Residence Permit in Switzerland

Permanent residency refers to a person's visa status within Switzerland. The person is allowed to reside indefinitely within Switzerland if he or she is not a citizen. A person with such status is known as a permanent resident.

In Switzerland there is permanent and temporary residence permit. Permanent and temporary residence permit differs greatly when compared side by side.

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Generally speaking, if a foreigner is granted a temporary residence he or she is authorized to stay in Switzerland for a period. Permissible period of stay is superior to ninety days and inferior to five years, mostly. However, immigration law of Switzerland has several items listed where different terms apply.

Any foreigner who is not the holder of a residence permit and is authorized to stay in Switzerland for no longer than few months, is on a stay situation. We encourage to contact us immediately.

Residence permit options

If you intend to stay in Switzerland for a period longer than 6 months, you must apply for a residence permit and not for an entry permit (visa). Residence permits are issued by the authorities in Switzerland. They are solely issued for stays that exceed six months.

Temporary residence permit

Temporary residence permit in Switzerland grants a stay up to 5 years. However, limitations and regulations of Switzerland apply, thus Forsetico Europe does not guarantee positive case in several circumstances of your residence pemrit application.

There are several cases in which, to apply for this permit. We may help to decide.

Permanent residence permit

Permanent residence implies living and working in Switzerland with the same rights as the local people of Switzerland. Permanent Residence Permits are granted to foreigners who have satisfied one of several rules set out by immigration law of Switzerland.

As an exception, the law establishes some criteria by which the said 5 years' residence period is not required to obtain permanent residence. This refer to foreigners who are specially linked to Switzerland. Among these cases, a permanent residence permit will be granted to foreigners who were originally citizens of Switzerland and lost their nationality. These foreigners will have easier path to permanent residence permit.

Basis for residence permit

Choose the option that legally can satisfy your relocation needs.

Note! Not all of the options may be available at any given time. Please check the accuracy of information for the matter yourself. When confirmation of available residence permit program has been acquired - contact Forsetico Europe immigration specialists.

Consultations on Switzerland residence permit

Forsetico Europe consult people mainly outside of European Union on various relocation matters. Do contact us and we may try to find the best option for your living and travel needs.

Immigration Residence permit Citizenship Visa Consultation

You can make your enquiries to Forsetico Europe lawyers.

Services and formalities at Forsetico Europe are as following:

On-line enquiries
Information service
Check-up of documents
Legal assistance

On-line enquiry

On-line consultations with one of our lawyers who are specialists in immigration law of Switzerland.

We inform you step by step of all necessary formalities to obtain a residence permit in Switzerland that may interest you, of all the documents you need to submit at your Consulate. This may show you new opportunities in Switzerland, depending on your case. We may also write the documents you need to submit.

Information service

We inform you of the progress of your file and of any law enforced which may concern your case (positively or negatively).

If a positive decision has been confirmed we proceed to finalize our agreement on immigration services to you.

If a negative decision has been acknowledged we proceed to remove wrong-doings and help you with interpretation of the immigration law of Switzerland.

Check-up of documents

Our company operates from within European Union and the documents for the visa must be submitted at the Consulate that covers area of your residence.

However, to make sure that you are submitting the right documents, you may send us a photocopy or fax of all the documents you are planning to submit at the consulate, to spare yourself problems in the future.

There is legal fee involved when lawyers assistance is required to review all of the documents for Switzerland residency.

Legal assistance

Legal assistance in Switzerland before the government (formalities for documents) and at the Courts.

All our lawyers are members of a professional association and have several years of experience in the field of Switzerland immigration.

Definition

When people cross national Switzerland borders during their migration, they are called migrants or immigrants from the perspective of the Switzerland which they enter.

Definitions related to Switzerland

Switzerland residency related terminology explained.

Immigration to Switzerland - the action of coming to live permanently in Switzerland. To come to a place or country of which one is not a native in order to settle there.

Illegal immigrant of Switzerland - someone who has immigrated into Switzerland by bypassing customs and immigration controls or has overstayed a valid visa.

Undocumented immigrant of Switzerland - an immigrant who has entered Switzerland in an unauthorized manner (often as a migrant worker) and has no documentation.

Extra residence permit terminology

Terminology on residence permit that is partly related to Switzerland.

Migration - an instance moving a place to live to another place for a while.

Asylum - place of refuge.

Exodus - a departure or emigration, usually of a large number of people.

Resettlement - the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.

Relocation - to move (a building, company, person, etc.) to a different location.

Voyage - a journey or expedition from one place to another by land.

Travel - to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip.