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