Status of an application for a residence or work permit

1. Overview

You can follow the progress of your permit application with the cantonal office of population and migration by using a personal code.

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  • Standard tracking using a personal code

 People who have received an expiry notice.

Tracking with a personal code
  • Personalised follow-up by appointment

Only available to people who have sent in their application more than 2 months ago.

Personalised follow-up by appointment
  • Cancel or change a follow-up appointment
Cancel or change a follow-up appointment

2. Standard tracking using a personal code

For whom

You will receive a personal code in the following case:

  • You have received a notice of expiry for the renewal of your authorisation. Your personal code is on the document that was sent to you.

It is not possible to use the AEL or EDP reference number of an online application to track this.

Track your request

To track the progress of your application, enter your personal code on the tracking platform.

3. Personalised follow-up by appointment

For whom

Foreign nationals holders (except holders of N, F and S permits) who have applied for a residence or work permit more than 2 months ago.

If the request is for a family, one appointment is sufficient.

Terms

  • The appointment is personal.
  • It is not possible to make an appointment for a third party (except for spouses and minor children).
  • If you are a proxy, please invite your principal to make their request for an appointment themself.
  • The permit application was filed more than two months ago.

Please consult our average processing times before requesting an appointment: Average processing times for applications submitted to the OCPM.

What

Follow-up appointments can be made by phone or on site. Please make only one type of appointment at a time and wait at least 4 weeks before making a possible second appointment, otherwise the latter could be cancelled.

Requests for appointments that do not meet the conditions will be automatically cancelled.
Make an appointment

4. Cancel or change a follow-up appointment

For whom

People who have received an appointment confirmation by email or text message and want to change or cancel it.

Terms

Have the appointment code received in the confirmation message sent by email or text message.

Change or cancel your appointment