New Foreign National Act: Collected news items
27.04.2011
Too unstable legal position for victims of domestic violence The prevailing legal situation in Switzerland is not at all satisfying for foreign wives with violent husbands. In many cases they lose their right of residence should they decide to leave their ruthless and brutal husbands. Many experts believe that...
01.01.1970
Hope for migrant victims of domestic violence in St-Gallen
When a migrant woman stays on in Switzerland for reasons of family reunification and she then decides to step out of a marriage that lasted less than five years, the canton where she lives must send her back in her country of origin. Even if the re...
