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| Thanks Shorrick and Swissbob, your dudeness precedes you - forum legends indeed! A quick question on what counts as a "holiday" in Switz for EU (17) nationals. I have a full British passport I'm thinking of coming on "holiday" next month for around 3 weeks, equipped with travel insurance etc. before I go back to South Africa for a wedding in Oct. I'll be staying with my (Swiss) boyfriend and hope to start looking for work even though I'm technically "on holiday". Am I going to run into trouble doing this? I am already registered with various Swiss employment agencies from here in London. | |
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There's nothing preventing you from looking for a job while on holidays.
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| Also, when I return from South Africa, I'm guessing I need to register with the cantonal authorities within 8 days (was it?) to get a jobseekers residence permit lasting three months and I'll need to get Swiss insurance. If this permit runs out I have the option of another 3-month permit and if I don't have a job by then I'm screwed? (I heard a rumour that the three-month requirement was recently dropped, is that wishful thinking?) | |
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That's not quite right. You can stay three months without any permit whatsoever, then once those three months run out you apply for a three month permit. Bear in mind that in principle the initial three weeks will count as part of the three months total you're allowed to spend permitless (although no one really checks). No requirements have been dropped sofar.