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Switzerland: State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

The Swiss State Secretariat for Migration (SEM), formerly Federal Office for Migration (FOM), regulates the conditions under which people can enter Switzerland in order to live and work here. It also decides who will receive protection from persecution. Moreover, the authority co-ordinates Federal government, cantonal and communal efforts on behalf of integration and is the organ responsible at Federal level for naturalization matters. In addition, the State Secretariat advises Swiss citizens planning to emigrate. An international dialogue on all aspects of migration policy is actively cultivated with countries of origin, transit and other target countries as well as with international organizations. Its headquarters are in Berne, with six branch offices in the various regions of Switzerland.

The State Secretariat for Migration has its own Country Information Department, which collects and distributes information on the countries of origin of individuals applying for asylum in Switzerland. Reports which are in the public domain are included in Refworld. Website: www.bfm.admin.ch/bfm/en/home.html
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Migration Report 2013

July 2014 | Publisher: Switzerland: State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) | Document type: Annual Reports

Migration Report 2014

June 2014 | Publisher: Switzerland: State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) | Document type: Annual Reports

Migration Report 2012

June 2013 | Publisher: Switzerland: State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) | Document type: Annual Reports

The Development in Algeria in the Shade of the Arabic Spring, and its Consequences on Migration (Public version)

20 January 2012 | Publisher: Switzerland: State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) | Document type: Country Reports

The Development in Morocco in the Shade of the Arabic Spring and its Consequences on Migration

15 December 2011 | Publisher: Switzerland: State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) | Document type: Country Reports

Migration report 2010

June 2011 | Publisher: Switzerland: State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) | Document type: Annual Reports

Migration Report 2009

June 2010 | Publisher: Switzerland: State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) | Document type: Annual Reports

The Federal Office for Migration FOM - Its tasks in focus

June 2008 | Publisher: Switzerland: State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) | Document type: Thematic Reports

The Berne Initiative, International Agenda for Migration Management, Common Understandings and Effective Practices for a Planned, Balanced and Comprehensive Approach to the Management of Migration

16 December 2004 | Publisher: Switzerland: State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

The Berne Initiative, Report "An International Agenda for Migration Management" (Berne, 2-3 July 2003)

August 2003 | Publisher: Switzerland: State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

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