Switzerland plans to open the borders with Germany, Austria and France on 15 June 2020. This is only valid for private travelers. In the business area it facilitates to invite habitants of those countries to a personal interview in Switzerland. The rules for immigration remain unchanged, see Newsletter from May 11th. Please don’t hesitate to […]
Switzerland has loosened the rules for immigration starting May 11th, those include: Employment of EU/EFTA Citizens: The cantons will process all applications for residence permits and cross-border commuter permits submitted by workers from an EU or EFTA member state from before the introduction of entry restrictions (March 25th). In other words, if you can present […]
Employees living in Switzerland and working for a foreign company need to contribute to Swiss Social insurances, even if the employer has no legal entity in Switzerland – unless the person can be explicitly exempted. This constellation is called ANobAG, which stands for “employee without an employer having immediate social insurance obligations” (German: Arbeitnehmer ohne […]
From 1 March 2020, Germany will facilitate the immigration of qualified professionals with third country citizenship (outside EU/EFTA), see. Persons with a university degree or qualified vocational training Recognition of foreign qualifications German employment contract 6 months permit to stay for job search Residence permit after only 4 years (before five) If you have any […]
A settlement permit (C-permit) can be granted before having stayed in Switzerland for 10 years if there is proof for a successful integration. For this, the applicant must meet the following criteria: Continuous stay in Switzerland under a residence permit for the last five years Respect for the rule of law and the values of […]
Dear Reader Before the summerbreak we would like to call your attention to our workshop on October 30th, 2019, to update your Inbound Switzerland Know How: Inbound Switzerland Workshop on October 30, 2019 Have a great summer! International HR Services Ltd.
Starting June 1st, 2019, Bulgarians and Rumanians fall under the free movement agreement between Switzerland and the EU. This means they have free access to Switzerland; under the condition they have a job with a Swiss working contract or enough financial means to live in Switzerland. Please be reminded that assignments with remaining employment abroad […]
Beginning of 2019 the Swiss immigration was revised. Various regulations, based on this law, are still under revision. An important change in these regulations concerns postings / assignments to Switzerland. The necessary takeover of travel, accommodation and meals should in future only be legally necessary for the first year of a posting / assignment to […]
IMPORTANT FOR ALL FOREIGN EMPLOYEES IN SWITZERLAND Requirements since January 1st, 2019 Since January 1st, 2019, Switzerland has a new law where permits to stay in Switzerland, incl. prolongations, are only granted when the knowledge of local language skills is proven. With local language is meant the common language of the place where the person […]
Employees coming from outside EU/EFTA, being expatriated to Switzerland, need to have 12 months previous employment at the legal entity outside EU/EFTA. If they are employed at a legal entity in EU/EFTA only one month of previous employment is required. The 12 months requirement for outside EU/EFTA comes from the GATS agreement, which is valid […]
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