Ordinance on Fees for Foreigners' Law Matters

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Fees Ordinance under Foreigners Law

(of 7 January 2011)1,2

The Security Directorate,

based on the Ordinance of the Federal Council on Fees under the

Foreign Nationals and Integration Act of 24 October 2007 (GebV-AIG17)8

as well as on the Cantonal Fees Ordinance for Administrative

Authorities of 30 June 19665,

decrees

1. General Provisions

1.1

Levy of Fees

A fee must be paid by anyone who requests a service.

Only the fees listed below may be levied.

1.217 Fees for Refusals

The fees for refusals and for proceedings that are closed as

moot or resolved by non-admission correspond to those for

granted permits. They include, in particular, the fees for the

granting, issuance, and delivery of permits, as well as those

for the collection and recording of data for the foreign national's

identity card. These are offset against the advance payment to

be collected according to section 1.8. This also applies to visa

fees (section 5.6).

1.317 Third-Party Liability

1.4

1.5

Persons who have submitted an application for the foreign

national are jointly and severally liable with them for the payment

of fees. Mandated legal representatives are exempt from this

liability.

Individual Fee

The fee rates apply to individuals. Each family member is

considered an individual.

Group Fee

For decisions and services initiated jointly by more than twelve

persons, a group fee shall be levied. It shall not exceed the sum of

twelve individual fees.

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1.614 Expenses/Disbursements

1 Expenses are costs that are additionally incurred for a specific

service, namely

1.6.117 Fees for experts, for the certificate of a trusted medical

practitioner, for medical opinions and treatments, as well as

for interpreters and translations;

1.6.2 Costs for confirmations, certificates, debt enforcement

register extracts, photocopies, and other documents;

1.6.3 Costs for inquiries abroad;

1.6.417 Postage and telephone costs;

1.6.5 Costs for work performed by third parties.

2 These costs are charged in addition to the fee, unless

expressly stipulated otherwise.

1.7 Due Date

1 Fees and expenses become due

1.7.1 upon notification to the obligated party;

1.7.2 in case of an appeal, upon the legal finality of the decision

of the last instance.

2 The payment period is 30 days from the invoice date or from

the legal finality of the decision of the last instance.

1.814 Collection

Fees and expenses for a permit are generally collected in

advance. For other official acts subject to charges, they are

collected by invoice. In justified cases (domicile/seat abroad,

payment arrears, etc.), they may be invoiced cash on delivery or

an advance payment may be required.

1.914 Reduction and Waiver of Fees

1.9.1 General

In justified cases, fees may be reduced or waived.

1.9.2 Waiver

1 Fee-exempt permits are granted to

1.9.2.1 Holders of diplomatic, service, or special

passports, regardless of the purpose of their stay

or travel.

1.9.2.2 Federal scholarship holders or scholarship

holders of international organizations and of

bilateral or multilateral technical cooperation

(cf. Art. 13 para. 1 lit. d–f GebV-AIG17).

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1.9.2.4

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Workers in voluntary rural service, provided that

placement is arranged by Agriviva, Postfach 1538,

8401 Winterthur.

Persons coming to Switzerland on official

mission (e.g., members of foreign

administrations for the duration of their official

activity, such as acceptance officers, teachers

with the explicit assignment to teach children of

foreign workers of the same nationality who have

moved to Switzerland, etc.). Their spouses and

unmarried children under 18 years of age are

exempt from fees if they do not engage in any

gainful activity.

Newly arrived asylum seekers during the first

six months.

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1.9.2.5

1.9.2.6

Refugees recognized by the State Secretariat

for Migration (SEM) and provisionally admitted

refugees, regardless of whether they are gainfully

employed or unemployed, upon first issuance.

1.9.2.7

Persons granted temporary protection by the

Federal Council, regardless of whether they are

gainfully employed or unemployed, upon first

issuance.

1.9.2.8

The authorization for visa issuance for foreign

nationals who are married to a Swiss citizen or

live in a registered partnership.

1.9.2.9

Members of the Olympic Committee.

1.9.2.10 Short-stay, residence, settlement, and cross-

border commuter permits for EU/EFTA

nationals, provided that an assurance as per

section 2.1 below is available.

