Hi everyone!

My name is Fabian and I am working in Geneva since the end of June already. Luckily I 'learned the ropes' of Swiss/Genevoise life already last year in Summer during a 3-month internship, meaning that I knew how difficult it is getting anything done here without the dreaded work permit. I remembered from my internship last year, that the document arrived sometime after a month or so.

When I arrived this year, my employer had already prepared all the documents needed for the Permit B and it was a very quick process - that was at the end of June. Now its reaching the end of September and I still have heard nothing.. another colleague of mine started in April and hasnt seen anything yet either! According to our HR department it appears that the local office is a little swamped with applications during the Summer period and it is normal.. I am not so sure however..

Thus, my question is whether any of you applied for a work permit recently and what your waiting experiences were. Furthermore, is there anything I could do myself? I have already considered driving out to the council office to find out whats happening in person...

Thanks for your help!

Regards,

Fabian