Kanton Glarus (KBÜV)

General Principles

1 Every person applying for naturalization who is included in a naturalization

application must meet the naturalization requirements appropriate to their age

and for the entire duration of the naturalization procedure.

2 If a naturalization requirement is not met or is no longer met, only the person

concerned will be excluded from the procedure.

1. Die sich um Einbürgerung bewerbende Person ist mit den lokalen Verhältnissen vertraut, wenn sie zusätzlich zu den Voraussetzungen gemäss Artikel 2 Absatz 1 der eidgenössischen Bürgerrechtsverordnung (BüV)[[2]](#paragraphtext_content_fn_347302_2_2_c) über Grundkenntnisse der gesellschaftlichen, politischen, kulturellen, historischen und geografischen Verhältnisse im Kanton und in der Gemeinde verfügt.

2. Die sich um Einbürgerung bewerbende Person ist in die Gesellschaft eingegliedert, wenn sie am öffentlichen Leben derart teilhat, dass ein nachhaltiger Kontakt und Austausch mit der schweizerischen Bevölkerung ermöglicht und der Wille zu einem auf Achtung und Toleranz gründenden Zusammenleben manifestiert wird.

3. Die entsprechende Prüfung durch die Einbürgerungsbehörde der Gemeinde erfolgt insbesondere anhand

| | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | a. | eines von der sich um Einbürgerung bewerbenden Person in deutscher Sprache verfassten Lebenslaufs; | | |

| | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | b. | eines persönlichen Gesprächs; | | |

| | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | c. | der nicht mehr als vier Jahre alten Bescheinigung des erfolgreichen Bestehens der Prüfung des kantonalen Vorbereitungskurses für die Einbürgerung; | | |

| | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | d. | von weiteren geeigneten und notwendigen Abklärungen bei Behörden oder Privaten (z.B. Referenzauskünfte). | | |

4. Vor der Durchführung des persönlichen Gesprächs informiert die Einbürgerungsbehörde der Gemeinde die sich um Einbürgerung bewerbende Person über den Ablauf und den Gegenstand des Gesprächs.

5. Bei der Durchführung des persönlichen Gesprächs hat sich die Einbürgerungsbehörde der Gemeinde am vermittelten Inhalt des Vorbereitungskurses oder an einem standardisierten Fragekatalog zu orientieren. Sie klärt die sich um Einbürgerung bewerbende Person über die wesentlichen Themen rechtzeitig auf.

Language Proficiency Requirement

1 The person applying for naturalization must possess at least standard German language skills in reading, speaking, and listening comprehension at reference level B1, and in writing at reference level A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

2 For the proof of sufficient language proficiency in German, Article 6, Paragraph 2 of the Ordinance on Naturalization (BüV) applies mutatis mutandis. The naturalization authorities may, in case of justified doubts, have the language proficiency verified by a recognized language test procedure.

1. Die sich um Einbürgerung bewerbende Person erfüllt wichtige öffentlich-rechtliche und privatrechtliche Verpflichtungen insbesondere dann nicht

| | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | a. | wenn das Betreibungsregister für den Zeitraum von fünf Jahren vor Einreichung des Gesuchs bis zum Abschluss des Einbürgerungsverfahrens Einträge über Verlustscheine oder Betreibungen von öffentlich-rechtlichen Körperschaften oder wegen ausstehender Krankenkassenprämien aufweist; | | |

| | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | b. | wenn den wesentlichen Pflichten gegenüber den Steuerbehörden nicht nachgekommen wird; | | |

| | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | c. | wenn sie sich nicht an rechtskräftige Urteile, Verfügungen oder Entscheide hält. | | |

2. Jugendliche zwischen dem vollendeten zehnten und dem vollendeten 18. Altersjahr beachten die Strafrechtsordnung solange nicht, als gemäss Jugendstrafgesetz[[3]](#paragraphtext_content_fn_347309_2_3_c) ausgefällte Strafen nicht vollzogen oder Schutzmassnahmen nicht aufgehoben sind oder eine Probezeit noch nicht abgelaufen ist.

3. Der kantonale Bürgerrechtsdienst berücksichtigt bei aktenkundigen polizeilichen Vorkommnissen oder ausländerrechtlichen Massnahmen die Schwere der Vorhalte und ihre Bedeutung im Hinblick auf eine erfolgreiche Integration.

Economic Self-Sufficiency

1. Own resources in accordance with Article 8, Paragraph 2, Letter f of the Cantonal Citizenship Act (KBüG), are deemed to exist for income derived from earnings, assets, or claims against third parties, to which a legal entitlement exists.

2. The receipt of social assistance within the meaning of Article 7, Paragraph 3 BüV, is equated with the receipt of benefits from the unemployment insurance fund due to self-inflicted unemployment in the three years preceding the application and during the naturalization procedure, unless the received social assistance funds are fully repaid.

Consideration of Special Personal Circumstances

1 If a person applying for naturalisation is currently and for the foreseeable

future unable to fulfil the naturalisation requirements according to Articles 3

and 5, or can only do so under difficult conditions, due to a disability, an illness

or other significant personal circumstances, their individual abilities must be

given appropriate consideration.

