Regulations establishing the alien police fees and their method of distribution between the State and the municipalities

1. The fees relating to foreign police regulations to be levied in the canton are determined within the limits provided by federal legislation.

2. Apart from procedural costs (stamp duties and postage expenses), only the fees stipulated in the present regulation may be charged.

1. The applicant, the employer, and the relatives are jointly and severally liable with the debtor for the payment of the fees.

1. The head of the department responsible for the immigration police is authorized to waive the payment of immigration police fees, in whole or in part, in special cases. He may delegate this authority to the head of the competent service division.

1. Fees Due to the Canton

a) Extension of the period during which the residence permit remains valid during absence abroad: 65 Francs

b) Issuance of a pass permit: 50 Francs

c) Application for the issuance of an excerpt from the criminal record: 25 Francs

2. For unmarried children under 18 years of age, the fee listed under letter a amounts to 30 Francs and the fee listed under letter b amounts to 12 Francs 50.

3. Also collected, subject to the cases provided for in Article 8 paragraph 4 of the GebV-AIG, is the following fee, which amounts to

a) for issuing, replacing, and any other modification of a non-biometric residence permit: 10 Francs

b) * for taking and recording the photograph and the signature for the non-biometric foreigner's permit: 15 Francs

1. Fees to be distributed between the canton and municipalities

a) Entry permit, assurance of a residence permit: 65 Swiss Francs

b) Short-term residence permit, residence permit or cross-border commuter permit or their extension: 65 Swiss Francs

c) * Permanent residence permit: 95 Swiss Francs

cbis) * Extension of the control period of the permanent residence permit: 65 Swiss Francs

d) * Other modification of a residence title or issuance of a duplicate of a residence title: 40 Swiss Francs

e) * Change of address in the Central Migration Information System (ZEMIS): 30 Swiss Francs

f) * Change of address abroad or change of postal address for cross-border commuters: 30 Swiss Francs

g) Consent: 65 Swiss Francs

2. For unmarried children under 18 years of age, the fee listed under letters a, b, c, cbis, d, and g amounts to 30 Swiss Francs, and the fee according to letters e and f amounts to 20 Swiss Francs.

3. The above fees, after deducting the fee charged by the State Secretariat for Migration for the processing of information in ZEMIS, which amounts to six Swiss Francs per case, are divided between the canton and the municipalities in a ratio of 50 percent state and 50 percent municipality.

1. The following fee is payable to the municipalities

a) Registration 25 francs

1. During the transitional phase, the following fees shall be charged

a) Residence permit EG/EFTA 350 Swiss Francs

b) Permit EG/EFTA for self-employment 350 Swiss Francs

c) Quota-based short-term residence permit EG/EFTA 150 Swiss Francs

d) Non-quota-based short-term residence permit EG/EFTA 100 Swiss Francs

e) Cross-border commuter permit 100 Swiss Francs

f) ...

g) * Refusal 100 Swiss Francs

h) * Approval 100 Swiss Francs

2. The employer is liable for the fee upon receipt of the positive preliminary decision or the refusal. The fee is payable to the canton.

1. The following fees are payable to the state

a) * Assurance of a residence permit, authorization to issue a visa, entry permit for cross-border commuters, internal assurance of the permit for initial employment: 95 Swiss Francs

b) * ...

c) Extension of the period during which the settlement permit remains valid during absence abroad: 65 Swiss Francs

d) * Re-entry visa or amendment of a visa issued by the State Secretariat for Migration or through a diplomatic or consular Swiss representation abroad: 80 Euros

e) * Review and approval of a declaration of commitment: 30 Swiss Francs

f) Issuance of a pass permit: 50 Swiss Francs

2. For unmarried children under 18 years of age, the fee according to letter a is 60 Swiss Francs. For children aged 6 to 12 years, the fee according to letter d is 40 Euros.

3. The above fees are transferred to the canton after deduction of the fee of 6 Swiss Francs per case charged by the State Secretariat for Migration for processing the data in ZEMIS.

4. Where applicable, the following fees are also charged

a) for issuing, replacing, and all other alterations of a biometric residence permit: 22 Swiss Francs

b) for issuing, replacing, and all other alterations of a non-biometric residence permit: 10 Swiss Francs

c) as well as a fee for preparing and capturing biometric data, which amounts to: 20 Swiss Francs

1. Fees to be distributed between Canton and Municipality

a) * Short-term residence permit, residence permit or cross-border commuter permit | 95 Swiss Francs

b) * Renewal of the short-term residence permit, residence permit or cross-border commuter permit | 75 Swiss Francs

c) * ...

d) * Permanent residence permit | 95 Swiss Francs

e) Extension of the control period for the permanent residence permit | 65 Swiss Francs

f) * Other modifications of a residence permit or issuance of a duplicate of a residence permit | 40 Swiss Francs

g) * Change of address in the Central Migration Information System (ZEMIS) | 30 Swiss Francs

h) * Change of employer or workplace for cross-border commuters | 95 Swiss Francs

i) * Change of address abroad for cross-border commuters | 30 Swiss Francs

j) * Renewal of provisional admission | 40 Swiss Francs

k) * ...

2. For unmarried children under 18 years of age, the fee listed under letters a, b, d, and h amounts to 60 Swiss Francs, the fee listed under letters e, f, and j amounts to 30 Swiss Francs, and the fee listed under letters g and i amounts to 20 Swiss Francs.

3. The above fees are distributed, after deducting the fees charged by the State Secretariat for Migration for processing the data present in ZEMIS, which amount to 6 Swiss Francs per case, in a ratio of 50 percent for the Canton and 50 percent for the municipalities.

1. The following fees accrue to the municipalities

a) Preliminary review of the initially submitted application for a residence permit 20 Swiss Francs

b) Registration 25 Swiss Francs

c) * Verification of a letter of commitment, in addition to the costs 10 Swiss Francs

1. The following fees shall be charged

a) Annual residence permit 500 Swiss Francs

b) Quota-based short-term residence permit 250 Swiss Francs

c) Non-quota-based short-term residence permit 100 Swiss Francs

d) Cross-border commuter permit 100 Swiss Francs

e) Permit for change of employer 100 Swiss Francs

f) ...

g) Renewal of the permit 100 Swiss Francs

h) ...

i)* Asylum seekers and persons in need of protection 50 Swiss Francs

j)* Denial 100 Swiss Francs

k)* Approval 100 Swiss Francs

2. The employer is liable for the fee upon receipt of the positive preliminary decision. The fee is allocated to the canton.

1. The following fees may be charged by both the canton and the municipalities

a) Issuance of a residence or settlement certificate 10 francs

b) Certification of official documents, address inquiries, etc., plus costs 10 francs

1. The Law on the Tariff of Costs and Compensation Before Judicial or Administrative Authorities is applicable to all other decisions.

1. All provisions contrary to this regulation, in particular the resolution on the determination of foreign police fees dated May 29, 2002, and the implementation regulation concerning the distribution method of foreign police fees to be collected between the canton and municipalities dated October 10, 1967, are hereby repealed.

2. The department responsible for security is tasked with the implementation of this regulation.

3. This regulation shall be published in the cantonal official gazette and shall enter into force on January 1, 2003.