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Right, but it's part of the Schengen area, which also covers most of the EU countries, so once you got a visa to e.g. France, you're free to work and live in Sw
by eax_ 11y ago
Right, but it's part of the Schengen area, which also covers most of the EU countries, so once you got a visa to e.g. France, you're free to work and live in Switzerland as well.
- avz 11y agoNope. There are many different types of Schengen visa [1] and it generally does not allow you to work. For this you need a national visa from a specific member state [2]. So, no, if you get a work permit in France, you are not free to live and work in Switzerland. In fact, EU citizens generally need a residency and work permit if they wish to live and work there. [1] http://www.schengenvisainfo.com/schengen-visa-types/ http://www.schengenvisainfo.com/schengen-visa-types/ [2] http://www.schengenvisainfo.com/frequently-asked-questions-schengen-visa/ http://www.schengenvisainfo.com/frequently-asked-questions-s...
- jahnu 11y ago> In fact, EU citizens generally need a residency and work permit if they wish to live and work there. No, they generally don't. https://www.ch.ch/en/working-switzerland-eu-efta/ https://www.ch.ch/en/working-switzerland-eu-efta/
- avz 11y agoFrom the page: "For employment lasting longer than three months, a residence permit is required." I named their permit incorrectly: should be "residence permit" instead of "residency and work permit". The point remains that EU citizens generally need an official permit to work in Switzerland.
- semigroupoid 11y agoEU citizens have the right to move to and work in any country within the EU. See here: http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=457 http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=457
- cosmolev 11y agoSwitzerland is not in EU.
- semigroupoid 11y agoI thought he meant France. Anyway, the correct link to the Swiss page was already posted.
- cosmolev 11y agoWrong. You can enter Switzerland with a Schengen visa as a tourist. Finding work in Switzerland is difficult (employer has to prove it can't hire Swiss citizen for this position).
- jotm 11y agoSwitzerland is not part of the EU nor Schengen. Eu citizens can travel visa-free to Switzerland, but they can't work there. Same goes for US and many other nationals...
- jotm 11y agoIt seems I was wrong about the Schengen part. Switzerland is part of Schengen, which is what allows EU citizens to travel there visa-free.