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LIFE EVENTS · MIGRATION LAW CONSEQUENCES

Life events

Marriage, birth, separation, loss of employment, change of canton – each event alters the residence status. The consequences in each case.

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Marriage to a Swiss national.

Facilitated naturalisation, B residence permit, family member according to art. 42 FNIA.

Divorce — art. 50 FNIA

Right of residence following divorce. Three-year rule, domestic violence, integration.

Loss of job.

Consequences for B, L and G permits. Unemployment insurance and requirements for extension.

01Marriage to a Swiss national.Facilitated naturalisation, B residence permit, family member according to art. 42 FNIA.

02Marriage to nationals of third countries.Family reunification, requirements, cantonal practice according to art. 44 FNIA.

03Family reunification · Swiss nationalWho can apply for family reunification, within what time limit, and with what supporting documents?

04Divorce — art. 50 FNIARight of residence following divorce. Three-year rule, domestic violence, integration.

05Loss of job.Consequences for B, L and G permits. Unemployment insurance and requirements for extension.

06Change of job.Registration requirements, cantonal approval, AFMP versus third countries.

07Birth of a child.Derivation of status, registration of arrival, and issue of a permit to the newborn.

08Death of the main character.Consequences for family members — Right of residence under art. 50 / hardship case.

09Change of canton — art. 37 LEIRequirements, procedures and grounds for refusal when changing one’s place of residence.

10hardship case — art. 30 FNIACriteria, cantonal practice, SEM approval, FAC case law.

11Schengen overstaySanctions, re-entry ban, calculation of the 90/180-day period.

12Revocation — art. 62/63 FNIAGrounds for revocation, principle of proportionality, right of appeal.

13Proof of language proficiency.fide, GER levels, recognised diplomas — cantonal requirements.

14Enforcement and stay.When debts become relevant under migration law — practice and limitations.

15Sibling reunification.Why there is no legal entitlement — hardship case as the only option.