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COVID-19 Vaccination

Under what conditions can Swiss Abroad be vaccinated in Switzerland and what is the vaccination strategy of the Swiss Confederation?

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Community

Wir sind la cinquième Svizzera

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SWISSCOMMUNITY

Statistics

At the end of 2019, 770,900 Swiss citizens lived abroad.

France

is the most popular adopted country of Swiss Abroad (199,800) – this amounts to 25.9% of the community of the Swiss Abroad.

Germany

is the second most popular adopted country of Swiss Abroad (92,200) – this amounts to 11.9% of the community of the Swiss Abroad.

USA

is the third most popular adopted country of Swiss Abroad (81,100) – this amounts to 10.5% of the community of the Swiss Abroad.

Community of the Swiss Abroad in numbers:

11%

of all Swiss citizens live abroad.

Added together, they would form the fourth largest canton in Switzerland.

31 362

Swiss citizens emigrated in 2019.

Living abroad

Emigration & return migration

Voting & co-determination

Offers & events

FINANCES AND PROVISIONS

Voluntary OASI

Extension of the deadlines for submitting documents

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The introduction of one or more reliable e-voting systems would finally enable the 181,000 Swiss citizens living abroad who are registered to vote to actively participate in referendums and elections in Switzerland.

Ariane Rustichelli Director, Organisation of the Swiss Abroad, SwissCommunity

Event

Congress of the Swiss Abroad 2021

From 20 to 22 August 2021 in Lugano. This year's theme: “What are the challenges for our democracy”?

98th Congress of the Swiss Abroad 2021 in Lugano