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143.5Federal Council ordinanceKeepCompleted

Ordonnance du 14 novembre 2012 sur l'établissement de documents de voyage pour étrangers (ODV)

Federal Council ordinanceLanguage DEDocument 14 November 2012In force 1 December 2012
Published verdict
Keep

The law broadly serves citizens without excessive burden.

Summary

This ordinance sets the federal regime for issuing travel documents to foreign nationals in Switzerland: refugee travel documents, passports for foreign persons, substitute travel papers for removal or expulsion, and re-entry visas. It defines eligibility, travel purposes, validity periods, application procedures, document surrender rules, and embeds biometric requirements including chip storage of photographs and fingerprints, with SEM-led administration and cantonal data capture.

Verdict reason
A state monopoly over recognized travel and re-entry documents is hard to replicate privately, and abolishing this ordinance would materially damage legal mobility, treaty compliance, border administration, and even the orderly execution of departures. The law is bureaucratic and biometric-heavy, but its core function is indispensable.
Review details
Status
Completed
Model
gpt-5.4
Method
better-switzerland-v2
Attempts
1
Input tokens
9695
Output tokens
153
Total tokens
9848
Estimated cost
$0.0265
Record metadata
Document date
14 November 2012
Entry into force
1 December 2012
Applicability
1 November 2025
Type
Federal Council ordinance
Display ID
143.5
Canonical record
https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/2012/713
Family URI
https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/2012/713
Language
DE
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