Congrats!!! Waiting time is a crazy experience!

Congratulations! And thanks for sharing, very useful.

I had my interview & test today, so thought I would follow up to add to this thread as mine appears slightly different to others.

I was given 9 pages of written questions, though around 30 had been highlighted that I was told I needed to answer in 40 minutes. This appeared to be the list of 'standardized' questions I have read others have done elsewhere. Despite being told that I would be tested on all levels (federal, cantonal, communal) these questions more or less focused on the federal level. These questions ranged from single word / date answers, to others where I needed to write complete sentences, for example, "what does the Red Cross do?"...

The questions ranged from the easy (how many members of the Federal Council are there, 3 swiss lakes, 3 national dishes, phone numbers of emergency services, famous swiss, William Tell etc) to harder (where is the seat of the pharmaceutical industry in Switzerland, what are the values of Switzerland, obligations of Swiss etc etc) to the slightly absurd, IMHO, (who deals with issues like domestic abuse and violence?)

Bit difficult to know exactly how I did - the simple stuff was straightforward, describing the differences between referendums and popular initiatives also fine, but some of the oddball, leftfield stuff was a little weird and is not obviously covered in any of the material I was given or could find when looking for Swiss-Italian specific content.

After this, I was asked some questions relating to my integration here in Switzerland. Despite having been asked to provide a biography, I was then more or less asked the same questions - which she then typed into her computer - that I had included on this in respect to what I like to do in my free time, the sort of events etc I go to, and things around Swiss friends. Being completely honest on this latter part, it has been quite difficult in my time here to find legitimate Swiss friends. The company I worked for was about 75-80% Italian with the remainder being expats. Even in everyday meetings, for example, I have become good friends with my physiotherapist (though he is Italian), it has been difficult to find actual Swiss people. Recently I have been volunteering in an attempt to change this, but when you spend 9 hours a day in an office, or more recently at home due to the pandemic, this was tricky to provide a clear answer on - though this of course is entirely on me.

The interviewer was very friendly, spoke slowly and clearly and made clear that the answers I had written go straight to Bern for marking and they handle practically everything. So off it goes to them again, and maybe I'll hear something in the next 6-8 weeks based on the timelines of a few others in this thread. Keep you posted...

Does anyone know at what point in the process one can move to a different canton?

With Facilitated Naturalization, you can move when you want. You must juste tell to SEM. ask your municipality or Canton to be sure.
Best regards

Thank you for your response. May I ask you a question, did you receive your passport yet? I read that the design has been changed and from 1 October they will issue new passports only. Did you get a new design? Is it very different? Do you like it? I am really curious how they changed it

No sorry, I have the older !

The new design will be announced October 31st. It is very, very unlikely anyone gets the new design before that date.
https://www.fedpol.admin.ch/fedpol/d...eantragen.html

Update
26/09 : got an email saying it will take them another 2-3 months
17/10 : they write to tell me that since I just moved from ZH to AR, I am not yet in the cantonal database called ZEMIS. I called the canton and was told the waiting time can be 5months except if I pay the fast processing fee of 53.-. I paid the “Auslander Steuer” and my status is updated on the 19/10
22/10 : received the letter saying that I am provisionally Swiss, that Gemeinde and Canton have 30days to oppose the decision.

A few more weeks and I am done.
It is a mystery why it took so long.

Make sure your new Canton updates your info in the ZEMIS database.
SEM in Bern will not tell you if you are stuck.

This is extremely helpful, thank you very much for sharing. I hope you get your final letter without delay.

There is finally a video of the redesigned Swiss pass, i thought i would share for those who interested:

https://youtu.be/GeHnmA8NVmI

My husband had to renew his passport last month and was disappointed to learn that he just missed getting one of the news ones

Updating...

Early April 2022 - sent email to SEM requesting application forms
Mid April - gathered all documents required
2 May - Sent all documents to SEM
8 June - Received invoice for 900 CHF + letter confirming receipt of documents and outlining process etc. Paid invoice same day.
3 August - Received invitation for interview
6 September - Interview
22 November - received letter asking me to sign two documents: attestation that I am still married and that I am still respecting the rule of law / haven't been in trouble... Sent back same day.

One step closer...

Update on my timeline:
27 July 2022 - Dossier sent by canton to SEM
8 November 2022 - two forms to sign, sent back same day
19 November 2022 - conditional approval

Knowing that SEM is closed from December, 18 until January, 2, my final will arrive at some point in January. Unfortunately, no Christmas gift for me

You are right behind me!

Last week, I got the letter saying I was Swiss.
I can now apply for the passport.

It started in June 2021 and completed in December 2022.
Quite a shocking long time compared to the other EF new Swissies.
My wife applied for a French naturalisation and got it under 3 months.

Congrats. That's about standard, I applied in June 2016 and got it in September 2017.

Congratulations, you made it!

Hello...I just wanted to thank people who contributed to this thread. It has been very helpful. After many years , I can finally say I am a genevois
I received this week what people here call "golden letter" saying that no opposition was made from the commune.
Does this mean I can apply directly for a passport via online? Or should I wait for another communication?
Thanks a lot again for the valuable input.