work in CH, live elsewhere

selimhan · #1 22.01.2012, 19:28

Hello All

What would be the pro's and con's and possible issues of working here at Switzerland and living elsewhere? To be specific, I am on C permit with a somewhat flexible job

i am thinking of working 4 days here and spending 3 days in non-EU country, with family spending most of the year over there

fatmanfilms · #2 22.01.2012, 20:09

If you spend 4 days here & working here then your living here end of story. Where you go Friday, Saturday & Sunday night is up to you. I know many people who have a secondary residence in France or Italy.

Not sure if I really know what your question is!

	Quote:	selimhan
	Hello All What would be the pro's and con's and possible issues of working here at Switzerland and living elsewhere? To be specific, I am on C permit with a somewhat flexible job i am thinking of working 4 days here and spending 3 days in non-EU country, with family spending most of the year over there

Odile · #3 22.01.2012, 20:21

France or Italy are not non EU. Sorry but I do not understand your question either. How far would you go for 3 days a week in NON EU and at what cost?

ullainga · #4 22.01.2012, 20:46

	Quote:	fatmanfilms
	If you spend 4 days here & working here then your living here end of story. Where you go Friday, Saturday & Sunday night is up to you.

http://www.bfm.admin.ch/bfm/en/home/...willigung.html states that "Cross-border commuters must return to their main place of residence abroad at least once a week" and they are then not considered residents of Switzerland. If you are non-EU (and not from Liechtenstein, I would guess) then I'm not sure if what you are planning is possible.

selimhan · #5 22.01.2012, 21:42

	Quote:	Odile
	France or Italy are not non EU. Sorry but I do not understand your question either. How far would you go for 3 days a week in NON EU and at what cost?

the idea is to have the family living in non-EU, me working here and commuting back and forth.

the cost balance is favorable even if i include 10000 CHF or so for 40+ round trips per year, but i guess i will have to have a permanent address in CH

guarana · #6 22.01.2012, 22:08

In case you do not care about keeping your C permit - for tax purposes, you could qualify as an international commuter /international weekday resident - but you will loose your C permit, since your domicile will be considered abroad.

As such, you will be taxed at source, and you will also be able to claim correction of the withholding tax, including 1)traveling expenses CH-abroad-CH (you will need to spend at least two weekends abroad to qualify) and 2) rental costs in CH.

miniMia · #7 22.01.2012, 22:14

	Quote:	selimhan
	the idea is to have the family living in non-EU, me working here and commuting back and forth. the cost balance is favorable even if i include 10000 CHF or so for 40+ round trips per year, but i guess i will have to have a permanent address in CH

I don't think it matters if you have a perm address in Switzerland. Beyond a certain number of days you are no longer a resident of Switzerland and thus not eligible to keep your permit. You need to find out how many days that is. ((If I had to guess I would say 183))

The other thing you can do (perhaps) is suspend your C permit for up to 4 years with approval from your commune.