Topic

Arrival

3 articles

Legal

Moving from outside the EU? What the 2026 permit quotas mean for your plans

Switzerland keeps its third-country work permit quotas unchanged for 2026 - and last year's were barely half used. What that means if you are weighing up a move.

SwissExpat · 3 August 2026 · 4 min

02Arrival

Your first two weeks: your checklist for starting out in Switzerland

Registration, health insurance, bank account, mobile phone – in the first few weeks, many things need to be sorted simultaneously. This order brings structure to the chaos.

14 July 2026 · 5 min

03Legal

From L to C: how the residence permit ladder works

Which ID grants which rights – and how to secure your settlement permit more quickly.

5 July 2026 · 6 min