Immigration & permits
expat-services.ch lists 2 hand-checked English-speaking immigration lawyers in Genève: Immigration-Lawyer.ch and Rive Avocats.
Besides English, they also work in French and German. Every profile shows the services, languages and contact details, checked by hand before going live. See also Lawyers and notaries in Genève.
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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?Law practice in Geneva and Lausanne handling residence permits, renewals, family reunification, naturalisation and appeals against migration decisions.
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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.