{"id":289,"date":"2021-11-02T00:20:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T00:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/integration.ow.ch\/?page_id=289"},"modified":"2025-10-09T12:11:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T10:11:23","slug":"aufenthaltsbewilligung-familiennachzug","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/integration.ow.ch\/en\/aufenthaltsbewilligung-familiennachzug\/","title":{"rendered":"Residence permit"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Residence permit <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Wenden Sie Sich bei spezifischen Fragen zu Aufenthaltsbewilligungen direkt an die <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ow.ch\/fachbereiche\/1822\">Migration department<\/a><\/em><\/strong> des Kantons Obwalden. Kontakt: E-Mail: <a href=\"mailto:migration@ow.ch\"><em>migration@ow.ch<\/em><\/a>, Tel.:\u00a0<a href=\"tel:+41416666670\">+41 41 666 66 70<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-quick-and-easy-faqs-faqs-accordion-orderby-title-asc\">            <div class=\"qae-faqs-container qae-faqs-toggle-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"qe-faqs-filters-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"active\"><a class=\"qe-faqs-filter all-faqs\" href=\"#\" data-filter=\"*\">All<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"qe-faqs-filter\" href=\"#Aufenthaltsbewilligung\/Familiennachzug\" data-filter=\".Aufenthaltsbewilligung\/Familiennachzug\">Residence permit\/family reunion<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"qaef-366\" class=\"qe-faq-toggle aufenthaltsbewilligung-familiennachzug\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qe-toggle-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-minus-circle\"><\/i> 01. Which residence permit do I need if I am an EU\/EFTA citizen?\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qe-toggle-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>The following countries are considered EU\/EFTA countries:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>EU-17:<\/strong>&nbsp;Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>EU-8:<\/strong>&nbsp;Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>EU-2:<\/strong>&nbsp;Bulgaria, Romania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>EFTA:<\/strong>&nbsp;Principality of Liechtenstein, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Wenn Sie aus einem EU-17\/EU-8\/EFTA-Land stammen, d\u00fcrfen Sie sich w\u00e4hrend drei Monaten ohne Bewilligung in der Schweiz aufhalten. Sie d\u00fcrfen hier auch arbeiten, m\u00fcssen dies allerdings melden. Das Meldeverfahren finden Sie auf der\u00a0<strong><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sem.admin.ch\/sem\/de\/home\/themen\/fza_schweiz-eu-efta\/meldeverfahren.html\"><strong>Website of the State Secretariat for Migration<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>.<br>If you are staying in Switzerland for longer than three months, you must register with your municipality of residence and apply for a residence permit. For this you need a valid identity card, an employment contract, a copy of the rental contract and a passport photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>F\u00fcr\u00a0 EU\/EFTA-B\u00fcrgerinnen und -B\u00fcrger gibt es folgende Aufenthaltsbewilligungen: Genauere Informationen finden Sie <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sem.admin.ch\/sem\/de\/home\/themen\/aufenthalt\/eu_efta.html\">here<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ausweis B EU\/EFTA <\/strong>(Aufenthaltsbewilligung)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ausweis C EU\/EFTA <\/strong>(Niederlassungsbewilligung)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ausweis Ci EU\/EFTA <\/strong>(Aufenthaltsbewilligung mit Erwerbst\u00e4tigkeit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ausweis G EU\/EFTA <\/strong>(Grenzg\u00e4ngerbewilligung)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ausweis L EU\/EFTA <\/strong>(Kurzaufenthaltsbewilligung)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have a\u00a0<strong>Extension<\/strong>\u00a0of your residence permit, the application can be submitted to the municipality of residence at the earliest three months and at the latest two weeks before the expiry of the residence permit.<br>The <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ow.ch\/fachbereiche\/1822\">Ableitung Migration<\/a><\/em><\/strong> vom Amt f\u00fcr Arbeit ist im Kanton Obwalden f\u00fcr Aufenthaltsbewilligungen zust\u00e4ndig. <br>Kontakt: E-Mail: <em><a href=\"mailto:migration@ow.ch\">migration@ow.ch<\/a><\/em>, Tel.: <a href=\"tel:+41416666670\"><em>+41 41 666 66 70<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find more information about residence permits&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ch.ch\/de\/ausweise-und-dokumente\/aufenthaltsbewilligungen\/\/\"><em><strong>here<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<br><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ow.ch\/publikationen\/9249\">Here<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>you will find the residence application for non-employed persons from EU\/EFTA countries. <\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"qaef-367\" class=\"qe-faq-toggle aufenthaltsbewilligung-familiennachzug\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qe-toggle-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-minus-circle\"><\/i> 02. Which residence permit do I need as a citizen of a third country?