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Community in Switzerland

The community in Switzerland: services that help people here, ways to take part in public life, the Chapter that is forming and the spaces where members ask, propose and decide together.

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Community in Switzerland

The community in Switzerland: services that help people here, ways to take part in public life, the Chapter that is forming and the spaces where members ask, propose and decide together.

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Academy126 courses, none open for enrolment yetCivic3 campaigns, 5 programmesHeritage116 days to keep, 40 chronology entriesNews88 approved sources, no confirmed events yetChaptersforming. None is recognised yet
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The community in Switzerland

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Chapter not yet recognisedChapter not yet recognised. Members propose a Chapter, and the charter sets how it is recognised.
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Community services17 public and community services for people in Switzerland, each checked at its official page
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EventsNone confirmed yet. An event is shown once its organiser confirms it.
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Courses5 courses in the languages of the community here. None is open for enrolment yet.
Numbers come from the published records, never from members. Nothing about any member is shown on this page.
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Community services in Switzerland

17 services · 5 needschecked 2026-10-23
Arrive and settle8 services

Status, settlement, recognition of qualifications, the host language and citizenship.

State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)Entry, residence, asylum and citizenship in Switzerland.Arrival and statusSwitzerlandSEMchecked 2026-10-23
Open
ch.chOfficial information on living in Switzerland.Arrival and statusSwitzerlandSwiss Confederation and cantonschecked 2026-10-23
Open
IntegrationCantonal integration programmes and where to find local advice.Settlement and integrationSwitzerlandSEMchecked 2026-10-23
Open
City of GenevaThe city's official portal for local services.Settlement and integrationGenevaVille de Genèvechecked 2026-10-23
Open
Canton of Basel-StadtThe canton's official portal, including migration and integration services.Settlement and integrationBasel-StadtKanton Basel-Stadtchecked 2026-10-23
Open
Recognition of foreign qualificationsRecognition of qualifications from abroad for regulated professions.Recognition of qualificationsSwitzerlandState Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)checked 2026-10-23
Open
Swiss ENICLevel confirmations for higher education qualifications from abroad, for jobs in non-regulated professions.Recognition of qualificationsSwitzerlandswissuniversitieschecked 2026-10-23
Open
NaturalisationConditions and steps for Swiss citizenship.CitizenshipSwitzerlandSEMchecked 2026-10-23
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Protection and rights4 services

Asylum and protection, legal aid and help against discrimination.

Asylum procedureHow the asylum procedure works in Switzerland.Asylum and refugee protectionSwitzerlandSEMchecked 2026-10-23
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Swiss Refugee Council (OSAR/SFH)Information and advice for refugees and people seeking asylum.Asylum and refugee protectionSwitzerlandSwiss Refugee Councilchecked 2026-10-23
Open
UNHCR SwitzerlandThe UN Refugee Agency office in Switzerland.Asylum and refugee protectionSwitzerlandUNHCRchecked 2026-10-23
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Service for Combating RacismInformation and a list of advice centres for people who face racism.Legal help and discriminationSwitzerlandFederal Department of Home Affairschecked 2026-10-23
Open
Health and care2 services

Health and mental health, disability, elders and emergencies.

Die Dargebotene HandFree, anonymous emotional support. Phone 143.Health and mental healthSwitzerlandDie Dargebotene Handchecked 2026-10-23
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112, 117, 118, 144Call 112 in any emergency. Call 117 for the police, 118 for fire and 144 for an ambulance.Emergency numbersSwitzerlandch.chchecked 2026-10-23
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Family, youth and learning2 services

Families and women, young people, schools, universities and the heritage language.

Victim support (Opferhilfe)Free, confidential support for victims of violence.Family and womenSwitzerlandSwiss Conference of Cantonal Social Directorschecked 2026-10-23
Open
147Free, confidential support for children and young people. Phone 147.Young peopleSwitzerlandPro Juventutechecked 2026-10-23
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Work, money and home1 service

Employment and enterprise, banking and digital access, housing.

Job-RoomThe public job platform and regional employment centres.Work and businessSwitzerlandState Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)checked 2026-10-23
Open
Links and names only: each service is described in its own words and checked against its official page. No service is recorded for Switzerland itself yet, so the services of Switzerland are shown. Emergency: call the local emergency number.
All 17 public bodies in Switzerland

Take part where you live

4 official channels

The country · Switzerland

With the network

  • The community here

    Join or help form the local unit, under the charter's non-partisan rules.

  • Civic

    Rights literacy, newcomer guides, media literacy and structured dialogue.

  • Add a public body or service

    Share an official office or service that helps people here; a steward checks it first.

Who may vote, petition or take part is set by the law of each place. Read it at the official source. The network informs and never endorses a party, candidate or campaign.

Community spaces

6 · public to read
  • Groups

    Working groups. A signed-in member sees the ones they can join.

    Members
  • Open calls

    Calls for input: structured responses by a deadline.

    Matters
  • Proposals

    Proposals the community discusses and decides on the record.

    Matters
  • Discussions

    Questions and discussions, public to read.

    Matters
  • Peer review

    Requests for review by peers.

    Review
  • Commons

    Questions, proposals, projects and peer help. Opens on the community's own pages.

    Commons
What each space holds is shown at its own address. Profiles and groups open after sign-in.
The community hub

Courses for people here

5 in the languages of Switzerland
No course is open for enrolment yet. Outlines are ready to read.
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News and notices around Switzerland

6 latest · approved sources only
Only items whose approved source names this place. Headline, date and link. We copy nothing.

Law and rights

official sources · 11 links · 1 watched instruments

This page is a research resource about Switzerland. It is written for researchers, institutions and stakeholders who study or work on Switzerland, wherever they are. It does not offer goods or services to people in Switzerland, and it takes no position on the status, borders, names or government of any country or territory.

The country · Switzerland

International bodies that apply here (7)
Laws and rules the network follows here (1)
Information, not legal advice. Each link goes to the official source; read the law there, and ask a qualified lawyer about your situation. Sources checked 2026-11-13.