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| LGleason Junior Member Member # 343 | Posted October 21, 2001 09:36 PM I really love Switzerland and I therefore am curious about their rules regarding immigration. I am from Canada and wondering how their workpermit criteria compares to other European countries. There is a lot of discussion regarding EU countries but I would like to know how Swiss rules compare. Are they more strict than the rest of the EU? Does anyone have information regarding criteria to work in Switzerland? |
| herman Member Member # 12 | Posted October 23, 2001 05:55 PM I don't know much about Swiss work permit laws, but keep in mind that Switzerland is not a member of the EU. Thus, you couldn't become a citizen of another EU nation and work in Switzerland without a permit. Try doing a google search for the Swiss government and that will probably direct you to the information you need. |
| Victoria Member Member # 6 | Posted October 24, 2001 11:14 AM Immigration to Switzerland is notoriously difficult (which is why workpermit.com don't deal with it!). You must be directly employed by a Swiss company, who need to show that you have skills which are in shortage. Thr process can take several months, and there are quotas. -------------------- Regards, Vicky Victoria Sharkey |
| dy Junior Member Member # 950 | Posted December 05, 2001 09:51 PM I don't think a Swiss work permit is difficult to obtain. If you got a big Swiss firm behind you, it would take a lot shorter to get a permit, it took me just one month to sort everything out. Good thing is since Switzerland is not a EU country, EU nationals don't seem to get special treatment. But a EU national can get permanent residency after 5 years of stay whereas others need 10 years. It's well known that Swiss government has been slow to develop local IT talents to meet the ever fast growing IT needs, a very significant percentage of IT jobs are filled out by foreigners. It's not unusual that all the employees in an IT department are non-Swiss. Remember, more than 20% of the population in Switzerland are foreigners, in places like Geneva, it's 30% or higher. I have been working in Switzerland for more than 3 years but unfortunately I got a bit fed up with this country and am looking for a chance to relocate to another EU countries. |
| In_a_dilemma Junior Member Member # 1099 | Posted December 17, 2001 02:58 PM dy,I have a possibility to do some consulting work in Swiss.Is it very difficult for foreigners,especially for Non German/French speakers there to survive? Thanks In_a_dilemma |
| schneider99 Junior Member Member # 1294 | Posted December 31, 2001 07:50 PM not really, many swiss do speak english and are expected to in the business enviroment, however consulting does required the knowledge of the local language in most cases |
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