Switzerland > Dublin II
Swiss halt asylum returns to Greece. The Federal Migration Office is to suspend the return of asylum seekers to Greece, examining cases in Switzerland instead.
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Switzerland > Asylum
You will find important information for people seeking asylum, refugees and temporary admitted persons in Switzerland on the Website of the Swiss Refugee Council, an organisation independent of the government which supports the rights of asylum seekers and refugees.
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Switzerland > Deportation
Switzerland restarted deportations to Nigeria in January
2011.
List of all
migration and readmission agreements between Switzerland and other countries here.
Switzerland is also member of Schengen/Dublin
and works activly with Frontex. For further
information.
Switzerland > Living
Since 2008, rejected asylum seekers don't have the right of
social help anymore in Switzerland and can only grant urgent help consisting in
living in totally inhuman conditions. Several Swiss NGO's and Human rights
groups are campaining against this situation.
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Switzerland >Medical Assistance
Most sans-papiers (undocumented persons), migrants without valid
residence permits as well as refused refugees,do not have health
insurance and therefore no or only limited access to health care.
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