🇨🇭Switzerland immigration routes

Every route we track for Switzerland, with the official source behind each one.

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Routes

• Admission of managers, specialists and qualified workers (Art. 23 FNIA) – B and L permits

  Switzerland admits non-EU/EFTA nationals to its labour market only as managers, specialists or other qualified workers under Article 23 FNIA (Federal Act on Foreign Nationals and Integration), issued as a short-term L permit (up to 12 months, extendable) or a renewable one-year B permit.

  • Employer sponsor required

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• B permit (residence permit) for non-EU/EFTA nationals — Aufenthaltsbewilligung

  Switzerland operates a dual admission system.

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• C permit (settlement permit) — Niederlassungsbewilligung, Art. 34 FNIA

  The C permit — Niederlassungsbewilligung — is Swiss permanent residence.

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• Family reunification — Familiennachzug (Art. 42–47 FNIA)

  Swiss family reunification is not one rule but a ladder, and where you stand on it depends on the sponsor's own status.

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• L permit (short stay permit) — Kurzaufenthaltsbewilligung

  The L permit — Kurzaufenthaltsbewilligung, the short stay permit of Art.

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• Residence permit for education or training (student permit) — Aufenthaltsbewilligung für Studierende, Art. 27 FNIA

  Studying in Switzerland for longer than three months runs on a residence permit issued for education or training under Art.

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• Work Permit for Third-Country (Non-EU/EFTA) Nationals

  Switzerland runs a dual admission system for foreign workers, governed by the Federal Act on Foreign Nationals and Integration (FNIA, SR 142.20) and the Ordinance on Admission, Period of Stay and Employment (ASEO).

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