You have the right to register as a job seeker and obtain employment without restriction. You can take any job.

Your wife does not.

You do not need to be sponsored.

Your wife does need to be sponsored and would only be able to take a specialist job unless you get employment first.

Ok, so the missus will arrive next week...

Anyone who can tell me the cons of not registering her instantly, but to wait with that until she has found a job? Assuming the will receive a 3 month job seeker permit (unless the dependent / Garantie workaround works), I want to stretch this period as long as possible.

Bump. Anyone?

Im planning on moving to Switzerland to work as a Nanny,
I dont want to be an Aupair, as the hours are restricted and i don't want to live with employers
I have a job lined up (sort of) with a family to work around 40 hours a week, and the opportunity to live alone, but im struggling to find the right permit to do this.
I think it would be a permit B (just a general work permit) that would be my best option, but can any body give me advice ?!?

Also from the point of view of the employer, what do they have to do to register me as an employee, as i wont be an au pair as such, and how do they go about decalring me financially?

Many Thanks

Very informative thread here. Since I'm hoping to move with my family soon I've been scrambling to find information on the necessary procedures but haven't been 100% successful. Lot of information out there and some of it contradictory. And I find it somewhat funny that this internet forum is by leaps and bounds more informative than official cantonal/federal websites. So the existence of this source of information is much appreciated

To the issue at hand... I'm an EU25 citizen coming to Bern and have a work contract under preparation waiting to be signed. My spouse is non-EU, but she has a EU residence permit. We also have a baby with an EU25 passport. I have tried contacting the Swiss Embassy into whose consular district my country belongs, but haven't heard back from them yet.

My questions are:

1. Does my wife have to apply for a visa in advance or can she come and register with the local authorities with me on arrival and apply for a residence permit? I've read different accounts on this. Obviously I'd prefer if she could come with me straight away.
2. Do I understand correctly that 'Family reunification'(Familiennachzug) applies in the case when my family does not come together with me? Or will this be a part of the registering with local authorities process regardless?
3. I'm likely to be provided temporary housing from my employer prior to renting a place of our own. However, for 'Family reunification' an apartment lease (Kopie des Mietvertrages der Wohnung) is required. Does this mean I cannot bring my family before I have rented a place of my own?
4. I have seen a requirement on local authority websites that papers (marriage/birth certificates) need to be presented in either French or German. How strict is this requirement? For example we have a US marriage certificate and an English translation of my sons birth certificate. Do we need to have this translated and notarized?

Dwighte: we are in a similar situation. I am EU25 citizen and have a work contract, but my husband is non-EU. My employer applied for my husband's VISA. We are moving to Zurich on late June.

1- She needs to apply for a VISA in advance (for family reunification). Once she gets the VISA and you both arrive to Switzerland you should register with the local authorities for a residence permit.
2- It doesn't matter if your family goes with you or not (in our case my husband is traveling with me)
3- Nope, I was in the same situation and explained it
4- I don't know in Bern, but in Zurich documents can be presented either in German, French, Italian or English.

Hope this helps!

J

Hi everyone?

Where can I get information about Croatian, Bulgarian and Romanian citizens wanting to get residence and work permit in CH?

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Riana

I have a simple question:

I am an EU National looking for work in CH. I haven't yet registered. Would it be an advantage to have registered for residency before seeking employment - as opposed to trying to find work without registration? Would it speed up the permit chain process if I was to register residence now as opposed to doing so after the first 3 months initial period?

It's just that I am moving to a permanent address in 2 months time. I could probably ask the future landlady to provide me with a letter now.

Advise/ experiences?

Hi Shorrik, Gypsy21 and SwissBob, Thanks so much for all of your informative advices. I have a question- I am an Indian with an Indian Passport (Non-EU citizen), i have a valid B-Permit until March 2013 (Starting from March 2008- i have always had a B Permit). Currently, i am unemployed and looking for employment, i have been working for a market research firm until 2011. I would request your answers to my questions:

1. Am i allowed to start my own consultancy or small business since i have a B-Permit, given that im a Non-EU citizen? If yes, will it then give me an extension of my permit-with my own consultancy/business?

2. Sometime ago, i had heard from someone, that the new law in Switzerland is that those who have a B-Permit for 5 years are entitled to a C Permit after 5 years? Is this true for all nationalities, or is this a priviledge only for EU nationals?
Many thanks in advance!

I've read this thread carefully for the first 10 pages and have tried searching the rest of the forum as well, but still I have a few questions that I haven't seen covered.

My wife is a German citizen and I (male) am a US citizen. We were married in Germany but currently live/work in the US.

We want to move back to Europe, live in Germany but work in Basel.

Here are my questions:

1) Since we're not going to live in Switzerland can I get a B permit if my wife has one from her job? (In the past I don't believe she had a B permit since she was a border crosser, allowed to work in Switzerland but had to go home to Germany every night).

2) If my wife doesn't manage to land a job in Switzerland will I have a hard time getting a Swiss work permit?

Not sure if this matters or not, but I've obtained an "Aufenthaltstitel" from Germany in the past and am sure I will have no issues getting one again when we move back to Germany. Not sure if this can convey any EU-ness in Switzerland, making it easier for me to get a job even though I'm not a EU citizen.

3) If we decide to live in Switzerland to start with, just so that my wife can get a B permit, and I can get one through her, will I lose it and the ability to work if we later move to Germany but still want to keep our jobs in Switzerland?

Many thanks,

Darren

Sorry, my first question was supposed to be:
1) Since we're not going to live in Switzerland can I get a B permit if my wife DOESN'T have one from her job?

Hi There,

I'm hoping someone can answer my question.

I am an EU (British) Citizen living near Basel, but just over the border in Germany, I have lived here for some time, and am registered and insured in Germany (health insurance that is)
I would like to apply for a couple of cleaning jobs in Basel, do I need a swiss work permit? I would assume so, but which one is applicable to me and where can I apply? I researched this on the internet and read about G permits, then read you don't need them anymore, and nowI have just ended up somewhat confused!!
Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks!

G permit.

Who says you don't need them anymore? I've never heard such a thing. Can you post a link that says that?

http://www.bfm.admin.ch/bfm/en/home/...willigung.html

ok, maybe I have misunderstood, so is that the type of permit I would need then, a G permit? Where can I apply for one of these?

The "border zone" was abolished. Not the permit. You need a G permit. You apply for that at the migration police of the city you are working in. If you work in a small town you go to the commune (municipality office) and they will forward your request (or you. ) to the closest migration police.

Ok Thanks for your help miniMia, I read that info all wrong! Hence, I guess I am destined go through life as a cleaner!! Mustn't grumble though, we live in a lovely part of the world here!!

Does this mean that I can work there for up to a month with my UK company on my Portuguese ID Card?

Many thanks

Hello everybody.

I've been reading this topic and the Swiss Federal Office of Migration website. Things seem to be a little confusing, so I'll just post my questions here and hope somebody has better knowledge than me at the moment.

I am an EU-2 national, admitted to study at the IHEID in Geneva. I understand I don't need a visa to come to the country, but will have to apply for Permis B, since I'm planing to stay 2 years.

- After I get the Permis B, which can take up to 6 months (?), can I work part-time, if all the conditions are met (no local candidates, quota not exhausted, etc)?
- Can I work part-time in Geneva, if I choose to reside in France?

I also have a Russian citizenship. Will this ease obtaining a work permit or complicate matters further?

Thanks in advance!