The Ultimate 50 Tips to Settle in Switzerland

The paperwork handbook for moving to Switzerland: permits, the fourteen-day registration deadline, health insurance under LAMal, the rental dossier that actually gets accepted, Quellensteuer and the tax return. 120 pages, PDF and EPUB, CHF 24.

What the fifty tips cover

Moving to Switzerland is a sequence, not a list. Miss the registration window and the permit slows down. Miss the insurance window and you get assigned a plan you did not choose. This book is the order of operations, with the deadlines named.

  • Residence permits: B, C, L and G, and what changes for EU, UK and third-country nationals.
  • The Anmeldung at your commune, what to bring and the deadline that starts the clock.
  • Health insurance under LAMal: the choice window, deductibles, and how to compare premiums yourself.
  • The rental dossier: what Swiss landlords actually read, and the documents that decide it.
  • Money and tax: Quellensteuer, the tax return, the third pillar, and what is deductible.
  • Daily infrastructure: phone contracts, public transport passes, SERAFE, waste rules and the driving licence exchange.

What comes with the ebook

The book is sold as one bundle at CHF 24, so buying it also opens the course and the members hub. Nothing renews.

  • The Ultimate 50 Tips in PDF and EPUB, Second Edition.
  • How to Crack the Coconut, the culture ebook, included.
  • The 14-day arrival masterclass, one short lesson a day.
  • The members hub with downloadable fact sheets on registration, renting, schools, insurance, taxes, banking, driving and household setup.
  • Lifetime access to updates of the bundle.

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost? CHF 24 as a single payment, including the free culture ebook, the 14-day arrival masterclass and the members hub. There is no subscription.

Printed or ebook? An ebook. The Second Edition arrives in PDF and EPUB immediately after checkout, with a permanent download link in the members hub.

Does it apply to my canton? The federal rules are the same everywhere and the book flags what changes by canton and commune, with Zurich, Zug, Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lucerne, Lausanne and Sankt Gallen as worked examples.

How do I pay? Card payment in Swiss francs through Stripe, with the download and a receipt straight after checkout.

Read next

  • How to Crack the Coconut, free, at /books/how-to-crack-the-coconut.
  • The complete CHF 24 bundle at /product.
  • Health insurance under LAMal at /blog/swiss-health-insurance-lamal.
  • Registering your address in Zurich at /blog/how-to-register-address-zurich-anmeldung.
  • City and commune guides at /cities.