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| Thank you for the great information. Would someone be able to clarify a few things that are not clear to me.
I am an Italian citizen currently living in Australia with my 2 children. My partner has lived in Switzerland for about 40 years as a permanent resident (and has C permit). We want to go over to join him and stay for about one or two years initially.
I was told by the Swiss Consulate here that as an Italian EU citizen I can work freely in Switzerland without a permit. Does that mean that I can apply for a B permit? I work for myself and run a couple of online businesses so I would not be looking for traditional work as such.
I was thinking that family reunification would be the best approach, however I can't find a definition of "spouse" in this case - does it mean wife or is a de-facto partner also accepted. And would there have been a time period that we would need to live together before being considered a couple under the Swiss rules (we have not lived together long term as yet) and been together for 2+ years.
I would also like to know how easily would my children be able to go to the local Swiss school (they are Italian/Australian citizens).
Be great if someone has been in the same situation and can give me some idea of this. | |
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| You get a B-EUR permit, unless you are entitled to a C permit derivatively.
I am a Swiss citizen about to bring my British wife to live in Switzerland. The consulate here told me there are no approvals, I just show up and register at the commune where we own an apartment.
I can tell you that your children can freely go to local schools. Switzerland is treated as an EEA country for many purposes and your (and your dependents') rights derive from that. While my LLM in European Law is more than a decade old, I don't have to do any research to answer that question. | |
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| Thank you Andy... that sounds positive and reassuring... | |
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Indeed. Unfortunately it's wrong as it only applies to married couples. Of course, as an EU citizen you can still come to Switzerland but you'll need to prove a means of support and jump through a few more hoops.