For information related to COVID-19 and the situation in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, please visit this page or our dedicated website, which provides information in over 18 languages.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) created the website help.unhcr.org/switzerland for refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless persons in Switzerland.
This website provides relevant information, including answers to the following questions:
- Where to seek help in Switzerland
- How to apply for asylum in Switzerland
- Which rights and duties you have during and after the asylum procedure
- How to get reunited with your close family members (family reunification)
- What resettlement and a humanitarian visa is
- How to return to your home country
- How to seek recognition of being stateless
- What UNHCR’s role in Switzerland is.
Are you seeking help for relatives or friends abroad? Please visit the overview of the UNHCR’s help pages for different countries or contact directly the UNHCR country office.
This page will be continually updated.