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| EU 8 is no problem and hasn't been for some time. | |
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And what in the name of the wee man has
that got to do with the price of fish, pray tell?
One needs to remember that it is a right of freedom of
movement in the Schengen area that holding an UK British passport confers.
As for
residence in Switzerland, there are also entitlements, but they come with conditions attached.
Let's get it from
the horse's mouth, shall we?...
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| B EC/EFTA permit (Resident foreign nationals) Resident foreign nationals are foreign nationals who are resident in Switzerland for a longer period of time for a certain purpose with or without gainful employment.
The residence permit for EC/EFTA nationals is valid for five years if they are in possession of an employment contract of at least twelve months’ duration or of unlimited duration.
Additional temporary regulations apply for EU-8 and EU-2 (Bulgaria and Romania) nationals.
The residence permit will be renewed for another five years without any further procedures if the foreign national satisfies the relevant requirements. On the occasion of its first renewal, however, the permit can be limited to one year if the holder has been involuntarily unemployed for more than twelve consecutive months. | |
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| L EC/EFTA permit (Short-term residents)  Short-term residents are foreign nationals who are resident in Switzerland for a limited period of time, usually less than a year, for a certain purpose with or without gainful employment. EC/EFTA nationals are entitled to this permit provided they are in possession of an employment contract of between three and twelve months’ duration. Employment relationships below 3 months within a calendar year do not require a permit but are to be regulated via the so-called registration procedure.
For nationals from the EU-8 and EU-2 (Bulgaria and Romania) member states all employment is still subject to a permit. In addition, the temporary regulations will apply for EU-8 nationals until approximately 2011 and for EU-2 nationals (Bulgaria and Romania) until approximately 2016.
The period of validity of the permit is identical with the term of the employment contract. It can be extended for a total period of less than twelve months. Provided the new quota has not been exhausted, the permit can be renewed after an overall stay of one year without the foreign national having to interrupt his or her residence in Switzerland.
EC/EFTA L permits without gainful employment are granted to job seekers from all EC/EFTA States. However, this practice does not create an entitlement to social insurance. | |
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So, from the above, I would expect them to issue a 'job-seekers' L permit with no social security entitlements accruing.
AND,
something to be aware of is that the regulations have changed much and often over the past six or seven years (relative to times past), and much of the fabled Swiss Bureaucracy has failed to keep entirely up to date with the current state of affairs.
So one needs to be ready to pitch up again, fully prepared and planned and printed, and tell them (nicely but firmly!) what's what, and what they need to issue, and why.
HTH
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