172.021
VWVGPA
CH
CH
Art. 21 Bundesgesetz vom 20. Dezember 1968 über das Verwaltungsverfahren (VwVG)
VwVG; Zweiter Abschnitt: Allgemeine Verfahrensgrundsätze; E. Fristen; II. Einhaltung; 1. Im Allgemeinen
Art. 21 VwVG
Schriftliche Eingaben müssen spätestens am letzten Tage der Frist der Behörde eingereicht oder zu deren Handen der schweizerischen Post oder einer schweizerischen diplomatischen oder konsularischen Vertretung übergeben werden.
Schriftliche Eingaben an das Eidgenössische Institut für geistiges Eigentum können nicht gültig bei einer schweizerischen diplomatischen oder konsularischen Vertretung vorgenommen werden.
Gelangt die Partei rechtzeitig an eine unzuständige Behörde, so gilt die Frist als gewahrt.
Die Frist für die Zahlung eines Vorschusses ist gewahrt, wenn der Betrag rechtzeitig zu Gunsten der Behörde der Schweizerischen Post übergeben oder einem Post- oder Bankkonto in der Schweiz belastet worden ist.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (182)
JAAC 65.76 (Art. 21 VwVG)
Appeal Period Calculation: Seven-Day Service Rule Upheld
Relevant for the calculation of appeal deadlines, considered in conjunction with other provisions.
E-4917/2021 (Art. 21 Abs. 2 VwVG)
Asylum Claim Rejected: New Evidence Deemed Inconclusive, Deportation Upheld
This provision is cited as the legal basis for considering the appeal as filed within the deadline, despite being mistakenly submitted to the wrong authority.
B-8250/2025 (Art. 21 Abs. 3 VwVG)
TTT TIME TO TRUMP - Appeal Dismissed for Failure to Pay Cost Deposit
Cited to define when a deadline for payment is considered met.
RR.2025.162 (Art. 21 Abs. 3 VwVG)
Switzerland v. Argentina: Extradition for Cocaine Trafficking Upheld
Cited to establish the conditions for a timely payment of a cost advance.
A-7205/2025 (art. 21 al. 1 PA)
Taxpayer's Appeal Dismissed for Untimely Filing of Administrative Assistance Decision
Cited for the requirement that written submissions must reach the competent authority by the deadline.
C-7770/2025 (Art. 21 Abs. 1 VwVG)
Late Appeal Dismissed for Untimeliness
Cited to define the requirements for timely submission of written appeals.
B-2891/2024 (Art. 21 Abs. 2 VwVG)
Osteopathy Degree Recognition Appeal Dismissed Due to Lack of German Practice Authorization
Cited to support the argument that the appeal deadline can be considered met.
A-5377/2025 (art. 63 al. 4 PA en lien avec l’art. 21 al. 3 PA)
Inadmissibility of Recourse Due to Late Extension Request and Procedural Costs
Used to declare the appeal inadmissible due to non-payment of the advance on costs within the granted deadline.
D-4674/2025 (Art. 21 Abs. 1 VwVG)
Asylum Appeal Denied Due to Late Filing and Insufficient Proof of Illness
Cited regarding the submission of written pleadings.
B-7328/2024 (Art. 21 Abs. 1 VwVG)
Late Courier Appeal Dismissed in Master's Program Exclusion Case
Specifies the conditions for timely submission of written appeals, requiring them to be submitted to the authority or handed over to Swiss Post.
RR.2025.55 (Art. 21 Abs. 2 VwVG)
Appellant v. Extradition Order
Establishes the effect of submitting an appeal to the wrong authority, if it is done in a timely manner.
E-2327/2025 (Art. 21 Abs. 1 VwVG)
Asylum Appeal Deadline and Revision Denied Amidst Unsubstantiated Claims
Cited regarding the procedure for submitting written submissions within the deadline.
D-1884/2025 (Art. 21 Abs. 2 VwVG)
Family Reunification Denied Due to Lack of Contact
This provision was used to deem the appeal as timely filed, even though it was initially sent to an incompetent authority.
E-809/2025 (Art. 21 al. 1 PA)
Asylum Appeal Inadmissible Due to Late Filing
The appeal was considered late because it was not proven to have been filed at a post office or diplomatic representation within the deadline.
C-1807/2024 (art. 21 al. 1 PA)
Applicant's Appeal Inadmissible Due to Unsigned Document
Cited for the requirement that written submissions must arrive at the competent authority or be handed in at a Swiss post office or diplomatic/consular representation by the last day of the deadline.