Residence permit/family reunion

The biometric foreigner ID card is a credit card-sized ID card. Two digital fingerprints and the facial image are stored on an invisible chip in the ID card. The following persons receive a biometric foreigner's identity card if their old identity card has to be renewed due to expiry or changes in data: Third-country nationals, third-country family members of Swiss citizens, third-country family members of EU/EFTA nationals, nationals of [...]

The following conditions must be met before you can allow your family members to join you in Switzerland: In order to obtain a residence permit, the family members you wish to have join you in Switzerland must be able to present the following documents, among others: Further information can be found here. The application for family reunification must be submitted to the Migration Department at the Office of Labor in the Canton of Obwalden:

Third-country nationals with a permanent residence permit for Switzerland (Permit C): Third-country nationals with a residence permit (Permit B): Further information on family reunification is available here.

If you are an EU/EFTA citizen and have a residence permit or short-term residence permit for Switzerland, the following members of your family may move to Switzerland: Spouse or partner in a registered partnership. Children and grandchildren (including those of the spouse) up to the age of 21. Older children and grandchildren may join you if you are responsible for their upkeep.

F permit (temporarily admitted foreign nationals): An F permit is issued to persons who have been deported from Switzerland, but whose deportation has proven to be inadmissible (violation of international law), unreasonable (due to concrete danger to the person) or impossible (for reasons of enforcement). The permit is valid for 12 months and can be extended by the canton of residence for 12 months at a time.

Permit L (short-term residence permit): The short-term residence permit is valid for stays of less than one year. If you can prove that you have a job in Switzerland lasting between three months and one year, you will receive a short-term residence permit for a period of validity corresponding to that of your employment contract. The Federal Council has issued the following regulations for the granting of short-term residence permits to third-country nationals

The following countries are considered EU/EFTA states: EU-17: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Portugal, Sweden, Spain, Cyprus EU-8: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary EU-2: Bulgaria, Romania EFTA: Principality of Liechtenstein, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland If you come from an EU-17/EU-8/EFTA country, you may stay in Switzerland for three months without a permit.