Soft Landing Language School

Lättichstrasse 8c

6340 Baar

041 740 11 44

contactus@softlanding.ch

Swiss citizenship programme

Our programme guides you the process of becoming a Swiss citizen in a course of three parts; only the seminars are mandatory.

1 An individual session to support you with completing the application forms.

2 Four group seminars covering the political system, history, geography, and culture of Switzerland. Good preparation is very important for the seminars, see the reading list attached.

3 Two individual sessions with focused preparation for the interview with the Bürgergemeinde and the Direktion des Inneren (cantonal interview).

Each part is billed separately, the seminars are prerequisite to the tailored coaching sessions.

HISTORY

HIS11 Thursday 18 June 15:00–17:00
HIS12 Monday 10 August 18:00–20:00
HIS13 Thursday 27 August FULL
HIS14 Thursday 10 September 18:00–20:00
HIS15 Tuesday 22 September 12:00–14:00
HIS16 Thursday 22 October 18:00–20:00
HIS17 Thursday 12 November 18:00–20:00
HIS18 Monday 14 December 17:30–19:30

POLITICAL SYSTEM

POL11 Tuesday 30 June 18:00–20:00
POL12 Thursday 13 August 15:00–17:00
POL13 Tuesday 25 August FULL
POL14 Tuesday 15 September 17:30–19:30
POL15 Monday 28 September 17:30–19:30
POL16 Tuesday 13 October 12:00–14:00
POL17 Friday 20 November 11:00–13:00

GEOGRAPHY

GEO11 Monday 22 June 15:00–17:00
GEO12 Tuesday 18 August 18:00–20:00
GEO13 Monday 31 August FULL
GEO14 Thursday 3 September 18:00–20:00
GEO15 Friday 18 September 11:00–13:00
GEO16 Thursday 1 October 18:00–20:00
GEO17 Monday 26 October 18:00–20:00
GEO18 Monday 23 November 18:00–20:00
GEO19 Thursday 10 December 18:00–20:00

CULTURE

CUL11 Thursday 25 June 18:00–20:00
CUL12 Thursday 20 August FULL
CUL13 Monday 7 September 18:00–20:00
CUL14 Thursday 24 September 15:00–17:00
CUL15 Monday 5 October 18:00 - 20:00
CUL16 Tuesday 3 November 17:30–19:30
CUL17 Tuesday 1 December 12:00–14:00

Pricing on application.

The seminars and one-to-one sessions are billed separately. Participation in the one-to-one sessions is only available once the seminar block has been completed. Full details on structure and pricing are outlined in our Ts&Cs, which we’ll send once you’ve registered your interest here.

For households applying as a family, each family member aged 16 or older must attend each seminar in order to proceed with interview preparation or any personalised training.

Tell us how many adults and children are in your household, and which date and seminars those over 16 would like to attend. 

Our citizenship seminars take place in person at our school in Baar and are conducted entirely in German. They are designed for participants who already meet the language requirement and can comfortably follow discussions at this level.

If you still need support reaching the required level of German, you can join one of our German group courses or contact us to arrange private lessons.

 

 

Language requirements:

For standard applications in Canton Zug, applicants are expected to speak German fluently and hold a German certificate at B2 level for speaking and B1 for reading and writing.

If you have been married to a Swiss citizen for 3 years and apply through facilitated naturalisation, different rules apply. In this case, the language requirement is set at federal level across Switzerland and requires B1 for speaking and listening and A2 for reading and writing.