142.20 Federal Act of 16 December 2005 on Foreign Nationals (FNA)

142.20 Lescha federala dals 16 da december 2005 davart las persunas estras (LEst)

Art. 42 Family members of Swiss nationals

1 The foreign spouse and unmarried children under 18 of a Swiss national who live with the Swiss national are entitled to be granted a residence permit and to have their residence permit extended.

2 Foreign family members of Swiss nationals are entitled are entitled to be granted a residence permit and to have their residence permit extended if they are in the possession of a settlement permit from a country with which an agreement on the free movement of persons has been concluded. Family members are:

a.
the spouse and the relatives in the descending line who are under 21 or who are dependants;
b.
the relatives of either spouse in the ascending line who are dependants.

3 After a law-abiding and uninterrupted period of stay of five years, a foreign spouse is entitled to be granted a settlement permit if the integration criteria set out in Article 58a are met.61

4 Children under twelve are entitled to be granted a settlement permit.

61 Amended by No I of the FA of 16 Dec. 2016 (Integration), in force since 1 Jan. 2019 (AS 2017 6521, 2018 3171; BBl 2013 2397, 2016 2821).

Art. 42 Confamigliars da persunas svizras

1 Conjugals esters ed uffants nubils sut 18 onns da persunas svizras han il dretg da survegnir e da pudair prolungar la permissiun da dimora, sch’els abiteschan ensemen cun las persunas svizras.

2 Confamigliars esters da persunas svizras han il dretg da survegnir e da pudair prolungar la permissiun da dimora, sch’els èn en possess d’ina permissiun da dimora permanenta d’in stadi, cun il qual igl è vegnida fatga ina cunvegna davart la libra circulaziun. Sco confamigliars valan:

a.
il conjugal e la parentella en lingia descendenta, sch’ils parents han main che 21 onns u sch’i vegn procurà per lur mantegniment;
b.
l’atgna parentella e la parentella dal conjugal, sch’i vegn procurà per ses mantegniment.

3 Suenter ina dimora ordinaria e nuninterrutta da 5 onns han ils conjugals il dretg da survegnir la permissiun da domicil, sch’ils criteris d’integraziun da l’artitgel 58a èn ademplids.61

4 Uffants sut 12 onns han il dretg da survegnir la permissiun da domicil.

61 Versiun tenor la cifra I da la LF dals 16 da dec. 2016 (integraziun), en vigur dapi il 1. da schan. 2019 (AS 2017 6521, 2018 3171; BBl 2013 2397, 2016 2821).

 

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