Requirements: Vaud stipulates that all applicants for naturalisation must have lived in the canton for two years, including the year before applying. Cost: For an individual naturalisation application, would-be-Swiss will have to pay 100 to 400 francs on a municipal level, a 450 francs cantonal fee for an ordinary naturalisation, or 200 to 400 francs for an individual confederate request, and a 100 francs federal fee. Families seeking to naturalise together will need to pay a 200 to 500 francs municipal fee, a 550 francs cantonal fee for an ordinary naturalisation or 300 to 500 francs for a family confederate request, and a 150 francs federal fee.