditions: Fr. 60.- to 120.-

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j) for the extension of the validity of a visa: Fr. 45.-

k) for the registration of arrival and departure: Fr. 30.-

l) for the issuance of a residence confirmation: Fr. 30.-

m) for the issuance of another document or for providing written information (declarations, confirmations, guarantee statements): Fr. 15.- to 40.-

n) for each special cantonal procedure requiring the consent of the federal authority: Fr. 30.-

o) for each procedure for issuing or extending a travel document: Fr. 25.-

p) for sending a fax or an email: Fr. 15.- to 40.-

q) for services provided upon request outside of regular office hours: Fr. 60.-

2. The expenses shall be charged as follows

a) for photocopies, per copy: Fr. 1.-

b) for postage, telephone, fax, and collection costs: actual expenses

1. The fees charged pursuant to this regulation may be collected at the time the application is submitted.

1. The fees provided for in this regulation may be contested, reduced, or waived in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.

1. The employer and, if applicable, the parents are jointly liable for the payment of the fees.

1. The Ordinance of December 17, 2002, on Fees in the Field of Foreign Police (SGF 114.22.16) is repealed.

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