Practical guides
Detailed answers to the questions permit holders and future holders actually ask.
Renewing your residence permit: deadlines and pitfalls
When to apply, which documents to provide, and what to do if your permit expires soon.
Read the guide →From permit B to permit C: conditions and timeline
After 5 or 10 years? Integration, language, debt records: what cantons actually check.
Read the guide →Family reunification: bringing your family to Switzerland
Spouse, children: housing and income conditions, deadlines depending on your permit.
Read the guide →Moving cantons with a permit B, C or G
Moving from Geneva to Vaud? What changes for your permit and the registrations to make.
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