Permit applications in Zug

Since August 2020 EU/EFTA citizens in Zug receive a permit card without a chip, with photo and signature captured in person; third-country nationals receive a biometric card carrying two fingerprints, a face image and the signature, stored for five years in the federal migration register (Canton of Zug, Amt für Migration, checked 21 Oct 2026). A booked appointment can be moved online with the code from the confirmation, and the card follows by registered mail within a few working days. A card the post cannot deliver goes back to the office, which charges CHF 20 for pick-up (Canton of Zug, Amt für Migration, checked 21 Oct 2026).

Renewal papers must reach the Amt für Migration at the latest 14 days before a permit expires, and a third-country national who moves to Zug from another canton needs a new permit from Zug. A residence or settlement permit lapses after six months if its holder leaves Switzerland without deregistering (Canton of Zug, Amt für Migration, checked 21 Oct 2026).

For a C permit Zug uses forms N and NV and asks for A1 written and A2 oral German, shown by a recognised certificate; German, Austrian and Liechtenstein nationals need none, and families apply jointly for an early grant (Canton of Zug, Amt für Migration, checked 21 Oct 2026).

Foreign nationals arriving in Zug register with the cantonal migration office (Amt für Migration, Aabachstrasse 1) within 14 days (2026) (Amt für Migration Zug, checked 21 Oct 2026), EU/EFTA citizens by posting form A1. The City of Zug's residents' office in the Stadthaus receives the registration automatically and charges nothing (stadtzug.ch, checked 21 Oct 2026). Swiss citizens report a move through eUmzug. More in registering at your commune.