\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qe-toggle-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>F\u00fcr B\u00fcrgerinnen und B\u00fcrger eines Drittstaates gibt es folgende Aufenthaltsbewilligungen: Genauere Informationen finden Sie <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sem.admin.ch\/sem\/de\/home\/themen\/aufenthalt\/nicht_eu_efta.html\">here<\/a><\/em><\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ausweis Ci<\/strong> (Aufenthaltsbewilligung mit Erwerbst\u00e4tigkeit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ausweis F<\/strong> (Vorl\u00e4ufig aufgenommene Ausl\u00e4nderinnen und Ausl\u00e4nder)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ausweis G<\/strong> (Grenzg\u00e4ngerbewilligung)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ausweis N<\/strong> (f\u00fcr Asylsuchende)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ausweis S<\/strong> (f\u00fcr Schutzbed\u00fcrftige)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Zust\u00e4ndig f\u00fcr die Aufenthaltsbewilligungen im Kanton Obwalden ist die <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ow.ch\/fachbereiche\/1822\">Ableitung Migration<\/a><\/em><\/strong> vom Amt f\u00fcr Arbeit.<br>Kontakt: E-Mail: <em><a href=\"mailto:migration@ow.ch\">migration@ow.ch<\/a><\/em>, Tel.: <a href=\"tel:+41416666670\"><em>+41 41 666 66 70<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find more information about residence permits&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ch.ch\/de\/ausweise-und-dokumente\/aufenthaltsbewilligungen\/\"><em><strong>here<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<br><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ow.ch\/publikationen\/9250\">Here<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>you will find the residence application for non-employed persons from third countries. <\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"qaef-368\" class=\"qe-faq-toggle aufenthaltsbewilligung-familiennachzug\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qe-toggle-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-minus-circle\"><\/i> 03. which residence permits are available for asylum seekers and refugees?\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qe-toggle-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>F\u00fcr Asylsuchende gibt es folgende Aufenthaltsbewilligungen: Genauere Informationen finden Sie <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sem.admin.ch\/sem\/de\/home\/themen\/aufenthalt\/nicht_eu_efta.html\">here<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ausweis F <\/strong>(Vorl\u00e4ufig aufgenommene Ausl\u00e4nderinnen und Ausl\u00e4nder)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ausweis N <\/strong>(Asylsuchende)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ausweis S <\/strong>(Schutzbed\u00fcrftige)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Anerkannte Fl\u00fcchtlinge erhalten entweder Asyl und damit eine Aufenthaltsbewilligung (B-Ausweis) oder sie werden als anerkannter Fl\u00fcchtling vorl\u00e4ufig aufgenommen und erhalten einen F-Ausweis (vorl\u00e4ufig aufgenommener Fl\u00fcchtling). Anerkannte Fl\u00fcchtlinge mit B- oder F-Ausweis k\u00f6nnen dauerhaft in der Schweiz bleiben und arbeiten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on these residence permits, please contact\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ch.ch\/de\/ausweise-und-dokumente\/aufenthaltsbewilligungen\/\"><em><strong>here<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<br>You can get an overview of the residence categories in the asylum area <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ow.ch\/publikationen\/11950\"><strong><em>here<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"qaef-373\" class=\"qe-faq-toggle aufenthaltsbewilligung-familiennachzug\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qe-toggle-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-minus-circle\"><\/i> 04. Was ist ein biometrischer Ausl\u00e4nderausweis?\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qe-toggle-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/integration.ow.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/F1-2_5464973_StefanHaeuselmann.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-374\" style=\"width:375px;height:254px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/integration.ow.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/F1-2_5464973_StefanHaeuselmann.jpg 500w, https:\/\/integration.ow.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/F1-2_5464973_StefanHaeuselmann-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Der biometrische Ausl\u00e4nderausweis ist ein Ausweis in Kreditkartenformat, welcher Auskunft \u00fcber den ausl\u00e4nderrechtlichen Status gibt. 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