2 The cantonal citizenship service may oblige the person concerned to undergo

an assessment by an independent expert designated by the service.

2. Procedure and Fees for the Naturalisation of Foreign Persons

Procedural Principles

1 Every person applying for naturalization is entitled to a naturalization decision that is neither arbitrary nor legally unequal or discriminatory.

2 The naturalization authorities ensure a lawful, fair procedure that respects the principles of good faith.

3 The competent authority grants a person concerned the right to be heard before a decision.

Application Documents

1 The person applying for naturalization must submit the completed and

signed federal application for the granting of federal naturalization approval,

which also serves as an application for acquisition of cantonal and municipal

citizenship, in duplicate, to the competent municipal authority.

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2 The person applying for naturalization must, in particular, procure and

attach the following documents to the application

a. civil status certificates;

b. a written curriculum vitae in German;

c. a colour copy of a valid passport or an equivalent

identification document;

d. a copy of the foreign national's residence permit;

e. certificates confirming the duration of residence required under cantonal

and federal law;

f. evidence of language proficiency;

g. a certificate, no more than four years old, of successful

completion of the cantonal preparatory course test for

naturalization;

h. declaration concerning the fulfillment of naturalization requirements;

i. excerpts from the locally competent debt enforcement offices as proof

pursuant to Article 4 paragraph 1 for all persons who have reached the

age of 16;

j. certificate from the tax administration as proof pursuant to

Article 4

paragraph 1 for all persons who have reached the age of 19;

k. certificates stating that neither social assistance nor unemployment

benefits due to self-inflicted unemployment were received in the three

years prior to the submission of the application;

l. certificates concerning economic self-sufficiency;

m. authorization from the cantonal citizenship service for obtaining

further information;

n. a passport photograph.

3 Paragraph 2 applies mutatis mutandis to children included in the application.

4 The municipality will only forward the application to the canton once all

documents have been completely submitted by the person applying for

naturalization. If the person applying for naturalization refuses, without

sufficient justification, to fulfill the obligations for providing proof of the

naturalization requirements, the municipality shall not process the application.

Preliminary Review and Assessment Report

1. Based on the documents submitted with the application and its own inquiries, the cantonal citizenship service examines whether the naturalization requirements of the Federation and the Canton are met.

2. If the preliminary review yields a positive result, the cantonal citizenship service drafts the assessment report in accordance with federal guidelines.

3. If the person applying for naturalization obviously does not meet the naturalization requirements, or does not meet them completely, and if the impediment is likely not to be remedied within one year, the cantonal citizenship service shall, after granting the right to be heard, issue a negative decision or, if applicable, close the procedure due to its becoming moot.

Reporting, Submission, and Information Obligations

1 The person applying for naturalization must immediately report to the cantonal citizenship service during the ongoing procedure

a. Changes in personal details (name, residential address, civil status, etc.);

b. Facts that are material for the naturalization decision (debt enforcement proceedings, dependence on social assistance, unemployment, initiation of criminal proceedings, etc.).

2 The person applying for naturalization must identify themselves upon request by the competent authorities with a valid passport or an equivalent identification document.

3 The administrative bodies and authorities involved in the cantonal co-reporting procedure shall provide information to the cantonal citizenship service, upon its request, regarding changes in material facts.

1. Die Einbürgerungsbehörde der Gemeinde erteilt oder verweigert das kommunale Bürgerrecht gestützt auf den kantonalen Erhebungsbericht sowie eigene Sachverhaltsabklärungen, insbesondere

| | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | a. | zum Vertrautsein mit den Lebensgewohnheiten und zur Integration in die Gesellschaft gemäss Artikel 2; | | |

| | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | b. | zur Respektierung der Werte der Bundesverfassung[[5]](#enumeration_itemtext_content_fn_156686_2_5_c); | | |

| | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | c. | zur Förderung der Integration der Familienmitglieder. | | |

2. Vorbehalten bleibt die Prüfung von weiteren kommunalen Einbürgerungsvoraussetzungen.

3. Die Gemeinde eröffnet den Entscheid samt Kostenspruch der sich um Einbürgerung bewerbenden Person sowie nach Eintritt der Rechtskraft dem kantonalen Bürgerrechtsdienst zusammen mit dem um die von ihr durchgeführten Abklärungen ergänzten Erhebungsbericht.

Decision on the Granting of Cantonal Citizenship

1 If, in the assessment of the cantonal citizenship service, the formal and

material naturalization requirements that have been examined are met,

it forwards the application together with the cantonal assurance of

naturalization to the Staatssekretariat für Migration (SEM).

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2 The Government Council grants cantonal citizenship upon receipt of the

Confederation's naturalization permit, subject to the existence of new

facts in accordance with Article 14 paragraph 2 of the Federal Citizenship

Act (BüG)6).

3 If the material naturalization criteria are not met or are no longer met, the

Government Council, upon application by the cantonal citizenship service

and after granting the right to be heard, issues a negative decision.

4 In case the matter becomes moot, the cantonal citizenship service

charges costs and writes off the cantonal procedure.

