Relocation agencies
expat-services.ch lists 3 hand-checked English-speaking destination service providers in Schwyz: Anchor Relocation Services, Swiss Expat Realtor and Swiss Relocation Services.
Besides English, they also work in German, Chinese and French. Every profile shows the services, languages and contact details, checked by hand before going live.
3 providers
Zurich relocation company with 20+ years' experience supporting individuals, families and companies in the Zurich and Zug region, plus residential letting.
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Is this your business?Expat-focused rental home search agency covering Zurich, Zug, Schwyz and Basel; uses local network incl. unlisted properties and advocates for applications; success-based fee.
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Is this your business?Zurich-area relocation provider since 2005 focused on apartment search, house-hunting tours, school search and departure services.
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Is this your business?Local facts
The municipal administration at Herrengasse 17 is open Monday to Friday 08:30–11:30 and 13:30–16:30, and on Thursday until 18:00. Foreign nationals bring the original residence permit, a valid passport or ID card, proof of Swiss health insurance and the lease or landlord's confirmation, and non-EU/EFTA nationals moving in from another canton first file a change-of-canton request (Gemeinde Schwyz, checked ).
School-age children are placed through the Gemeindeschule Schwyz, whose Rektorat at Herrengasse 37 answers on 041 819 07 90; it works in five districts: Herrengasse, Lücken, Ibach, Seewen and Rickenbach (Gemeinde Schwyz, checked ). Newly arrived children who speak another language join regular classes with intensive German lessons, usually for two years (Gemeinde Schwyz, checked ). After-school care runs in modules from 07:00 to 18:30, registered by 15 June for the school year, with canton and municipality subsidies requested through sz.kibon.ch (Gemeinde Schwyz, checked ).
Basic health insurance is due within three months (FOPH, checked ), and the canton's average adult premium for 2027 is CHF 418.50 a month, against CHF 487.60 across Switzerland (FOPH, checked ). A one-zone Schwyzer Pass costs CHF 73 a month (2026) (Tarifverbund Schwyz, checked ), and a roll of ten 35-litre rubbish bags CHF 17.00 (Gemeinde Schwyz, checked ).
Anyone moving to Schwyz registers with the Einwohneramt, Herrengasse 17, within 14 days (2026) (Gemeinde Schwyz, checked ); arrivals from abroad do so in person at the counter. The municipal fee is CHF 20 for an adult and CHF 30 for couples and families (Gemeinde Schwyz, checked ). EU/EFTA citizens who enter to work register within 14 days, others within three months (Canton of Schwyz, Amt für Migration, checked ). More in registering at your commune.
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