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Historical Values
Year Value
2016 citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Switzerland | dual citizenship recognized: yes | residency requirement for naturalization: 12 years including at least 3 of the last 5 years prior to application
2017 citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Switzerland | dual citizenship recognized: yes | residency requirement for naturalization: 12 years including at least 3 of the last 5 years prior to application
2018 citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Switzerland | dual citizenship recognized: yes | residency requirement for naturalization: 12 years including at least 3 of the last 5 years prior to application
2019 citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Switzerland | dual citizenship recognized: yes | residency requirement for naturalization: 12 years including at least 3 of the last 5 years prior to application
2020 citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Switzerland | dual citizenship recognized: yes | residency requirement for naturalization: 12 years including at least 3 of the last 5 years prior to application
2021 citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Switzerland dual citizenship recognized: yes residency requirement for naturalization: 12 years including at least 3 of the last 5 years prior to application
2022 citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Switzerland dual citizenship recognized: yes residency requirement for naturalization: 12 years including at least 3 of the last 5 years prior to application
2023 citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Switzerland dual citizenship recognized: yes residency requirement for naturalization: 12 years including at least 3 of the last 5 years prior to application
2024 citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Switzerland dual citizenship recognized: yes residency requirement for naturalization: 12 years including at least 3 of the last 5 years prior to application
2025 citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Switzerland dual citizenship recognized: yes residency requirement for naturalization: 12 years including at least 3 of the last 5 years prior to application