«The return of third-country nationals who are the subject of return decisions issued by a Member State»
(Art. 3, para. 1, let. i Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 on the European Border and Coast Guard)
Strategic objectives of IBM strategy III and measures
Strategic objective i1: Strengthening the role of Frontex in providing member states with operational support in all phases of the return process.
| Standard measures | |||||
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| Measures | Authorities | Related objectives |
Project launch | Project completion | |
| i1a | Strengthening the role of Frontex in providing member states with operational support in the area of return: Through active participation in Frontex bodies, Switzerland is to propose measures to the agency that enable it to support member states effectively. |
SEM | 01.01.2024 | 30.06.2025 | |
| II/3 | Swiss inclusion in EU readmission agreements: By targeted lobbying of the EU and important countries of origin, Switzerland ensures it is included in EU readmission agreements (SOPs) aimed at increasing the number of returns. |
SEM (+ FDFA, FOJ) |
01.01.2020 | 31.12.2026 | |
| II/4 | Participation in Schengen bodies dealing with return: By participating actively in European bodies, Switzerland identifies the need for action in good time and adopts measures. |
SEM | i1 / i4 | 01.01.2020 | 31.12.2026 |
Strategic objective i2: Use Frontex services in specific areas of the return process.
| Standard measures | |||||
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| Measures | Authorities | Related objectives |
Project launch | Project completion | |
| i2a | Frontex services in the area of return: Switzerland examines the use of the available services, tests them for their potential and introduces them systematically if the results are positive. |
SEM | 01.01.2024 | 31.12.2026 | |
Strategic objective i3: Promote and increasingly use European programmes for voluntary return and reintegration.
| Standard measures | |||||
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| Measures | Authorities | Related objectives |
Project launch | Project completion | |
| i3a | Promotion and greater use of European voluntary return and reintegration programmes: Switzerland works with Frontex to ensure the quality of European programmes and makes greater use of them. |
SEM | 01.01.2024 | 31.12.2025 | |
Strategic objective i4: To enable more proactive planning, Switzerland is working at European level to improve data collection and comparability as well as analyses on return, reintegration and readmission. This will be combined with the further development of its digital return management system.
| Standard measures | |||||
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| Measures | Authorities | Related objectives |
Project launch | Project completion | |
| i4a | Basis and quality of return data at European level and adoption of European standards: Through active participation in the committees, Switzerland helps to improve the basis and quality of data at European level and implements European standards in national return management. |
SEM | 01.01.2024 | 31.12.2025 | |
| II/4 | Participate in Schengen bodies dealing with return: By participating actively in European bodies, Switzerland can identify the need for action in good time and adopt measures. |
SEM | i1 / i4 | 01.01.2020 | 31.12.2026 |
Completed measures
| Completed measures | |||||
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| Strategy | Related objectives |
Authorities |
Project launch | Project completion | |
| Legal provisions for Schengen-compatible removal orders: Bring the requirements for removal orders under the AsylA, the FNIA and the implementing regulations in line with the provisions of the EU Return Directive. |
IBM-II | SEM |
01.01.2020 | 31.12.2022 | |
| Removal order forms: Adapt the forms for removal orders under the AsylA and the FNIA to conform to the provisions of the EU Return Directive. |
IBM-II | SEM (+ Cantonal migration offices) |
01.01.2020 | 30.06.2021 | |
Last modification 29.04.2024
