Swiss Citizenship Act
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The Swiss Citizenship Act is the primary federal law that governs how Swiss nationality is acquired, lost, and restored, including rules for naturalization and citizenship by descent.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swiss Citizenship Act canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swiss federal law
ⓘ
nationality law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Swiss nationals
ⓘ
foreign nationals seeking Swiss citizenship ⓘ |
| basedOnPrinciple | jus sanguinis ⓘ |
| concerns |
legal status of naturalized persons in Switzerland
ⓘ
obligations of Swiss citizens ⓘ rights of Swiss citizens ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| defines |
competences of federal, cantonal and communal authorities in citizenship matters
ⓘ
conditions for Swiss naturalization ⓘ conditions for citizenship by descent ⓘ grounds for loss of Swiss nationality ⓘ procedures for restoration of Swiss nationality ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | federal rules on Swiss nationality ⓘ |
| governsStatus |
Swiss citizen
ⓘ
Swiss national ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | Swiss Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShortName | SCA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Swiss federal authorities
ⓘ
cantonal authorities in Switzerland ⓘ communal authorities in Switzerland ⓘ |
| language |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
citizenship law
ⓘ
public law ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide a uniform legal framework for Swiss nationality
ⓘ
to regulate acquisition and loss of Swiss citizenship ⓘ |
| regulates |
acquisition of Swiss citizenship
ⓘ
citizenship by descent in Switzerland ⓘ conferral of Swiss citizenship at birth ⓘ facilitated naturalization in Switzerland ⓘ loss of Swiss citizenship ⓘ loss of Swiss citizenship through annulment ⓘ loss of Swiss citizenship through release ⓘ naturalization procedures in Switzerland ⓘ ordinary naturalization in Switzerland ⓘ reacquisition of Swiss citizenship ⓘ restoration of Swiss citizenship ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Swiss Federal Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cantonal citizenship laws ⓘ communal citizenship regulations ⓘ |
| scope | federal level ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Swiss immigration and integration policy
ⓘ
Swiss nationality law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.