| Title | Submission by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the case of J. K. v. Switzerland (Appl. No. 15500/18) before the European Court of Human Rights |
| Publisher | UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) |
| Publication Date | 28 May 2019 |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Topics | Family reunification | Humanitarian protection (including tolerated stay) | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) | Right to family life | Visas | Work permits |
| Cite as | UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Submission by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the case of J. K. v. Switzerland (Appl. No. 15500/18) before the European Court of Human Rights, 28 May 2019, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/5dced8884.html [accessed 23 May 2023] |
| Comments | In this submission, UNHCR outlines the restrictions in the legislative framework and practice governing family reunification of recognized Convention refugees in Switzerland and provides UNHCR’s interpretation of the relevant principles of international refugee and human rights law. |