Federal Act
on Support for the Victims of Crime
(Victim Support Act, VSA)

¹ If an of­fence has been com­mit­ted abroad, the fol­low­ing per­sons are en­titled to as­sist­ance un­der this chapter:

a.

the vic­tim, if he or she was res­id­ent in Switzer­land at the time of the of­fence and at the time of ap­ply­ing for as­sist­ance;

b.

the vic­tim's re­l­at­ives, if both they and the vic­tim were res­id­ent in Switzer­land at the time of the of­fence and at the time of ap­ply­ing for as­sist­ance.

² As­sist­ance is only provided if the state in which the of­fence was com­mit­ted does not provide any be­ne­fits or the be­ne­fits provided are in­suf­fi­cient.