1

English is not an official language of the Swiss Confederation. This translation is provided for information purposes only and has no legal force. Ordinance

on Fees under the Federal Act on Swiss Citizenship (FeeO-SCA) of 23 November 2005 (Status as on 6 december 2005) Please note: this translation does not yet include the amendments of 1.8.2016 The Swiss Federal Council, based on Article 46a of the Government and Administration Organisation Act
(GAOA) of 21 March 19971, ordains:

Art. 1

Subject matter

This Ordinance regulates the fees for first instance rulings of the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)2 in matters related to the Swiss Citizenship Act of 29 September 19523 (SCA).

Art. 2

Scope of Application of the General Fees Ordinance Where this Ordinance contains no specific provisions, the provisions of the General Fees Ordinance of 8 September 20044 apply.

Art. 3

fee rates

1

The SEM charges the following fees: francs

a. for the grant of the federal naturalisation permit to: 1. persons who at the time of the application being made have attained the age of majority 100

2. spouses who submit a joint application 150

3. persons who at the time of the application being made are minors 50

AS 2005 5239 1 SR

172.010

2

The name of this administrative unit was amended by Art. 16 para. 3 of the Publications Ordinance of 17 Nov. 2004 (SR 170.512.1), in force since 1 Jan. 2015. This amendment has been made throughout the text.

3 SR

141.0

4 SR

172.041.1

141.21

Swiss Citizenship

2

141.21

b. for simplified naturalisation under Articles 27 and 28 SCA5 450 c. for decisions on other simplified applications for citizenship as well as on the renaturalisation of persons who: 1. at the time the application is made have attained the age of majority

300

2. at the time the application is made are minors 150

d. for decisions to refuse or not to consider applications 300

e. for decisions relating to the declaration of the nullity of applications for citizenship 400

2

For minor children who are included in the naturalisation application of a parent, the SEM charges no fee.

3

In addition to the fees mentioned in paragraph 1 letters b and c, the SEM charges the following fees on behalf of the cantonal authority concerned for the following activities: francs

a. for the preparation of enquiry reports by the canton of residence, depending on the work involveda maximum of 300

b. for verifying the civil status of persons resident abroad 100

Art. 4

Fees charged by Swiss representations abroad For their services in connection with applications for citizenship, foreign representations charge fees in accordance with the Ordinance of 28 January 20046 on the Fees of Swiss Diplomatic and Consular Representations.

Art. 5

Increases and reductions in fees The fees in terms of Article 3 paragraphs 1 and 3 may be increased by up to twice the amount or reduced by up to half if the processing of the application requires considerably more work or less work than average.

Art. 6

Collection of fees

1

The SEM may charge the fees in advance, on the decision being made, or by invoice.

2

Outside Switzerland, the fees must be paid in advance in the relevant national currency. In countries that do not have a convertible currency, the fees may be levied in a different currency by agreement with the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).

3

The rates of exchange in terms of paragraph 2 are fixed by the Swiss diplomatic and consular representations in accordance with the instructions from the DFA.

5 SR

141.0

6 SR

191.11

Fees under the Federal Act on Swiss Citizenship. O 3

141.21

Art. 7

Repeal of current law The Ordinance of 2 December 19967 on Fees under the Federal Act on Citizenship is repealed.

Art. 8

Commencement This Ordinance comes into force on 1 January 2006.

7 [AS

1996 3250, 2003 4329, 2004 2903 Sec. III]

Swiss Citizenship

4

141.21