Asylum Act
(AsylA)

¹ The Con­fed­er­a­tion may bear the costs for the entry and de­par­ture of refugees and per­sons in need of pro­tec­tion.

² If the per­sons con­cerned are des­ti­tute, it shall bear the costs for the de­par­ture of asylum seekers, of per­sons whose ap­plic­a­tion for asylum was re­jec­ted, whose ap­plic­a­tion for asylum was dis­missed or who with­drew their ap­plic­a­tion for asylum, and of per­sons who were re­moved fol­low­ing the re­voc­a­tion of tem­por­ary pro­tec­tion.²⁶⁰

³ It may make provide sub­sidies to­wards ex­pendit­ure in­curred by the can­tons that is dir­ectly con­nec­ted with the or­gan­isa­tion of de­par­ture.

^3bis In the con­text of ap­ply­ing the Dub­lin As­so­ci­ation Agree­ments²⁶¹, it may provide sub­sidies to­wards ex­pendit­ure in­curred by the can­tons that is dir­ectly con­nec­ted with the trans­fer of per­sons to Switzer­land.²⁶²

⁴ The Fed­er­al Coun­cil shall reg­u­late the re­quire­ments and the pay­ment and ac­count­ing pro­ced­ure for the con­tri­bu­tions. If pos­sible, it shall de­term­ine flat-rate pay­ments.