Prime Relocation
Full-service relocation · GenèvePrime 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.
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Immigration & permits in Genève
expat-services.ch lists 16 hand-checked English-speaking immigration and permit services in Genève, including Bell Switzerland, Boundless Consultancy, CONVINUS and Ecole Moderne Genève.
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 Lawyers and notaries in Genève.
Immigration & permits in Genève
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ReloNest
Destination services · GenèveReloNest is a Zurich-based relocation company, founded in 2023, that provides home search, school search, permits and settling-in help through consultants in nine Swiss cities.
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Auris Relocation
Full-service relocation · GenèveAuris 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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Welcome Service
Full-service relocation · GenèveWelcome Service is a family-owned relocation firm founded in 1990, with offices in Geneva, Lausanne and Zurich, handling permits, home search, schools and settling in for families and HR teams.
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Bell Switzerland
Naturalisation · GenèveGeneva language school offering private coaching for Swiss naturalisation: civics knowledge, Geneva specifics and interview simulations.
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Boundless Consultancy
Immigration consultants · GenèveGeneva consultancy founded by a former Swiss immigration officer, helping individuals and families with permits, family reunification, student permits and naturalisation.
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CONVINUS
Permit applications · GenèveGlobal mobility specialist since 2002 handling Swiss work and residence permits, business visas, family member permits and assignment management, with offices in Zürich, Basel, Geneva and Zug.
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Ecole Moderne Genève
Naturalisation · GenèveGeneva language school with an individual course preparing for the Swiss naturalisation knowledge quiz and interview (A2 French needed). Website, course page and enquiries are in English.
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Henley & Partners Switzerland
Immigration consultants · GenèveResidence and citizenship planning firm with Zürich and Geneva offices, advising wealthy private clients on Swiss residence options incl. lump-sum taxation routes.
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Immigration-Lawyer.ch
Immigration lawyers · GenèveZürich 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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KPMG Switzerland – Immigration Services
Immigration consultants · GenèveKPMG Law team supporting employers with Swiss work permit and visa processing, business traveller programmes, compliance audits and complex cross-border immigration advice.
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Legal Expat Switzerland
Immigration consultants · GenèveGeneva-based legal service for expats with immigration specialists and partner attorneys, offering flat-fee consultations on permits, naturalisation and family reunification, online or in person.
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Newland Chase Switzerland
Immigration consultants · GenèveGeneva office of a global immigration firm supporting companies and individuals with Swiss work and residence permits, business travel, family immigration and compliance.
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Rive Avocats
Immigration lawyers · GenèveLaw practice in Geneva and Lausanne handling residence permits, renewals, family reunification, naturalisation and appeals against migration decisions.
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Sgier + Partner
Permit applications · GenèveZürich-based specialist for Swiss work and residence permits (L, B, G, C) in all cantons and Liechtenstein, plus permit checks and relocation support for employers and individuals.
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The Swiss Language Academy
Naturalisation · GenèveFrench coaching for Swiss naturalisation (B1 spoken, A2 written), fide and DELF preparation; online, and in person in Geneva and Lausanne by appointment. Website in English.
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Local facts
Immigration & permits: what's particular to Geneva
Residence permits in Geneva are issued by the cantonal office OCPM, whose counters at route de Chancy 88 in Onex open only by appointment for steps that cannot be done online or by post (ge.ch OCPM, checked ). The OCPM publishes indicative average processing times: 6 to 8 weeks for a first permit with gainful activity, for EU/EFTA and other nationals alike, 3 months for a renewal made on an expiry notice, and 6 to 8 months for family reunification (Canton of Geneva, checked ).
The fee table of 28 January 2026 sets the price of a first B or L permit at CHF 65 for an adult EU/EFTA national and CHF 137 for a third-country adult with biometric data. A renewal costs an adult CHF 65 or CHF 117, and children under 18 pay CHF 30 or CHF 89.50 for a first permit (Canton of Geneva, checked ).
An employer hiring a non-EU/EFTA national files with the OCPM roughly 6 to 8 weeks before the person arrives. The file goes to the labour inspectorate OCIRT, which checks the priority of the Swiss and EU/EFTA labour market and the annual quotas for B and L permits (Canton of Geneva, checked ). OCIRT charges the employer CHF 350 for an annual residence authorisation, whatever the outcome (RaLEtr F 2 10.01, checked ).
Registering in Geneva
Newcomers announce their arrival to the cantonal population and migration office (OCPM), route de Chancy 88 in Onex (ge.ch OCPM, checked ). Most procedures run online through an e-démarches account on ge.ch, and the counters open by appointment only. The deadline after arrival is 14 days (2026) (ge.ch arrival, checked ), and a first B or L permit costs an EU/EFTA adult CHF 65 (Canton of Geneva, checked ). The steps are in registering at your commune.
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