Guided answers, then the trusted resources you need.

One short guide per topic. Each ends with the official source and the tasks on your plan. Three are free for everyone: finding an apartment, emergency numbers and Swiss German survival lingo. The rest are for members.

Moving to Switzerland

Before you move

Documents to prepare before you move

DocumentsFor members

The folder you will be very glad you made: originals, copies and translations in one place.

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Finding an apartment in Switzerland

Home

Prepare before you arrive. Apply once you are here.

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Will my salary be enough?

Money & bankingFor members

The most-asked question before a move. The costs to check for your own household before you accept.

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Your first Swiss bank account

Money & bankingFor members

Where the first salary lands, and the payment app you will be asked for.

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Childcare and school

Children & schoolFor members

Asking early, and joining more than one waiting list.

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Just arrived

First 90 days

Registering at your commune

Permits & registrationFor members

The first official step after you arrive: what it is, when, and what to bring.

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Choosing basic health insurance

Health insuranceFor members

Basic cover, supplementary cover, and the official calculator.

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Getting around, and your driving licence

Getting aroundFor members

Travelcards, and what applies to the licence you brought.

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Safety and emergency numbers

Safety

The numbers to save in every phone in the household, before you need them.

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The apps you’ll want in Switzerland

Everyday lifeFor members

Seven apps that make everyday life easier. From the founders’ own phones, plus one the Confederation would add.

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Swiss German survival lingo

Everyday life

The words you’ll meet in your first months: on letters, signs, forms and at the Badi.

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Furnishing an empty apartment, room by room

HomeFor members

What to have delivered the day you get the keys, and what can wait a few weeks.

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Living in Switzerland

The years after

Tax and pillar 3a

Tax & pensionsFor members

Finding out how you are taxed, and whether a private pension suits you.

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Building a life here

BelongingFor members

The part of moving nobody is paid to help with.

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