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Naturalization in Grisons: complete guide

Grisons is Switzerland's largest canton by area and its only officially trilingual one (German, Romansh, Italian), with 200,000 inhabitants across 150 municipalities.

Specific requirements

Grisons requires 2 years of cantonal and municipal residence. The required language depends on your municipality: German (B1) in most of the canton, Romansh or Italian in certain valleys (Engadine, Mesolcina).

Civics exam

Covers federal and cantonal institutions, history (Three Leagues, joined Confederation in 1803), the trilingual specificity, and geography (Rhine, Inn and Ticino all rise in Grisons).

Procedure and timelines

File at the municipality, then the Migration and Civil Law Office. Expect 12 to 30 months depending on the municipality.

Costs

Municipal: CHF 200–700 Cantonal: CHF 150–400 Federal: CHF 100 (non-EU/EFTA)