Hi tgpt

According to the advice we have been given, yes, the law should give same rights with regard to taxation (not that this is necessarily an advantage!) and inheritance, BUT the local implementation is not yet ready in all cantons and it may actually be 1-2 years before the cantonal inheritance legislation is in place in all cantons.

My partner and I are "registered partners" in Denmark and this is recognized by the Swiss, but the bureaucracy of having it actually registered here seems a bit difficult to sort out! Until now the Swiss embassy in Denmark has confrimed our registration to the Federal authorities. Now, it seems, we ned to have it registered in Basel, because my partner is a Swiss citizen from Basel, and only then can it be registered in Vaud where we are living.

I would be interested in hearing your experience, if you have come any further since you posted the message.