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Competencies

1 The Office for Migration (Passport Office) is responsible for issuing passports

and identity cards (Art. 4 para. 1 and 5 para. 1 AwG).

2 Identity cards without a chip can be applied for at the municipality of residence or at the Office.

3 If an identity card without a chip is applied for together with a passport, application for both documents must be submitted to the Office.

Application

1 For the purpose of submitting an application for the issuance of an identity card, the applicant must

a) appear in person at the office;

b) transmit their personal data in advance via the Internet or by telephone.

2 The office will create digital facial images. Photographs brought along in digital or paper form will not be accepted.

3 If an identity card without a chip is applied for at the municipality of residence, the applicant must appear in person at the municipality of residence. They must bring a passport photograph in paper form.

Data Processing

The police station within the meaning of Art. 12 para. 2 lit. d and e AwG is the cantonal police.

Loss

1 The loss of an identity card must be reported to the Cantonal Police immediately.

2 The identity card rendered invalid by the loss may not be reimbursed. The office shall render it unusable.

Withdrawal

1 The Office orders the withdrawal of an identity card.

2 If the Cantonal Police or another authority ascertains the existence of a ground

for withdrawal according to Art. 7 AwG, it secures the identity card and forwards

it to the Office.

Fees

1 The fees are determined according to the VAwG (Annex 2).

2 The fee revenue remaining after deduction of production costs and the federal

share for identity cards applied for at the municipality of residence accrues

to the municipality by 60%.

Repeal of Existing Law

The Ordinance on the Issuance of Identity Documents of 2 November 1959 is hereby repealed.

Entry into force

1 This Ordinance shall be published in the Official Gazette and incorporated into the Collection

of Laws.

2 It shall enter into force retrospectively on 1 March 2010.12

1 CO 22-101 with amendments of 7 February 2012 (CO 23-25), of 26 April 2016 (CO 24-65)

and of 21 August 2018 (CO 25-28).

2 SR 143.1.

3 SR 143.11.

4 Version of 7 February 2012.

5 Paras. 2 and 3 newly inserted on 7 February 2012; para. 2 in the version of 21 August 2018.

6 Paras. 1 and 2 in the version of 26 April 2016; para. 3 in the version of 21 August 2018.

7 Newly inserted on 26 April 2016, former §§ 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 become §§ 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.

8 Para. 2 newly inserted on 26 April 2016.

9 Version of 7 February 2012 (new para. 2).

10 Repealed on 7 February 2012.

11 CO 14-279.

12 OJ 2010 1139. Amendments of 7 February 2012 entered into force on 1 March 2012 (OJ 2012 372), of

26 April 2016 on 26 April 2016 (OJ 2016 1042) and of 21 August 2018 on 1 October

2018 (OJ 2018 1970).