Hi Matthew,

A bit of a different angle here to the other posters. I see in your introduction that you recently arrived in Switzerland - so there will be no record of your financial history here in Switzerland. Therefore getting such documentation is pointless.

My advice would be to tell your landlord or the person handling your application that you've only just arrived, but would be happy to provide other references (like a letter from your landlord in Amerinca) on request. But something seems a little odd here - do you actually HAVE the apartment, or are all applicants being asked to attach their documentation - if so this would seem a little rude since each one has to be paid for..

Most likely the person handling it will not really know what to do and just tell you not to worry about it. They do love pieces of paper though, so offer to shower them with things like letters from your employer saying how great you are. Most likely they'll take your willingness to provide paper as sufficent evidence that you are well behaved and tell you not to worry about it.