Federal Department of Justice and Police FDJP
Some of them are visible to the naked eye, others only under UV light: the security features that protect Swiss passports against forgery.
The FDJP draws up laws to respond to societal challenges and create equal opportunities. It monitors compliance with the law and so guarantees legal certainty. It regulates the conditions under which foreign nationals may enter Switzerland, live and work here or receive asylum. It also coordinates national and international police cooperation with the aim of safeguarding the security of the entire population.
Beat Jans
Head of the FDJP.
Member of the Federal Council since 2024.
Human dignity forms the basis of our policies. The aim is justice, liberty and happiness.
Priorities of the FDJP in 2024
Almost all Swiss citizens have an FDJP product at home or on their person: a Swiss passport or ID card. The FDJP renewed the passport design in 2022, adapting it to the latest standards. The new design received the accolade of ‘Best new passport’ in an international competition.
One of the FDJP’s core concerns is migration policy. It is important that the necessary decisions be taken as quickly as possible so that those in need of our protection can be integrated into society as well as possible. This also means that they can help solve the labour shortage. Unaccompanied minors pose a particular challenge at the federal asylum centres. The FDJP ensures that these children are accommodated and cared for in an age-appropriate manner. A quick decision also facilitates the departure of persons not eligible for protection in Switzerland.
A further focus of the FDJP is on fighting human trafficking. These efforts are coordinated nationally and internationally. The FDJP works to ensure good cooperation between all partners so that victims can be protected and the perpetrators punished.
The FDJP is also overseeing work on preparing a legal basis for an official digital identity (E-ID). In future, users should be able to provide digital proof of their identity securely, quickly and easily while having the greatest possible control over their data.
Expenses 2022 (CHF)
2.99 bn
Staff (FTEs) 2022
2,794
Organisation chart FDJP
General Secretariat GS-FDJP
Secretary General: Nora Bertschi
www.ejpd.admin.ch
State Secretariat for Migration SEM
State Secretary:
Christine Schraner Burgener
www.sem.admin.ch
Federal
Office of Justice FOJ
Director: Michael Schöll
www.bj.admin.ch
Federal
Office of Police fedpol
Director: Nicoletta
della Valle
www.fedpol.admin.ch
Post and Telecommunications Surveillance
Service PTSS
Director: Daniela Schär
www.li.admin.ch
Autonomous organisations
Federal
Institute of Intellectual Property IIP
Director: Catherine
Chammartin
www.ige.ch
Federal
Institute of Metrology METAS
Director: Philippe
Richard
www.metas.ch
Swiss
Institute of Comparative Law SICL
Director: Christina
Schmid
www.sicl.ch
Federal
Audit Oversight Authority FAOA
Director: Reto Sanwald
www.rab-asr.ch
Federal
Gaming Board FGB
Responsible: Thomas Witschi
www.esbk.admin.ch
Federal
Commission on Migration FCM
President: Walter
Leimgruber
www.ekm.admin.ch
Federal
Arbitration Commission for the Exploitation of Copyrights and Related Rights
President: Helen Kneubühler
Dienst
www.eschk.admin.ch
National
Commission for the Prevention of Torture NCPT
President: Regula
Mader
www.nkvf.admin.ch
