What‘s the difference between an Aufenthaltsbewilligung (residence permit) and an Arbeitsbewilligung (work permit), and do both allow a foreigner to work in Bern? What organization is in charge of regulating the work of foreigners? At what point do free-lancers have to pay taxes and make contributions to AHV (social security)?

The Bern English Resource Network (BERNnet), an AWC Bern interest group, invites you to join us for an evening presentation on February 24, 2011, as those topics and more are addressed by Hubert Feller of the Fremdenpolizei, the official entity responsible for regulating the presence of foreign residents in Bern.

Speaker: Hubert Feller, Fremdenpolizei Bern (foreign police)

Date: Thursday, February 24, 2011

Time: 7 p.m. arrival
7:15 presentation and questions
8:15 p.m. apéro

Place: Berufsfeuerwehr Bern (the fire station)
Viktoriastrasse 70
Theoriesaal (entrance on Gotthelfstrasse)

Cost: Free (donations welcome)

Deadline for registration: February 17, 2011

Advance registration is required: Please register by sending an email with your name, telephone number, e-mail address, and the number of people attending, to bernnet@bernnetwork.ch.

Attendance is open to all interested English speakers.
AWC Bern members are requested to bring a snack for the apéro.

Directions with public transportation: From the main train station take Tram 9 direction Guisanplatz or Bus 10 direction Ostermundigen to the stop “Viktoriaplatz”. From the bus stop cross the street. Follow the bus down Viktoriastrasse one block, passing the fire station, to the corner of Gotthelfstrasse and turn left. The Theoriesaal is in the middle of the building up a flight of stairs. Directions by car: The nearest parking garage is at the Kursaal. Exit at Ostring and take Laubeggstrasse (passing the garage on the right) to Viktoriaplatz. Turn left, drive down the hill, and turn right after the hotel into the garage.

The Bern English Resource Network is a networking group for English-speaking professionals providing English-language services in Bern. For more information see www.bernnetwork.ch.

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