has three children with Swiss passports, has no criminal record, doesn’t claim welfare and is politically active. A shoo-in for a Swiss passport? Wrong. Her neighbours have twice rejected her ...

Swiss citizenship is meant to be passed down by descent, whether you are born in Switzerland or abroad. However, for ...

For the first time the Swiss government has defined criteria that would result in convicted criminals being stripped of their Swiss passport if they are dual nationals. The authorities are ...

But for 24 hours this weekend it's open for the issue of Swiss passports - at a bargain price. The issuing authority isn't the Swiss government but American artist Tom Sachs. Tom Sachs has ...

What does one have to do to get a passport? While the Berlin government wants to lower the hurdles for applicants, Switzerland is sticking to its rules. German-speaking cantons in particular have ...