Permit applications in Lausanne

Lausanne's residents' office also renews permits. For a B permit held by a third-country national, the request can be filed no earlier than three months before expiry, a convocation arrives about six weeks before, and payment is due when the request is filed (lausanne.ch, checked 21 Oct 2026). The file holds a colour copy of the passport, the last three payslips or other proof of means and the signed end-of-validity notice (lausanne.ch, checked 21 Oct 2026). A C permit is requested through the same office after ten years in Switzerland, the last five on a B permit, and its file adds a debt-collection extract covering the last three years of residence and proof of French (Canton of Vaud, checked 21 Oct 2026).

Vaud's fee regulation of 1 September 2024 sets CHF 117 for a refusal or revocation decision, CHF 20 for a residence attestation and CHF 25 for a travel document (Canton of Vaud, checked 21 Oct 2026). For everything else it applies the federal maximums: CHF 95 for a first permit, CHF 75 for an extension, CHF 40 for a duplicate and, for EU/EFTA nationals, at most CHF 65 for the whole procedure (Federal Council (Oem-LEI), checked 21 Oct 2026). Holders of a C permit have been able to renew it online since 2025, and the service was opened to all communes in 2026 (Canton of Vaud, checked 21 Oct 2026).

Newcomers register with the Service du contrôle des habitants at Rue du Port-Franc 18. The registration deadline is 14 days (2026) (lausanne.ch, checked 21 Oct 2026). Arrivals from abroad or from another canton book a counter appointment and attend in person with a complete file (lausanne.ch, checked 21 Oct 2026), and the city's fee schedule sets CHF 30 for registering an arrival (lausanne.ch, checked 21 Oct 2026). For the national rules, see registering at your commune.