2 The fee exemption refers to the permit fee (section 2) and

the recording of data for the foreign national's identity card

(section 5.2). Persons who receive a foreign national's

identity card in credit card format must pay the fee for the

issuance of the foreign national's identity card (section 5.1)

and the delivery fee (section 5.11.6).17

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1.9.3 Reduction

For unmarried children under 18 years of age, a reduced

fee is generally levied.

1.1013 Family members of Swiss citizens from states that are not

members of the EU or EFTA and who exercise their right to free

movement receive a biometric foreign national's identity card. The

same fee rates apply as for foreign nationals who can invoke the

Agreement on Free Movement.

1.1113 The fee for data processing in the Central Migration System

(ZEMIS; Art. 10 para. 2 GebV-AIG17) is included in the fee rates

of sections 2–5.

2. Entry/Stay/Settlement

2.1 Assurance of a Permit, Authorization for Visa Issuance

2.1.1 AIG17 CHF 95.00

Unmarried children under 18 years CHF 40.00

2.1.2 EU/EFTA14 CHF 65.00

Unmarried children under 18 years CHF 30.00

2.1.316 Extension of the assurance of a

permit, authorization for visa issuance CHF 40.00

2.214 Processing of applications for entry permits,

if the entry permit is to be issued by the SEM

2.2.1 AIG17 CHF 95.00

Unmarried children under 18 years CHF 40.00

2.2.2 EU/EFTA14 CHF 65.00

Unmarried children under 18 years CHF 30.00

2.314 Settlement Permit (AIG17 and EU/EFTA)

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2.3.112 Issuance

2.3.1.1 AIG17 CHF 95.00

Unmarried children under 18 years CHF 40.00

2.3.1.2 EU/EFTA14 CHF 95.00

Unmarried children under 18 years CHF 30.00

2.3.2 Extension of the control period

Unmarried children under 18 years

CHF 65.00

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2.3.3 Maintenance of the settlement permit

CHF 95.00

Unmarried children under 18 years

CHF 40.00

2.3.4 Extension of the period during which the

settlement permit remains valid in case of

absence abroad

CHF 65.00

Unmarried children under 18 years

CHF 30.00

2.4

Short-Stay, Residence, and Cross-Border Commuter Permits

2.4.1 Issuance

2.4.1.1

AIG17

CHF 95.00

Unmarried children under 18 years

CHF 40.00

2.4.1.2

EU/EFTA14

CHF 65.00

Unmarried children under 18 years

CHF 30.00

2.4.1.3

EU/EFTA14, if assurance (section 2.1)

is available

Free of charge

2.4.2 Extension

2.4.2.1

AIG17

CHF 75.00

Unmarried children under 18 years

CHF 40.00

2.4.2.2

EU/EFTA 14

CHF 65.00

Unmarried children under 18 years

CHF 30.00

2.514 Commencement of employment, consent, change of

canton, employment, and profession

2.5.1 AIG17

CHF 95.00

Unmarried children under 18 years

CHF 40.00

2.5.217 EU/EFTA

CHF 65.00

2.614

Work confirmation for artists

CHF 95.00

2.713

ID card Ci for gainfully employed spouses and children

of members of foreign representations or

intergovernmental organizations (IO)

2.7.1 Issuance AIG17 and EU/EFTA

CHF 95.00

Unmarried children under 18 years

CHF 40.00

2.7.2 Extension AIG17 and EU/EFTA

CHF 75.00

Unmarried children under 18 years

CHF 40.00

2.7.3 Change of canton, employment, and profession AIG17 CHF 95.00

Unmarried children under 18 years

CHF 40.00

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3. Warning, Threat, Revocation of Permit

3.114 Warnings or threat of revocation of the

residence or settlement permit

3.214 Revocation of the residence or settlement

permit

CHF 300.00

CHF 500.00

3.3-3.515

4. ID Card N for Asylum Seekers, ID Card F for Provisionally

Admitted Persons, and ID Card S for Persons Needing Protection

4.114 ID Card N for Asylum Seekers

1 ID cards N can be issued or extended for a maximum of one year

each time.17

2 If a family member is gainfully employed (even with partial social

assistance), the fees are borne by the ID card holders.

