Are the makers of the Swiss back? I was surprised to read in my Tribune de Genève this week that there is apparently a "Handbook on nationality" that sets out criteria for refusing entry to Switzerland to people who have committed traffic offences: what exactly are these criteria? P, Vaud The...
I read with interest your recent explanations about the "Naturalisation Handbook". To become Swiss, does one still have to know how to make fondue, as in the film mentioned in the title of your column? A. Geneva Foreign nationals living in the canton of Geneva are...
Companies also have a right to honour: "I've just set up a humanitarian association with a few good friends. In our search for funds, we sent a large number of sponsorship applications to major companies in Switzerland. One of them categorically refused to make any contribution to our project....
Consumer rights " I bought a batch of chocolate bunnies in a luxury store to give to the children in my family over the Easter weekend. I gave in to the temptation of biting into one and was stunned to discover that it didn't taste like a quality confection....
The rights to my first book "I'd like to put my first book on the market and I'm wondering how I can defend my copyright and publishing rights against misuse". Jacques, Geneva In Switzerland, any work of the mind, i.e. any literary or artistic creation of an individual nature, is protected...
Civil status details are rarely disclosed to third parties "My father lives with his partner. I didn't know that he had remarried and I don't know if this is true. I didn't know that he had remarried and I don't know if this is true. And how can I be sure of the answer if it's...
The different ways of guaranteeing a tenancy To help my friend find accommodation, I co-signed his tenancy agreement thinking I was acting as guarantor, but I now realise that we appear on the document as "tenants jointly and severally liable". Does this change anything for me? A,...
I've been working for a company in Lausanne for almost three years now and have been unable to work for a month for health reasons. My colleagues have informed me that I may be dismissed. Is the notice period one or two months?" Alexandre,...
The dangers of subletting "I'm 75 years old and I've lived in Geneva since 1958. Thirteen years ago, a friend helped me find a flat and put it in his name, because I'd been sued. Three years ago, the building was bought. The new tenant wants to terminate the lease...
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