But, as @nabalzbhf mentioned below, this must be outdated, because…
«Staatsangehörige von Staaten, mit denen Niederlassungsvereinbarungen bestehen (Ziff. 0.2.1.3.2 und Anhang «Liste der Niederlassungs- vereinbarungen, die einen Anspruch auf Erteilung der Niederlassungsbewilligung einräumen»), müssen wegen der Rechtsprechung des BGer (Urteil BGer 2C_881/2021 vom 9. Mai 2022 E. 4.2. und 4.3) die Sprachkompetenzen ebenfalls nachweisen.»
There used to be bilateral contracts. 5 years for some countries, 10 years for others, including EU countries. Have you confirmed the 5 year requirements applies? Otherwise, just give the migration office a call.
I think so, but I haven’t researched. Unlike for naturalization, I think there’s no requirement to have lived in the same place for x years. Check the official web sites, they often include simple summaries of the laws. Or, again, ask migration office or local Gemeinde. They can be a great and helpful ressource to get an answer.
Whether moving regionally just to get a simpler language test for this permit is up to you, of course.
I can confirm that in Geneva they are asking for that language proof.
I’m from Portugal (so, in the “friendly” list) and I’m moving next month from a B permit to a C one. And I had to do an exam (FIDE) where I had to take at least A1 in writing and A2 in speaking… I have to say that it was kind of easy and at the end I got B1 on both.
It’s pretty sure they will ask, right now is the transitory period. Between now and May 2023 seems to depend on cantons (e.g. Geneva above already asked, I’ve seen some mention of May 2023 in iirc Vaud).
Greetings to my fellow countryman, keep in mind that for citizens of new (potentially dangerous ) EU member states, application for settlement permit after 5y is granted on exception basis - you will have to prove your integration, language skill is only of the requirements, I recommend joining some club as well.
I will be applying for C after 5y in October in City of Zürich, hopefully everything will be fine there.
I have read in one FB expat group that in some conservative Gemeindes they might ask for stuff like which newspaper are you subscribing etc. (yes even for C, and right answer in this case is Weltwoche ), my parents were not given C earlier because they are not member of any Verein (conservative mountain gemeinde)
Im gonna have to disappoint you here - for Slovak nationals and nationals of other member countries that joined at the same time, the waiting period is 10 years. And you need to speak French for Vaud permit. You can build your case and ask for an earlier assignment of permanent residency (permit C), but for that they will likely expect you to speak French at even higher level (like B1) and show exemplary inclusion into the life of your canton. And the nationality process is not a walk in the park either
FYI. I sent an e-mail to the Migrationsamt in Zürich, obviously in my best German , asking whether the renewal would be subject to the new language requirements. Quote:
Die Voraussetzung bzgl. Sprachzertifikat gilt deshalb nur für die erstmalige Erteilung der Niederlassungsbewilligung, nicht aber für die Verlängerung der Kontrollfrist.
Obviously this is “just” a response from a civil servant working there, i.e. it has no legal value. However, for me it’s enough not to do a language course before I receive the Verfallsanzeige, which I presume will have the exact requirements.
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How large do you estimate the probability that they’ll ask for at least that KDE?
) EU member states, application for settlement permit after 5y is granted on exception basis - you will have to prove your integration, language skill is only of the requirements, I recommend joining some club as well.
, asking whether the renewal would be subject to the new language requirements. Quote: