Hello,

I am currently living in canton vaud but I am going to start my new job in Zurich from 1st of July; the problem is my appartment contract in Zurich will be ready after 16th of July and I am going to live in airbnb for 2 weeks there.

My friend told me since my permit is B I have to deregister in Canton vaud and re-register your permit in canton Zurich within two weeks after your moving. So, I went to "Communes du canton de Vaud" and asked and they told me they need my job contract and my apartment contract in Zurich (which I don't have apartment contract!).

I would like to know that it would be a problem for me if I work in Zurich with my vaud permit and after two weeks when I got my appartment contract I deregister my permit in vaud and re-register it in Zurich?

Sorry for my long post and thanks in advance for your help,

PS. I still have my place in vaud. (till september)

You have to de-register and register in person, within 2 weeks of moving. These people really are a pain aren't they? Just wait until you have the 2 contracts and then do the business, you have until 14th July, so plenty of time.

Your employer has to give you a day off to visit the offices. Don't forget to cancel everything (electricity?) in Vaud in writing, and preferably on paper!

Check with Zurich how long you have to register. Often it's only 8 days if you move between cantons so make sure and don't assume it's 14.

I hope you're right about your rental contract. Seems a bit odd they haven't managed to get one to you yet and until the contract is signed there's no guarantee there'll be a property waiting for you at the end of it.