legal and social conditions for asylum seekers and refugees in ...

SOCIAL CONDITIONS FOR PERSONS UNDER TEMPORARY PROTECTION
Accommodation
Persons under temporary protection are provided with accommodation in centres as for asylum
seekers. In cases of larger influx, as was the case with Kosovo Albanians in 1999, some people
were accommodated, on a emergency basis, in anti air-strike bunkers.
Financial assistance
Work
The same as asylum seekers.
As asylum seekers: Kosovo Albanians who arrived in Switzerland after 1 September 1999 are not
allowed to work until 1 August 2000. Those who arrived before this date were not allowed to work
during the first three months.
School attendance
Education is compulsory for the children of persons under temporary protection. Most cantons
have opened special classes for Kosovo Albanian children.
Repatriation programme/assistance
A repatriation programme has been established for the Kosovo Albanians, regardless of their
legal status in Switzerland. Kosovo Albanians who repatriated before 31 December 1999
received CHF 2,000 [EUR 1,293] as well as material assistance in Kosovo. Those who leave
before 31 May 2000 will receive half of this amount. After 31 May 2000, financial assistance
towards repatriation will no longer be provided.
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