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Switzerland

Official bodies for rights and civic participation, by topic.

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Last checked
23 October 2026

01Where to start

The steps of the guide, each with this country’s official bodies.

  1. Find public services

    The government portal is the starting point for official information.

    • ch.ch Federal Chancellery Verified
    • admin.ch Federal Council Verified

  2. Know your rights

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  3. Raise a complaint

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    No body is checked for this step here yet.

  4. Follow your parliament

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  5. Vote where you may

    Election bodies set out who may vote and how to register.

  6. Have your say

    Consultations and petitions are official routes to comment on new laws and policies.

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  7. Become a citizen

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02Official bodies by topic

Each entry links to the body’s own site.

  • Government portalNationalGovernment

    ch.ch

    ch.ch

    Federal Chancellery

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  • Government portalNationalGovernment

    admin.ch

    admin.ch

    Federal Council

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  • ParliamentNationalGovernment

    The Swiss Parliament

    parlament.ch

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  • ElectionsNationalPublic body

    Votes and elections

    ch.ch

    ch.ch

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  • Consultations and petitionsNationalGovernment

    Consultation procedures

    fedlex.admin.ch

    Fedlex, Federal Chancellery

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03Services

Public and community services from the country services directory.

  • CitizenshipNationalGovernment

    Naturalisation

    sem.admin.ch

    SEM

    Conditions and steps for Swiss citizenship.

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  • Legal help and discriminationNationalGovernment

    Service for Combating Racism

    frb.admin.ch

    Federal Department of Home Affairs

    Information and a list of advice centres for people who face racism.

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04Official updates

Open consultations

Forming No official source is registered for this place yet.

Government announcements

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Source: United Nations (UN News)

05Shared by members

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Organisations, services, resources and public places shared by members, each linked to its official site.

Guides

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Organisations, services, resources and public places shared by members, each linked to its official site.

06Learn in the Academy

Courses and disciplines of the Academy on the subject of this page.

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07Elsewhere on the network

  • IDCDC

    Switzerland

    The country programme.

  • Academy

    Switzerland

    School and study: official bodies.

  • Heritage

    Switzerland

    Heritage, archives and museums: official bodies.

  • Research

    Switzerland

    Statistics, data and archives: official bodies.

  • Opportunities

    Switzerland

    Work, study and enterprise: official bodies.

  • Development

    Switzerland

    Preparedness, health and livelihoods: official bodies.

  • News and Events

    Switzerland

    Official announcements: sources.

08How we check

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Cite this page
APA

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. (2026). Switzerland. iranians.global. https://iranians.global/civic/directory/switzerland/

Chicago

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. 2026. “Switzerland.” iranians.global. https://iranians.global/civic/directory/switzerland/.

BibTeX
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	author = {{Iranian Diaspora Cooperation \& Development Council}},
	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {Switzerland},
	url = {https://iranians.global/civic/directory/switzerland/},
	howpublished = {https://iranians.global/civic/directory/switzerland/},
}

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