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OCPM: definition

The Cantonal Office for Population and Migration (OCPM) is the Geneva authority that keeps the residents' register and the register of foreign nationals working in the canton without living there (cross-border commuters). It receives arrival registrations, handles permit applications, issues certificates, runs ordinary naturalisation procedures and manages asylum files assigned to Geneva. It is based at route de Chancy 88 in Onex; counters work by appointment.

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General information from the official sources cited. It does not replace the decision of the competent authority. Last checked: 16 October 2026.

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