Hello everyone!
My name is Michael and I am an attorney in the US. I am planning on moving to Geneva at the end of August to begin working with WIPO on Sept. 3rd. I am looking for a place to live that will be relatively close to where I work, though I am a very active person and am willing to bike/walk/take public transportation to wherever I need to go. I understand that to have a bicycle, you must pay a certain fee (recurring fee?). Same with public transportation. So, clearly any and all advice is welcome.
I do not speak French, so I would be interested in learning how people get by using English or German (I am a German citizen, also). That being said, I am also married and we have 3 pets - one dog and two cats. I am planning on going through the necessary processes to bring my pets and my wife over. From my understanding, EU family reunification VISAs are available for EU citizens with non-EU spouses. If anyone has any experience dealing with these types of things, any advice would be greatly appreciated.