Hi there,


I am an EU Citizen living in Switzerland on a B permit. I`m an IT contractor with a huge company in Vaud. Because of cost cutting measures, my client is laying off all the local contractors- which means I will be losing my job by end of next month.. I have been trying quite hard to find a new job- but so far I havent been successful


I have my centre of life here in Switzerland as my girlfriend lives here. Also I want to continue living in Switzerland. I have some good connections in the US, and I could potentially get a contract with remote work options. I do not have US work visa, however I was thinking of invoicing my client in CHF/USD and get paid via the Swiss Payroll company (and pay taxes & social deductions in Switzerland). The swiss payroll company (Zurich based) is the same that I am using for my current job contract. Was wondering if this kind of arrangement is allowed?

Did you manage to resolve this? I would really like to know the outcome, as I might end up in a similar situation.

Why wouldn't it be allowed? AFAIK, EU nationals can stay in Switzerland as long as they have financial means to support themselves. You don't even have to work.

I was in similar situation and the issue was on the US side. Somehow the HR insisted that I would need to have a US work visa. I have never heard of that, nor my connections who introduced me to the company. Trade of intellectual property, i.e. your work outcome, should be freely allowed. Perhaps the HR wanted a 'slave' instead of someone doing business with them.

The interesting question (which I am also curious about) is whether the Swiss payroll companies are allowed to do this with US companies, or whether they have any form of restrictions, conditions and/or constraints, or even some level of scrutiny.

It certainly works fine with UK clients, and I know people who are based in the UK who work remotely for the US, so it seems likely. As I recall, there's a few forms and such that need filling in. You might check the question as answered on contractoruk.com
https://www.contractoruk.com/forums/...-remotely.html
- it can't be much different from the UK.

That is not the case. You have a right to work and establish a business, you have a right to a permanent residence status after five years if you meet the criteria and you have rights under family reunion rules and If you are a retired EU citizen with sufficient income you can retire to Switzerland and that is it.

You will be an employee of a Swiss company so nothing changes for you. There is no legal reason why a Swiss company can’t contract to body shop to a US company, the question is will you be able to find one that is willing to do so and how much they will charge you for doing it.