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| I am Malaysian (non EU countries definitely) and I applied my Bewilligung on June, got my B bewilligung two months later.
Its stated there 'Verleib beim Lebenspartner'. Neither mentioned whether seeking employment is forbidden nor allowed. (can somebody explain to me about this?)
The procedure is relatively easy. We went to Gemeinde Office and fill up some kind of forms. Together with it we also attached all the evidence of our 4 years relationships (copy of flight tickets, bills,credit card spending, photo albums etc). I also have to provide them my original Passports, photos and also my University Qualifications. And my partner had to agree to become my Guarantor.
The only problem was I didnt have any health insurance (Malaysian healthcare system is free). Once I applied my Healthcare Insurance, the Insurance company notified Gemeinde and they process my application accordingly.
The staffs there (Muri Gemeinde) were also very friendly and welcoming. They even suggested to us not to apply for Bewilligung and health insurance before our 2 months holiday back to Malaysia, (to save 2 months cost of unnecessary health insurance premiums) and apply the Bewilligung once we returned from holiday.
They also informed us after 4 weeks of application that the process might take longer than usual due to lack of workforce in Bern Migration office.
I heard from my Canadian friends who applied her Bewilligung on ground of having Swiss Partner, that the staff in Migration Office Bern were not friendly..but I guess that depends on who you were dealing with at the time.
So I guess it should be no major difficulties for you who got all the advantages..(compare to me in terms of country of origin,religion,and orientation). | |
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Pjoe - was your Canadian friend successful in getting her Bewilligung at the Migration office in Bern? I am non-EU and I live in Bern as well, with my boyfriend who is swiss. Back in February, we asked about getting a permit based on the grounds of having a swiss partner and they said it was not possible. We seem to be in similar situations so I don't know how you were able to get your B permit and why I was told I couldn't. We didn't even submit an application, we just asked if it was possible. Since they said no, we just gave up.