Federal Act on Foreign Nationals and Integration

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Swiss federal act immigration law

The Federal Act on Foreign Nationals and Integration is a key Swiss law that regulates the entry, residence, and integration of foreign nationals in Switzerland.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Federal Act on Foreign Nationals and Integration canonical	2
Foreign Nationals and Integration Act	1
Foreign Nationals and Integration Act of Switzerland	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13340143 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Federal Act on Foreign Nationals and Integration
Context triple: [Swiss migration authorities, legalBasis, Federal Act on Foreign Nationals and Integration]

A. Ley de Migración
La Ley de Migración es la normativa mexicana que regula la entrada, estancia, derechos y obligaciones de las personas extranjeras en el territorio nacional, así como las facultades de las autoridades migratorias.
B. Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 is a major U.S. federal law that significantly tightened immigration enforcement, expanded grounds for deportation, and restructured procedures for removing noncitizens.
C. Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009
The Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 is a UK law that overhauled immigration, border control, and citizenship provisions, strengthening the powers and duties of the UK Border Agency and reforming the path to British citizenship.
D. Immigration Act of 1990
The Immigration Act of 1990 is a major U.S. federal law that overhauled immigration policy by significantly increasing legal immigration levels, creating new visa categories (including the diversity visa lottery), and revising grounds for exclusion and deportation.
E. Immigration Act 2016
The Immigration Act 2016 is a UK law that overhauled immigration enforcement and labour market regulation, including expanding powers to tackle illegal working and labour exploitation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Federal Act on Foreign Nationals and Integration
Target entity description: The Federal Act on Foreign Nationals and Integration is a key Swiss law that regulates the entry, residence, and integration of foreign nationals in Switzerland.

A. Ley de Migración
La Ley de Migración es la normativa mexicana que regula la entrada, estancia, derechos y obligaciones de las personas extranjeras en el territorio nacional, así como las facultades de las autoridades migratorias.
B. Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 is a major U.S. federal law that significantly tightened immigration enforcement, expanded grounds for deportation, and restructured procedures for removing noncitizens.
C. Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009
The Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 is a UK law that overhauled immigration, border control, and citizenship provisions, strengthening the powers and duties of the UK Border Agency and reforming the path to British citizenship.
D. Immigration Act of 1990
The Immigration Act of 1990 is a major U.S. federal law that overhauled immigration policy by significantly increasing legal immigration levels, creating new visa categories (including the diversity visa lottery), and revising grounds for exclusion and deportation.
E. Immigration Act 2016
The Immigration Act 2016 is a UK law that overhauled immigration enforcement and labour market regulation, including expanding powers to tackle illegal working and labour exploitation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Swiss federal act ⓘ immigration law ⓘ
abbreviation	AIG ⓘ FNIA ⓘ
aimsTo	combat abuse in the field of migration ⓘ promote integration of foreign nationals in Switzerland ⓘ regulate immigration in the interests of Switzerland as a whole ⓘ
appliesTo	EU and EFTA nationals (insofar as not governed by free movement agreements) ⓘ foreign nationals ⓘ third-country nationals ⓘ
appliesWithin	territory of Switzerland ⓘ
basedOnPrinciple	integration through participation in economic, social and cultural life ⓘ
competentAuthority	State Secretariat for Migration ⓘ
containsProvisionsOn	detention pending deportation ⓘ hardship cases for residence permits ⓘ integration agreements ⓘ language requirements for foreign nationals ⓘ temporary admission ⓘ
country	Switzerland ⓘ
defines	conditions for long-term residence permits ⓘ criteria for integration of foreign nationals ⓘ grounds for revocation of residence permits ⓘ
governs	admission of foreign nationals for education and training ⓘ expulsion of foreign nationals ⓘ family reunification of foreign nationals ⓘ integration measures for foreign nationals ⓘ issuance of residence permits ⓘ issuance of work permits for foreign nationals ⓘ removal and enforcement of removal orders ⓘ
hasLegalEffectOn	obligations of foreign nationals in Switzerland ⓘ rights of foreign nationals in Switzerland ⓘ
language	French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ
legalSystem	Swiss law ⓘ
linkedTo	Agreement on the Free Movement of Persons between Switzerland and the EU ⓘ Swiss asylum legislation ⓘ
regulates	entry of foreign nationals into Switzerland ⓘ integration of foreign nationals in Switzerland ⓘ residence of foreign nationals in Switzerland ⓘ
requires	respect for public security and order by foreign nationals ⓘ respect for the values of the Swiss Federal Constitution by foreign nationals ⓘ willingness of foreign nationals to participate in economic life or acquire education ⓘ
sector	integration policy ⓘ migration policy ⓘ
shortName	Foreign Nationals and Integration Act ⓘ linked to: Federal Act on Foreign Nationals and Integration

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Swiss migration authorities → legalBasis → Federal Act on Foreign Nationals and Integration ⓘ

State Secretariat for Migration → legalBasis → Federal Act on Foreign Nationals and Integration ⓘ

Federal Act on Foreign Nationals and Integration → shortName → Foreign Nationals and Integration Act ⓘ

linked to: Federal Act on Foreign Nationals and Integration

Asylum Act of Switzerland → relatedTo → Foreign Nationals and Integration Act of Switzerland ⓘ