Program S: Support for persons with protection status S

The program “Support measures for persons with protection status S” (Program S), launched in 2022, supports persons seeking protection from Ukraine in their integration in Switzerland, particularly in the labor market and in education. The aim is to enable them to participate actively in social and economic life.

The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) financially supports the cantons for the implementation of the program. Since January 2024, persons with protection status S have had access to all cantonal integration measures (KIP website). These are based on the same standards as those for refugees and temporarily admitted persons.

The Federal Council has taken various decisions to strengthen integration, particularly into the labor market. These include new measures for labor market integration and legal amendments. For people who have been living in Switzerland for at least three years, the aim is to achieve an employment rate of 50 percent.

Documents

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• Rundschreiben III Programm S (PDF, 219 kB, 01.01.2025)
• Rundschreiben II Programm S (PDF, 302 kB, 01.01.2024)
• Rundschreiben Programm S (revidiert am 15. Februar 2023) (PDF, 532 kB, 15.02.2023)
• Unterlagen Konsultation (PDF, 372 kB, 12.04.2022)
• Rundschreiben KIP 3

Status of implementation of Program S and measures for labour market integration

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• Factsheet: Massnahmen zur Steigerung der Erwerbsbeteiligung von Personen mit Schutzstatus S (PDF, 188 kB, 14.01.2025)
• Factsheet: Daten zu Erwerb und Arbeitsintegration Status S (PDF, 274 kB, 14.01.2025)
• Fachbericht «Programm S» (2024) (PDF, 520 kB, 11.10.2024)
• Fachbericht «Programm S» (2023) (PDF, 677 kB, 27.09.2023)

Press releases

• Bundesrat will Arbeitsmarktintegration von Personen mit Schutzstatus S weiter verbessern

  28.05.2025
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• Bundesrat will Erwerbstätigkeit von Personen mit Schutzstatus S und in der Schweiz ausgebildeten Drittstaatsangehörigen fördern

  26.02.2025
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• Schutzstatus S bewährt sich gemäss Evaluationsgruppe

  20.09.2024
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• No lifting of protection status S

  04.09.2024

• Federal Council to strengthen labour market integration of people with protection status S

  08.05.2024

• No lifting of protection status S

  01.11.2023

• No lifting of protection status S

  09.11.2022

• Ukraine: Zusätzliche Unterstützungsmassnahmen für Personen mit Schutzstatus S

  13.04.2022
  (This document is not available in English)

• Ukraine: Bund schlägt Kantonen finanziellen Beitrag an die Sprachkurse von Personen mit Schutzstatus S vor

  25.03.2022
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Links

• Questions and answers for refugees from Ukraine
• Cantonal integration programmes (German, French, Italian)
• Integration Agenda Switzerland (German, French, Italian)
• Finding a job in Switzerland: frequently asked questions
• Finding a job in Switzerland: SEM YouTube channel
• Information for refugees from Ukraine
• Current statistics
• Asylum statistics

Last modification 26.06.2025