After a permit has been granted, the authorities will regularly check that the study plan submitted is being strictly followed. This problem affects cases where the authorisation is ending or being renewed.
Legal basis: Art. 27 para. 1 let. c FNIA In every application (including those for renewal), students must demonstrate that they have sufficient financial resources to live in Switzerland without needing to rely on social assistance. Note that even if a student has...
Legal basis: Art. 27 para. 1 let. b and Art. 24 FNIA According to the law, students must have appropriate accommodation. This requirement is in fact one of the FNA’s general conditions for issuing all kinds of residence permits. The concept of appropriate...
The SEM’s approval is not, in concrete terms, a condition for issuing a permit. It is rather a special and additional procedure for nationals of certain countries viewed as representing a “high risk” of “circumventing the legal regulations on...
Legal basis: Art. 27 para. 3 FNIA in conjunction with Art. 5 para. 2 FNIA Until 31 December 2010, students had to provide assurance that they would leave Switzerland (Art. 27 para. d (former) FNIA). This obligation was lifted after a parliamentary initiative aiming to...
According to the SEM, “if the applicant comes from a region to which forced repatriation would be difficult, if not impossible, the requirements must be increased accordingly”1. The list of readmission agreements concluded by Switzerland can be consulted...