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fide test

You can find a model test for preparation here: https://fide-service.ch/doc/220/fideDEFideTestModellversion.zip
  • Date
    03.10.2026 - 03.10.2026
  • Time
    Speaking and listening comprehension: individual appointment on the exam day between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM Reading and writing: approx. 60 min + 15 min introduction, appointment from 5:00 PM to 6:15 PM
  • Duration
    Speaking: 20 minutes Listening comprehension: 20 minutes Reading and writing: introduction approx. 15 minutes, test 60 minutes
  • Location
    ECAP Basel
    Clarastrasse 17
    4058 Basel
  • Childcare
    Not available
  • Contact
    infobs@ecap.ch

Course information

Contents
Have you not yet tested your language skills in Switzerland’s national languages? Then the fide test is the right way for you. We offer the fide test in the national language German at CEFR levels A1 to B1. The fide test was initiated by the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) and is recognised throughout Switzerland. You can use it for dealings with authorities, for further training or when looking for a job.
Goals
You determine your language skills at CEFR levels A1, A2 or B1.
Procedure
The fide test consists of the parts "Speaking", "Listening comprehension" and "Reading and writing". It assesses oral and written language skills separately, i.e. you can take either the entire fide test or only the oral part or only the written part. The results in the written and oral areas may differ. You can repeat the fide test as a whole, or the oral part or the written part individually, as often as you like. The participation fee must be paid again each time.
Costs
Entire fide test CHF 250.00
Part "Speaking and listening comprehension" CHF 170.00
Part "Reading and writing" CHF 120.00

Further Information

All persons aged 16 and over who wish to provide proof of their language skills in the national language German. The fide test is recognised by the Confederation and the cantons.

People with a disability can also take the fide test. Special rules apply to them, which are agreed together with ECAP and the fide office.

After completing the fide test, you will receive the Swiss Language Passport, which certifies the language skills demonstrated. You will receive the Language Passport and the test results within 4 weeks after the test directly by post from the fide office in Bern. ECAP and the fide office cannot provide any information about the results by telephone.

08.09.2026

To register, please print out the registration form, complete it in full and sign it, then send it back. Your registration must reach ECAP by the registration deadline. Registration in person at the ECAP secretariat is also possible.

ECAP offers a special preparation course for the fide test. The courses are published on our website, or please contact us. The preparation course must be booked separately.

If you withdraw your registration up to 3 weeks before the exam takes place, a processing fee of CHF 50.00 will be charged. If you withdraw your registration at a later date or do not show up, the full exam fee must be paid.

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Course no.: BS26HF15

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