4.1.1 First issuance for six months

Free of charge

4.1.2 Extension (adults and children)

CHF 40.00

(if not gainfully employed: fees

to be borne by the Cantonal Social Welfare Office)

4.1.3

Commencement of employment, change of

employment and profession

CHF 40.00

4.1.4 Amendment of ID Card N

CHF 40.00

(Amendment of ref. no., surname, first name,

date of birth, nationality, address, date of entry,

activity and/or employer, or their entry, etc.

If not gainfully employed: fees to be borne by

the Cantonal Social Welfare Office)

4.1.5 Issuance of a duplicate ID card

CHF 22.00

(if not gainfully employed: fees

to be borne by the Cantonal Social Welfare Office)

4.1.6-4.1.915

4.214 ID Card F for Provisionally Admitted Persons and S for Persons

Needing Protection

ID cards F and S can be issued or extended for a maximum of

twelve months each time.

4.2.1 First issuance (ID card F for provisionally

admitted persons)

Unmarried children under 18 years

CHF 65.00

CHF 40.00

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4.2.2 First issuance (ID card F for provisionally

admitted refugees and S)

Free of charge

4.2.3 Extension (adults and children)

CHF 40.00

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4.2.5 Approval of change of canton

CHF 65.00

Unmarried children under 18 years

CHF 40.00

4.2.6 Amendment of ID Card F and S

CHF 40.00

(Amendment of ref. no., surname, first name,

date of birth, nationality, date of entry, activity

and/or employer, or their entry, etc.)

4.2.717 Amendment of address within canton

or municipality

CHF 30.00

4.2.8 Issuance of a duplicate ID card

CHF 40.00

5. Miscellaneous

5.112 Issuance of the Foreign National's Identity Card

5.1.1 AIG17

CHF 22.00

This fee is payable in addition to other fees.

5.1.2 EU/EFTA14

CHF 10.00

This fee is payable additionally to the fee for the settlement permit

(section 2.3), for the amendment of the foreign national's identity

card (section 5.3.1.2) and for the issuance of a duplicate identity

card (section 5.4.2). For unmarried children under 18 years, the

identity card fee is included.

5.1.313 ID Cards N, F, and Ci

CHF 10.00

This fee is payable in addition to other fees.

For unemployed asylum seekers (ID card N)

Fee to be borne by the Cantonal Social Welfare Office

5.217 Collection and Recording of Data

5.2.116 Collection and recording of biometric

data for the biometric foreign national's

identity card

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CHF 20.00

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5.2.216 Collection and recording of photograph

and signature for the non-biometric

foreign national's identity card

CHF 15.00

For EU/EFTA permits, this fee is only payable in addition to the fee

for the settlement permit (section 2.3), for the amendment of the

foreign national's identity card (section 5.3.1.2) and for the issuance

of a duplicate identity card (section 5.4.2). For unmarried children

under 18 years, this fee is not levied.

5.314 Mutations

5.3.1 Amendment of the foreign national's

identity card

(Amendment of ref. no., surname, first name,

date of birth, nationality, date of entry, activity

and/or employer, or their entry, etc.)

