Cross-Border Operations Application

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Version 1Effective -Verified 25 August 2026

In plain language

If you have a Specific category authorization from another EASA country and want to fly in Switzerland or Liechtenstein, you must submit a cross-border application to FOCA first.

Requirement as structured

A UAS operator intending to carry out a Specific category operation in Switzerland or Liechtenstein that was previously authorized by another EASA Member State must submit a cross-border application to FOCA.

Original regulatory text

When a UAS operator intends to carry out a Specific category operation, previously authorized (under PDRA or SORA) by another EASA Member State, that will take place partially or entirely in Switzerland or Liechtenstein, a cross-border application must be submitted to FOCA.