Fees

1 The fee for processing and handling an application for the granting of cantonal

citizenship is determined based on the incurred administrative effort; it

amounts to a maximum of 1000 Swiss Francs per application.

2 The cantonal fee according to paragraph 1 can be increased by half if the

processing of an application demonstrably results in an exceptionally high

effort, particularly with a large number of family members to be naturalized.

3 The fee for processing and handling an application for the granting of communal

citizenship is determined based on the incurred administrative effort and

amounts to a maximum of 2100 Swiss Francs per person.

4 The Canton and the Municipality each handle the collection of their fees

independently.

3. Naturalization of Swiss Nationals

Naturalisation Requirements, Documents

1 Swiss citizens who apply for admission to municipal or cantonal citizenship live in orderly circumstances if they have no entries in their criminal record extract for private individuals and no impediments exist in accordance with Article 4, paragraph 1.

2 The person applying for naturalisation must in particular procure the following documents and enclose them with the application to the cantonal citizenship service

a. the civil status certificates;

b. the certificates regarding the duration of residence required under cantonal law;

c. a private criminal record extract for persons who have reached the age of 18;

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d. a debt enforcement register extract no older than one month;

e. a certificate from the cantonal tax office confirming the payment of taxes;

f. where applicable, a declaration as to whether previous citizenships will be renounced.

3 The naturalisation authorities may carry out further suitable and necessary investigations.

Fees

1 The canton's fee for processing and handling an application concerning the grant of cantonal citizenship shall be assessed according to the incurred processing effort; it shall not exceed CHF 400 per person.

2 The municipality's fee for processing and handling an application concerning the grant of communal citizenship shall not exceed CHF 300 per person.

3 For all other matters, Article 13 paragraph 4 applies mutatis mutandis.

4. Facilitated naturalization in accordance with federal law

Erroneously Assumed Swiss Citizenship

1 The person concerned shall receive, in application of Article 22 of the Citizenship Act, the Glarus municipal citizenship that they previously erroneously possessed according to the most recent register entry.

2 If the citizenship of a Glarus municipality was not already entered in the register, the person concerned shall receive citizenship in descending order from

a. the municipality responsible for the error;

b. the last municipality of residence;

c. the municipality of the last stay;

d. the municipality of Glarus.

3 The canton shall hear the municipality concerned beforehand.

5. Re-naturalization

Hearing of the Municipality

1 The cantonal citizenship service hears the municipality before it takes a position with the Confederation in accordance with

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6. Ascertainment Procedure

Competence and Hearing

1 The Government Council decides in accordance with Article 43 of the BüG on the possession of Swiss, cantonal, and communal citizenship, when this is questionable.

2 The Canton shall hear the affected municipality beforehand.

3 For the processing of an application for the determination of citizenship, Article 13 applies by analogy.

7. Honorary Citizenship

Kumulation, Kostenlosigkeit

1 Honorary citizenship can also be conferred upon a person who already possesses

cantonal or communal citizenship.

2 Honorary citizenship is conferred free of charge.

8. Loss of cantonal or communal citizenship by

official decree

Release from Citizenship

1 The written application must be submitted to the cantonal citizenship service, unless the municipality alone is responsible for its processing.

2 The cantonal citizenship service determines the documents to be submitted.

3 Minor children who have reached the age of 16 are only included in the release of their parents, under whose parental care they stand, if they consent in writing to the release.

4 For the processing of an application for release from citizenship, the canton levies a fee of 150 Swiss francs; Article 13 paragraph 2 applies mutatis mutandis.

**9. Competencies of the Cantonal Authorities**

Government Council

1 The Government Council is materially competent to decide on

a. the granting and refusal of cantonal citizenship;

b. the determination of citizenship in accordance with Article 18;

c. the granting of honorary cantonal citizenship.

Department of Security and Justice

1 The Department of Security and Justice is the department responsible for naturalization matters and for supervising municipal naturalization authorities.

2 In particular, it is responsible for decisions concerning

a. nullification in accordance with Article 36 paragraph 3 of the Federal Naturalization Act (BüG) and Article 11 of the Cantonal Naturalization Ordinance (KBÜG);

b. release from citizenship of the Canton of Glarus, in particular in accordance with Article 37 paragraph 2 BüG;

c. consent to the withdrawal of cantonal and communal citizenship by the Confederation in accordance with Article 42 BüG.

3 It is also responsible for administrative tasks in the area of naturalization that are not assigned to any other cantonal authority.

Cantonal Citizenship Service

1 The Cantonal Citizenship Service is the coordinating authority in the naturalization procedure and the liaison office for the other involved authorities.

2 It is responsible for drafting the investigation report, subject to supplements by the municipality regarding its own clarifications concerning the naturalization requirements.

3 The Cantonal Citizenship Service instructs the procedures, prepares the decisions for the attention of the Government Council and the Department of Security and Justice, and closes cantonal procedures due to their having become moot.

4 It represents the interests of the canton at hearings in procedures concerning facilitated naturalization according to Articles 20–25 and Article 51-51a of the Citizenship Act (BüG) and concerning re-naturalization according to Articles 26–29 BüG.

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