Good to know, thanks UncleB! Hopefully that means mine isn't far behind, as I think I'm about a week after you in the process. Glad to hear that you're a step closer in this journey, thanks for keeping us updated! I'll write on here as soon as my bill comes in.

Does every Gemeinde in Kt.Zurich omits interview for persons who have studied in Switzerland or only some of them?

Just to add to this point, if one pays via QR bill, then it is impossible for the payment to go missing or be booked incorrectly. So rest assured that they did get the money and you are in the queue.

The Zurich cantonal law on citizenship has been revised this fall. Now it's only Swiss education up to and including high school that exempts one from the interview, getting tertiary education (a university degree etc.) no longer counts.

The law has been approved by the canton ZH populace May 2022, however the ordinance is still in draft phase. The consultation phase was finished 30 September 2022. The new law and new ordinance (draft) might come in force 2023.

As for now, still the old law (just a skeleton as it was incompatible with the "new" federal law from 2018), and specially the old ordinance from 2018 apply. People with tertiary education (a university degree etc.) are still exempt from the test. In all communes of canton Zurich.

You’ll get your bill this week, it will be a QR code payment. Pay it as quickly as you can. And I’ll race you to the finish line!!

Hello everyone,

This thread has been very helpful to me, therefore I wanted to thank the group and quickly update from my side on the citizenship timeline:

February 2021: Full application sent to OCPM
March 2021: bill received from OCPM and paid
December 2021: Interview with OCPM
February 2022: Communal Approval
March 2022: SEM bill
September 2022: Letter from canton about upcoming oath ceremony (probably silver letter?)

I thought Geneva didn't do silver letters, are you sure this isn't your golden letter???

Hell Uncle B,

Not sure of the difference between the two, this is a letter confirming that all is done and the answer is positive, but pending ceremony and enters into effect after the oath ceremony.

What, the letter is not plated?

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That is your golden letter. Congratulations!

Hello everyone

By accident I stumbled across the forum.A very interesting exchange!!
My congratulations to the golden letter

I have a question:

In September 2021 I submitted my application for naturalization in the city of Zurich. On December 4th I received a letter from Gemeindeamt saying that my application had been sent to the municipality where I live (Wohngemeinde Stadt Zürich). Since then I have not received any further information. It has been more than 13 months since I submitted my application and more than 10 months since I received the letter. Hence, I didn't even get an appointment for the naturalization interview. Is this a normal process in Zurich? Does anyone have experience in this regard?

Thank you very much!

That is a very long wait time (even more compared to Zurich standards). Just write your municipality and ask them (or go in person), surely somewhere they have forgot to process your files.

Or maybe your letter has been lost by postman.

Also possible, I have gotten letters from random people in my mailbox by mistake more than once in the past 6 months which is why it's important to follow-up every so often

So much for Swiss efficiency lol

Just a quick question on the passport: Mine didn't come with my signature on it...rather there is a blank line on page 01 for a signature. Do they really leave it up to you to sign your own passport???

I find it very strange that on the signature is not pre-printed like on the ID card (and my AUS passport).

Yesm you have to sign it your self. Do it. (Btw: Same with the US passport).

That's bizarre, and seems to contradict security features. For example, the signature page isn't laminated.

Got my bill today, UncleB! Paid it right away. Getting closer! Rarely have I been so excited to receive a bill in my mailbox...

For the wider group, my timeline so far in case it's useful (applying in the commune and canton of Geneva):

- Submitted application in February 2022
- Was contacted for the cantonal interview in late July 2022
- Had the cantonal interview in mid-August 2022
- Was approved by the commune (ville de Geneve) at the end of August 2022
- Received 100 CHF bill from SEM mid-October 2022

Switzerland will start issuing new passports on October 31. Redesigned and with updated security features. Let’s see if something about the signature changes.