PM · Proposed
Professional Member
Proposed natural-person member of the Swiss association
Would not be a government licence, occupational authorisation, client endorsement or guarantee of an outcome.
Development status
Proposed membership framework
WIMA is developing an evidence-led private-association membership model. No category, admission rule, credential, decision body or member record described here has been approved.
Institutional boundary
What membership could and could not mean
A future WIMA membership could verify only that WIMA admitted a person or organisation under a named, approved rule version and that the relationship had the displayed status on the check date.
It could not authorise legal, immigration, tax or financial practice; make an immigration decision; accredit every employee or service; endorse a client; or guarantee an outcome. Any required occupational licence would remain a matter for the competent public authority.
Unapproved architecture
Proposed relationship classes
Two classes are designed as association memberships and three as non-member affiliations. Swiss legal and governance approval remains necessary.
OM · Proposed
Organisation Member
Proposed legal-entity member of the Swiss association
Would not make any employee, office, subsidiary, affiliate or brand a WIMA member.
PA · Proposed
Professional Affiliate
Proposed contractual programme affiliate; not a member of the Swiss association
Would carry no vote, member title or professional credential.
APIA · Proposed
Academic and Public-Interest Affiliate
Proposed contractual programme affiliate; not a member of the Swiss association
Would not confer professional status, a member vote or WIMA endorsement of research.
SA · Proposed
Student Affiliate
Proposed contractual programme affiliate for adults; not a member of the Swiss association
Would make no claim about practice rights, competence, licence or employment.
No application before readiness
Conditions that still block launch
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Articles and valid delegations authorise each relationship, right, duty, decision and review route.
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Categories, evidence thresholds, fees, status terms and renewal rules are formally approved and published.
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Trained, conflict-controlled human decision and appeal arrangements are in place.
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A code, complaints rules, disciplinary rules, appeals rules and mark-use rules are approved and versioned.
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Secure private intake, identity checking, evidence storage, retention and breach procedures are tested.
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Privacy notices, processor records, public-register choices and correction routes match the operating system.
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Credential issue, expiry, suspension and revocation are tested before any credential is offered.