Ok so...

I'm interning in Geneva for the summer, and my boyfriend would like to come stay with me for a month or 2. He doesn't speak French. Any chance he can find a job at a small cafe or something? Or can anyone think of some sort of job where they might hire non-French speakers?

Thanks!

Not very likely, especially if he doesn't have a permit or is not a citizen of an EU country (or Iceland/Norway).

This is something I would LOVE to do-

Tour de Suisse is still looking for helpers for the race next month.
Do they have a drivers licence?

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staying on a theme.... if he has any bike knowledge www.bikeswitzerland.com
is run by Americans....

He can always offer intensive EN conversation tutoring, plaster the message boards at UNIGE campuses.

Anyone else any ideas??

Is there anyone here who owns a restaurant and needs a buser or something

You mean work illegally?

No? He would obviously get a work permit, you just need to have a job before you actually apply for a permit....

Wrong way round actually - the employer applies for the work permit. Plus the employer would have to show why no Swiss and then why no EU person could do the job.

Obviously!

Just in case the sarcasm doesn't pass through: the probability of getting a (normal) work permit for a non-eu who wants to do odd jobs for two months is around -50% give or take 25%

On the other hand, it is relatively easy to get internships in international organizations. The only problem is that they are usually unpaid.

If he is a student he could apply to a couple of things at CERN, EPFL, UN, Embassies, etc.

Working illegally is, of course, frowned upon by those of us who went through all the loops to live and work here. It can also have serious consequences if something unexpected were to happen.