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How can migrants access welfare benefits in European countries?

Nora Bardelli — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 12:45:56 +0000

Click on the image to access the interactive graphic. The findings of the ERC-funded project “Migration and Transnational Social Protection in (Post) Crisis Europe” (MiTSoPro) offer valuable insights into the conditions under which migrants can access social benefits in the EU’s 27 member states and Switzerland. This data visualization, based

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How does the migrants’ legal status evolve over time?

Indicator Admin — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:00:03 +0000

Most foreigners arrive in Switzerland with a short-term permit (L permit) or annually renewable residence permit (B permit). In the years following their arrival, they gradually progress to other, long-term types of residence status such as the settlement permit (C permit) or Swiss nationality. As one would expect, those who already hold a

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Where in Switzerland are migrants naturalized most often?

Indicator Admin — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:00:41 +0000

The average naturalization rate in Switzerland in 2020 was 1.6 %: in other words, for every 100 foreigners residing permanently in Switzerland, between one and two became naturalized during the year. Approximately 34’000 people were naturalized in Switzerland in 2020. The naturalization data for the municipalities and cantons reflects the

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How many migrants get naturalized over time?

Indicator Admin — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 11:00:14 +0000

Of the foreign nationals who immigrated to Switzerland in 1998 and have remained in the country, a total of 6% obtained Swiss nationality after five years, 22% after ten years and 53% after twenty-three years. There are huge variations in naturalization patterns depending on the country of origin: Migrants from

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What is the proportion of foreign-born populations in Switzerland and Europe?

Annique Lombard — Thu, 14 May 2020 16:08:38 +0000

Increasing diversity has become one of the main characteristics of European societies, with immigration being one of its main drivers. Between 2008 and 2023, all countries covered by EUROSTAT statistics experienced increases in the number of foreign-born residents. Switzerland, with 30% foreign-born residents in 2023, ranks third, just after the

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How does Switzerland perform in terms of citizenship acquisition?

Annique Lombard — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 06:29:21 +0000

Citizenship acquisition is widely acknowledged as a very significant indicator of immigrant populations’ integration into host societies. Since 2009, Eurostat provides annual information regarding the share of foreign residents who acquired citizenship in each European country. In 2018, the last year covered by the data, Switzerland ranks in a middle-to-top

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Which federal and cantonal laws regulate migrants’ integration?

Indicator Admin — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 16:36:52 +0000

Click on the image to access the interactive graphic. The Repository on Citizenship Law in Switzerland offers the first comprehensive, open-access and user-friendly repository of past and current legal documents on citizenship in Switzerland at the federal level and for all 26 cantons. The repository is organized around four main

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What are the conditions for access to citizenship in the Swiss cantons?

Indicator Admin — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 16:25:25 +0000

Click on the image to access the interactive graphic. The database on Citizenship Law in Switzerland summarizes the legal requirements that foreign residents must meet to be eligible for naturalization and to acquire the right to vote/stand as candidate in Switzerland’s 26 cantons as of 2017. It also describes the

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Do migrants want to become naturalized?

Indicator Admin — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 16:17:21 +0000

When asked about their desire to become naturalized, the responses of the Migration-Mobility Survey participants reveal that 22% of them expressed uncertainty, while 64 % indicated a likelihood or uncertainty. (Among this group, 8% have already completed their naturalization process or initiated it). On the other hand, 14% do not think

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How inclusive are citizenship laws in the 26 Swiss cantons?

Indicator Admin — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 16:13:01 +0000

Click on the image to access the interactive graphic. The Index on Citizenship Law in Switzerland measures the relative inclusiveness of legislation on ordinary naturalization and access to electoral rights for foreign nationals across Switzerland’s 26 cantons as of 2017. In the field of naturalization, the cantons of Zurich, Appenzell

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How inclusive are Swiss and European citizenship laws?

Indicator Admin — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 16:09:04 +0000

Click on the image to access the interactive graphic. The visualization compares the relative degree of inclusiveness of the legislation regulating access to nationality and voting rights for foreign residents and citizens abroad in European countries as of 2016. Overall, the results show that Swiss legislation is among the most

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Did federal referendums and initiatives affect immigrants’ rights?

Indicator Admin — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 16:08:54 +0000

Click on the image to access the interactive graphic. The Dataset on Migration Referendums and Initiatives compiles all 43 referendums and popular initiatives on migration-related issues that took place in Switzerland at the federal level from 1848 to 2017. Overall, the results point to a significant restrictive effect of direct

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