Switzerland citizenship: required documents
The documents you'll gather for Switzerland citizenship by descent, by route and by ancestor. Your exact list is generated from your lineage in the wizard.
Recognition / registration of citizenship
Confirm your parent's Swiss citizenship at your birth and register (before 25 if born abroad) via your Swiss representation / SEM.
You
- •Birth certificate
Each ancestor in the chain
- •Birth certificate
- •Marriage certificate — if_married
- •Adoption certificate / order (if applicable) — if_adopted
- •Amended birth certificate (if applicable) — if_adopted
- •Name connection / spelling-variation proof (if applicable) — if_has_name_changes
Your qualifying ancestor
- •Birth certificate
- •Marriage certificate — if_married
- •Adoption certificate / order (if applicable) — if_adopted
- •Amended birth certificate (if applicable) — if_adopted
- •Name connection / spelling-variation proof (if applicable) — if_has_name_changes
See if you qualify for Switzerland citizenship
Check your eligibility — freeNot affiliated with SEM / Cantonal authority or any government. A document-organization tool, not legal advice — always verify with the relevant authority.