Prime Relocation
Full-service relocation · LuganoPrime Relocation is a family-owned relocation agency in Zug, founded in 2006, helping expats, families and HR teams with home search, permits, temporary housing, schools and settling in.
Relocation agencies
Full-service relocation in Lugano
expat-services.ch lists 3 hand-checked English-speaking full-service relocation agencies in Lugano: De Peri Relocation Services, Prime Relocation (our partner) and Auris Relocation (our partner).
Besides English, they also work in French, German, Italian and Spanish. Every profile shows the services, languages and contact details, checked by hand before going live. See also Home search services in Lugano.
Full-service relocation in Lugano
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Auris Relocation
Full-service relocation · LuganoAuris Relocation is a Swiss relocation and global mobility firm with nine offices from Geneva to Lugano, handling permits, home search, schools and moves for companies and families.
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De Peri Relocation Services
Full-service relocation · LuganoZurich-based relocation company serving all Swiss regions with home and school search, permits, temporary housing, move management and settling-in.
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Full-service relocation: what's particular to Lugano
The chain starts with the permit from the migration office in Bellinzona, then runs through the arrival notice, customs clearance, vehicle registration and school enrolment. Household goods enter duty-free on Form 18.44 if the owner has used them for six months, and later shipments must arrive within two years (BAZG, checked ) (BAZG, checked ). A vehicle is cleared with inspection report 13.20 A, which the cantonal road traffic office needs for registration, and Swiss plates are due after one year at the latest (BAZG, checked ).
In Ticino that office is the Sezione della circolazione in Camorino (Ala Munda 51), whose registration counters are open on Monday from 09:00 to 16:15 and from Tuesday to Friday from 07:30 to 16:15 (ti.ch, checked ).
A child of three or older enters the scuola dell'infanzia, and primary school follows from age six; enrolment goes through the city's Istituto scolastico on 058 866 90 00 (lugano.ch, checked ). Lessons in all schools except the vocational ones begin on Monday 31 August 2026 (lugano.ch, checked ). A dog is reported to the Puntocittà within ten days of acquiring it (lugano.ch, checked ).
Registering in Lugano
New arrivals report to a Puntocittà counter in person or through a proxy; the deadline is 8 days (2026) (lugano.ch, checked ), and one adult can register a whole family. Foreign nationals show their permit or, while it is pending, a copy of the application (lugano.ch, checked ). The certificate of the arrival notice costs CHF 15 a copy (lugano.ch, checked ). More in registering at your commune.
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