Eligibility criteria to obtain Swiss Nationality should be strengthened
Here:

http://translate.google.com/translat...ory%2F12543578


The project goes much further than the Federal Council wanted. Brief overview of the proposed changes:

10 years years instead of 8 years. Federal Council wanted a minimum stay of 8 years to ask the Swiss passport. The commission has raised the bar for 10 years. Compared to the current situation (12 years), however, is more lenient.

No acceleration for youth. Federal Council wanted a young person between 10 and 20 years receives a boost. Years of residence would have counted double. The commission did not want to by 14 votes against 10.

Swiss way of life. Federal Council asked the applicant to be "familiar with the living conditions in Switzerland." Commission going a bit further in Swissness requiring that it be "familiar Swiss lifestyle."


So get ready to send anonymous letter to report someone using the laundry out of their schedule

So if you're a woman, you would have to be a homemaker?

Not necessarily, but you do need to smoke like a chimney.

Hi All,
Does anyone have an idea of what kind of ability is considered to be competent official language? my german is ok to get by but not that great.
thanks

Obviously one of the 3 official languages in Switzerland...
French, German, Italian.

Obviously not the question - he was asking about the proficiency required.

The newspaper article this morning said clearly understandable in spoken and written communication. I would guess that means B2, but I don't know.

PS: I did not see "proficiency" in his post

Ok, let's try again:

Unless there are new written requirements, it does not seems to ask for any "exams" or diploma in the language. It just mention the knowledge and ability to use a language...

See that leaflet, in french, google translate it:
http://www.vd.ch/fileadmin/user_uplo...liant_Natu.pdf

PS: of course the law just changed or will change, so this is the "current" version.

You forgot the fourth official language, Romaisch.
JC

Currently the requirements are German B2. The board may require a test-certificate. So, if you are borderline, study and take the test with plenty of time before your interview - B2 exams are not given every week.

Correct.

I do, "ability".
JC

I though you were kidding, but no!!!

Switzerland has four official languages: German (63.7% total population share, with foreign residents; 72.5% of residents with Swiss citizenship, in 2000) in the north, east and centre of the country; French (20.4%; 21.0%) to the west; Italian (6.5%; 4.3%) in the south.[126] Romansh (0.5%; 0.6%), a Romance language spoken locally in the southeastern trilingual canton of Graubünden, is designated by the Federal Constitution as a national language along with German, French and Italian (Article 4 of the Constitution), and as official language if the authorities communicate with persons of Romansh language (Article 70), but federal laws and other official acts do not need to be decreed in this language.

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland

I guess I just failed the "naturalization test"

*rostii!!*
(*Rosti= some kind of Swiss insult)

Do you see those in an official document? I haven't found any-

PS: Ability is different than proficiency
So maybe you see "ability" but there's no "proficiency".

Anyway, I just misunderstood the guy, as said later.

I understood taht English was replaced for French in the Swiss Schools as the 2nd language they must learn. Why are the Immigration rules so out of tune with reality?

Source


Found this one doing a quick Google search.
JC

Maybe so (in some communities)... Each Canton, and community does what it feels necessary.

That still doesn't change the four official languages in Switzerland, where English is not one of them
JC

Thanks for the info about "proficiency" level. I need to get studying! Its good to know that B2 tests are not that frequent.

What your second language is, is irrelevant. You can't decide which language you want to use for the process.

A more accurate description is saying one needs to know the language of your town. A german who doesn't speak a word of french won't be getting the Swiss pass in Geneva, likewise a french person living in Zurich without knowing any german

Montgomery is talking about school taught languages. Not proficiency for Swiss citizenship.

Of course, it is a no-brainer that you must be proficient in the local language in which you intend to become a citizen
JC

Asking why immigration rules are so out of tune with reality in regards to the school system for me suggests the poster thinks the immigration rules should get in tune with reality and apparently some how make english relevant for the naturalisation process.

Anyway english hasn't replaced french in schools. It may have now gotten more important but french is still tought in schools