Immigration & permits
expat-services.ch lists 9 hand-checked English-speaking immigration lawyers in Switzerland, including Gaggini & Partners, Immigration-Lawyer.ch, Legal XII Tables Avocats and LEXPAT.
Besides English, they also work in French, German, Italian and Spanish. They are based in Zürich, Basel, Genève, Lausanne, Lugano and 3 more places. Every profile shows the services, languages and contact details, checked by hand before going live. See also Lawyers and notaries in Switzerland.
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Lugano law and notary firm advising on residence and work permits, Swiss citizenship procedures and tax aspects of relocating to Ticino.
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Is this your business?Zürich attorney practice focused on Swiss migration law: B/C permits, work permits, family reunification, naturalisation and appeals against immigration decisions in all cantons.
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Is this your business?Zürich law firm assisting individuals and companies with entry and residence of foreign nationals, permits, family reunification, naturalisation and asylum matters.
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Is this your business?Basel legal service for expatriates covering work and residence permits plus employment, family, real estate, tax and business-formation matters.
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Is this your business?Montreux branch of a UK immigration law firm advising on Swiss residence and work permits, family reunification, investor permits, naturalisation and appeals.
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Is this your business?Law practice in Geneva and Lausanne handling residence permits, renewals, family reunification, naturalisation and appeals against migration decisions.
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Is this your business?Lugano law practice focused on migration law: work and residence permits, family reunification, naturalisation, hardship cases and appeals.
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Is this your business?Business law firm in Zürich and Zug with a migration team advising on non-EU permits, secondments, family reunification, cross-border commuters and naturalisation.
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Is this your business?Zürich law office advising expats and companies on foreigner/immigration law and permit matters, alongside corporate, contract, real estate and employment law.
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How to get a Swiss B permit: EU/EFTA and non-EU rules, steps, documents, and the fees and processing times in seven cantons, from the migration offices.
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When you can switch from a B to a C permit: 5 or 10 years, language rules, steps, documents, and the fees and processing times in seven cantons.
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How to get Swiss citizenship: naturalisation requirements, language level, steps, and the residence rules and fees of seven cantons, from official pages.
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The fide language test in English: who runs it, the level each permit and Swiss citizenship needs, the format, the CHF 250 fee and test centres by city.
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Where English-speaking jobs are in Zurich, Basel, Geneva, Zug and Bern, which work permit you need, 2026 quotas, salaries and Swiss CV norms.
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L, B, C and G permits compared: EU/EFTA vs non-EU rules, 2026 quotas, renewals, family reunification and when you can get a C permit, with sources.