In practice, the OCPM often takes more than 15 days to decide on applications. While students are waiting for the renewal of their permit, they can keep residing in Switzerland and continue their studies. This is because Article 17 of the FNIA only applies to...
The duration of residence permits for studies is short (maximum one year). Students therefore have to apply for renewal of their permit to the cantonal migration authority (in Geneva, the OCPM). The authorities will check whether the conditions for issuing a permit...