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| The information from Parkadam is interesting, are you saying you did not approach the Swiss consulate, also did you not contact the MigrationsAmt?
Did you arrive at the same time as your wife? It seems to make a difference whether you arrive at the same time or separately, I could not understand why this would be, but another post from a few years ago seems to say this is the case.
If that`s the case, Does it work if the person who is already in Switzerland goes out to meet their spouse and re-enters the country together? | |
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Hi,
No I did not approach the Swiss consulate or the MigrationsAmt. All I did was show-up (literally, got off the plane) with the required documents at the gemeindehaus. I got back on the plane 48 hours later back to NY and just waited, while I did my work from there. I was traveling to CH about once a month anyways to see the wife and interview.
I did not arrive the same time as my wife; she had already been working here for about 8 months before I arrived, and we married in New York about 3 months before I arrived (civil); our religious is coming up in July (and I'm very excited). I was waiting to get a job first before I moved here.
I'm not sure I understand your question about arriving together; i'm not sure that has anything to do with it. My wife visited me many times in NY and we didn't have the opportunity to travel together.
As the poster above noted, it is because I'm married to an EU citizen who is holding a 5 year visa. EU citizens EEA/EFTA automatically get the 5 year B visa and their spouse will usually get the same, as it occured in my case. '
I'm from New York, about the only thing I had to do there was visit the NYPD at one police plaza to get the good conduct certificate and I did stop off at the italian town-hall in my wife's hometown over christmas to try to get a documentation that our marriage was registered in Italy; this didn't work for idiotic reasons, but turned out I didn't require it anyways.
I got my birth certificate from the New York cityDOH website since that is where i was born.
let me know if you need anything else; currently living near zurich (Dietlikon) and working here at roche in Basel. So...I'm up for drinks after work in Basel or Zurich (or Dietlikon) if anyone ever wants to grab me and/or my wife !
I'm already having issues getting aclimated (all my fault) and would love to meet someone to complain! (isn't this the american way?).
However, I don't miss NYC and I don't think i ever will; i was very fustrated there. I did need this change. I just have to adapt.
Ciao.