Art. 9 Formal requirements

¹ The Confederation shall grant a naturalisation licence only if the applicant:

a.: holds a permanent residence permit when the application is made; and
b.: can prove that he or she has been resident in Switzerland for at least ten years, three of which have been in the five years prior to making the application.

² When calculating the length of residence mentioned in paragraph 1 letter b, the period that the applicant has lived in Switzerland between the ages of 8 and 18 counts as double. The actual length of residence must however amount to at least six years.

Art. 9 Premissas formalas

¹ La Confederaziun conceda la permissiun da natiralisaziun mo, sch’il petent:

a.: posseda, il mument da la dumonda, ina permissiun da domicil; e
b.: cumprova, il mument da la dumonda, ina dimora da totalmain 10 onns en Svizra, e trais da quels durant ils ultims 5 onns avant l’inoltraziun da la dumonda.

² Per calcular la durada da la dimora tenor l’alinea 1 litera b vegn il temp, ch’il petent ha vivì en Svizra tranter ses 8. e 18. onn da vita cumplenì, quintà duas giadas. La dimora effectiva sto dentant avair durà almain 6 onns.

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