Hi,
i would know how do stay in Geneva if you are american? It means to live and to have a job legale. I have my passport american and i would like to have a job and live here so could you tell me how i can do??
Thanks for all.
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Information about how do stay in Geneva if you are american?
Apr 10, 2013 @ 01:27
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Hi,
i would know how do stay in Geneva if you are american? It means to live and to have a job legale. I have my passport american and i would like to have a job and live here so could you tell me how i can do??
Thanks for all.
Alicia LApr 10, 2013 @ 01:27
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Apr 10, 2013 @ 04:12
Do you really have US nationality or are you Spanish?
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Apr 10, 2013 @ 12:03
Ritchie is for a friend who has a american nationatile
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Apr 10, 2013 @ 12:51
This is such a general question that 10 pages wouldn't be long enough.
1. You need a job (e.g. checkout jobup.ch)
2. If you have the job - you can arrange your "permit" (1 and 2 could be done the other way around)
3. You need a roof over your head
4. You need to arrange all other "paperwork and insurances"
Enough has been written about this, check out the search function on how to do point 1 to 4.
5. You need friends (and that's where Glocals comes in ;-))
Good luck!
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This is such a general question that 10 pages wouldn't be long enough.
1. You need a job (e.g. checkout jobup.ch)
2. If you have the job - you can arrange your "permit" (1 and 2 could be done the other way around)
3. You need a roof over your head
4. You need to arrange all other "paperwork and insurances"
Enough has been written about this, check out the search function on how to do point 1 to 4.
5. You need friends (and that's where Glocals comes in ;-))
Good luck!
martin, Apr 10, 2013 @ 12:51
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Apr 10, 2013 @ 12:57
How did he enter the country? If he declared himself as a tourist, I don't think he's permitted to seek or engage in a "gainful activity."
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How did he enter the country? If he declared himself as a tourist, I don't think he's permitted to seek or engage in a "gainful activity."
richardm, Apr 10, 2013 @ 12:57
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Apr 10, 2013 @ 14:08
Richard m is correct. You need a permit and as a tourist one is not supposed to be looking for work or working.
One possible way to get a temporary permit is to enroll in a serious language class and ask the school officials to help with paperwork for a student visa.
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Richard m is correct. You need a permit and as a tourist one is not supposed to be looking for work or working.
One possible way to get a temporary permit is to enroll in a serious language class and ask the school officials to help with paperwork for a student visa.
Translator, Apr 10, 2013 @ 14:08
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Apr 10, 2013 @ 15:19
A point that has not been mentioned :
Not any job would do for your friend. Citizens of EU countries and Swiss people have equal rights on the job market, it’s not the case for US (and any other) citizens. They can only be hired for jobs for which no suitable Swiss/EU candidates are found. So if they are world class specialist of Patagonian commodities market or of reverse engineering of satellites propulsion systems, their employer will certainly be able to get them a permit. If they're bus driver or cashier in a supermarket, not so.
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A point that has not been mentioned :
Not any job would do for your friend. Citizens of EU countries and Swiss people have equal rights on the job market, it’s not the case for US (and any other) citizens. They can only be hired for jobs for which no suitable Swiss/EU candidates are found. So if they are world class specialist of Patagonian commodities market or of reverse engineering of satellites propulsion systems, their employer will certainly be able to get them a permit. If they're bus driver or cashier in a supermarket, not so.
Bustan_A, Apr 10, 2013 @ 15:19
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Apr 10, 2013 @ 16:07
Anyone entering Switzerland as a tourist will not be able to obtain a Residence Permit. An application will only be considered after his/her departure from Switzerland.
The Swiss Government’s very restrictive immigration policy has made it extremely difficult to obtain Residence Permits with a view to taking up employment. As a rule only persons who have been offered jobs which cannot be filled by Swiss nationals have a chance of obtaining Residence Permits. Inevitably, these vacancies are usually only in anoccupation of a highly specialised nature
The Swiss Government’s very restrictive immigration policy has made it extremely difficult to obtain Residence Permits with a view to taking up employment. As a rule only persons who have been offered jobs which cannot be filled by Swiss nationals have a chance of obtaining Residence Permits. Inevitably, these vacancies are usually only in anoccupation of a highly specialised nature
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Anyone entering Switzerland as a tourist will not be able to obtain a Residence Permit. An application will only be considered after his/her departure from Switzerland.
The Swiss Government’s very restrictive immigration policy has made it extremely difficult to obtain Residence Permits with a view to taking up employment. As a rule only persons who have been offered jobs which cannot be filled by Swiss nationals have a chance of obtaining Residence Permits. Inevitably, these vacancies are usually only in anoccupation of a highly specialised nature
Durgesh K, Apr 10, 2013 @ 16:07
The Swiss Government’s very restrictive immigration policy has made it extremely difficult to obtain Residence Permits with a view to taking up employment. As a rule only persons who have been offered jobs which cannot be filled by Swiss nationals have a chance of obtaining Residence Permits. Inevitably, these vacancies are usually only in anoccupation of a highly specialised nature
Durgesh K, Apr 10, 2013 @ 16:07
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Apr 11, 2013 @ 09:59
Thanks for all your posts so my friend should be search for an special job. And if he is cashier and he has a job here he will have to go?? Because before he had the permit B but in a couple of months will be expired.
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Thanks for all your posts so my friend should be search for an special job. And if he is cashier and he has a job here he will have to go?? Because before he had the permit B but in a couple of months will be expired.
Alicia L, Apr 11, 2013 @ 09:59
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Apr 11, 2013 @ 11:04
Thanks for all your posts so my friend should be search for an special job. And if he is cashier and he has a job here he will have to go?? Because before he had the permit B but in a couple of months will be expired.
Apr 11, 13 09:59
Your friend should spend 60chf at a legal clinic to best understand all his options.
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Your friend should spend 60chf at a legal clinic to best understand all his options.
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Apr 11, 2013 @ 13:10
If he has a job, then his employer should sponsor a work visa for him so he can stay in Switzerland. If he doesn't have a job, well then he needs to find a job that'll do all the paperwork for a work visa. But unless he's highly qualified in a specialized field, that'll be really difficult since EU and Swiss citizens get priority. Meaning, he will only be hired if there is no qualified EU or Swiss job candidate. Only other way he could stay here as an American is if he marries a Swiss citizen, or EU national living here (which he can only do on a D visa) or if he goes back to the US and apply for university in Switzerland to get a student permit.
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If he has a job, then his employer should sponsor a work visa for him so he can stay in Switzerland. If he doesn't have a job, well then he needs to find a job that'll do all the paperwork for a work visa. But unless he's highly qualified in a specialized field, that'll be really difficult since EU and Swiss citizens get priority. Meaning, he will only be hired if there is no qualified EU or Swiss job candidate. Only other way he could stay here as an American is if he marries a Swiss citizen, or EU national living here (which he can only do on a D visa) or if he goes back to the US and apply for university in Switzerland to get a student permit.
Andrea K, Apr 11, 2013 @ 13:10
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