5.3.1.1 AIG17 (adults and children) CHF 40.00

5.3.1.2 EU/EFTA14 CHF 40.00

Unmarried children under 18 years CHF 30.00

5.3.1.3 Ci-ID Card

(adults and children) CHF 40.00

5.3.217 Amendment of address within canton

or municipality

5.3.2.1 AIG (adults and children) CHF 30.00

5.3.2.2 EU/EFTA CHF 30.00

Unmarried children under 18 years CHF 20.00

5.3.2.3 Ci-ID Card (adults

and children) CHF 30.00

5.3.317 Amendment of the foreign address of

cross-border commuters

5.3.3.1 AIG (adults and children) CHF 30.00

5.3.3.2 EU/EFTA CHF 30.00

Unmarried children under 18 years CHF 20.00

5.412 Issuance of a duplicate ID card

5.4.1 AIG17 (adults and children) CHF 40.00

5.4.2 EU/EFTA14 CHF 40.00

Unmarried children under 18 years CHF 30.00

5.4.313 Ci-ID Card (adults and children) CHF 40.00

5.5 Obtaining a criminal record extract from the

home country CHF 25.00

Unmarried children under 18 years CHF 12.50

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5.6 Visa

5.6.1 Extension of a Schengen visa

CHF 45.00

Children under 6 years

Free of charge

5.6.2 Examination of the visa application or the

application for visa extension by the Migration Office CHF 45.00

5.6.3 Issuance of the return visa

CHF 90.00

Children between 6 and 12 years

CHF 50.00

Children under 6 years

Free of charge

5.714 Declaration of Commitment for foreign nationals requiring a visa

5.7.1 Confirmation by the municipality

(solvency check)

CHF 30.00

5.7.2 Confirmation by the Migration Office

(visa stamping, forwarding to SEM).

If multiple persons from the same family

are processed simultaneously, the fee

is levied only once.

CHF 30.00

5.7.3 Confirmation by the Migration Office, if

legal entities act as guarantors

(visa stamping, forwarding to SEM)

CHF 40.00

5.7.4 Express surcharge: overriding the

recommendation to the Swiss representation

within 24 hours

CHF 50.00

5.8

Declaration of Commitment for foreign nationals not

requiring a visa

CHF 40.00

5.9

Reconsideration in first-instance proceedings up to

This fee may only be levied if the first-instance decision

suffers from a defect for which the applicant is primarily

responsible (cf. § 13 para. 2 sentence 2 of the

Administrative Justice Act of 24 May 19593).

CHF 300.00

5.10 Confirmations and information outside of an

application process for confirmations issued upon

special request or for written information in the private

interest of the applicant up to

5.11

Urgent processing, postage, reminders, photocopies

5.11.1 Surcharge for urgent processing

of a matter

5.11.2 Express surcharge (postage)

CHF 200.00

50% of the fee

Based on actual cost

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5.11.3 Information copy to employer

(including postage and shipping)

CHF 10.00

5.11.4 Reminder for a due payment

(including postage and shipping)

– 1st payment reminder

CHF 10.00

– 2nd payment reminder

CHF 20.00

– 3rd payment reminder

CHF 30.00

5.11.5 Photocopies or printouts from the

electronic dossier

– Unit price up to ten copies

CHF 1.00

– Each additional copy

CHF 0.50

5.11.6 Delivery of the foreign national's identity card

(postage and shipping)

CHF 5.00

5.12 Processing of applications for the issuance

of Swiss travel documents and forwarding to

the Confederation (including postage)

CHF 30.00

5.1314 Confirmation of residence status and personal

details for the attention of the civil registry office

CHF 40.00

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Annex I and II15

1 OS 66, 73; Justification see ABI 2011, 120.

2 Entry into force: 24 January 2011.

3 LS 175.2.

4 LS 681.

5 LS 682.

6 SR 142.20.

7 SR 142.201.

8 SR 142.209.

9 SR 143.5.

10 SR 192.12.

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11 Inserted by Decree of 16 February 2011 (OS 66, 231; ABI 2011, 547). In

force since 1 March 2011.

12 Version according to Decree of 16 February 2011 (OS 66, 231; ABI 2011, 547). In

force since 1 March 2011.

13 Inserted by Decree of 20 June 2016 (OS 71,359; AB1 2016-07-01). In force

since 1 November 2016.

14 Version according to Decree of 20 June 2016 (OS 71, 359; AB1 2016-07-01). In Force

since 1 November 2016.

15 Repealed by Decree of 20 June 2016 (OS 71, 359; ABI 2016-07-01). In

force since 1 November 2016.

16 Inserted by Decree of 25 November 2019 (OS 75, 1; ABI 2019-11-29). In

force since 1 February 2020.

17 Version according to Decree of 25 November 2019 (OS 75, 1; ABI 2019-11-29). In

force since 1 February 2020.

18 Repealed by Decree of 25 November 2019 (OS 75, 1; ABI 2019-11-29).

In force since 1 February 2020.

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