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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expat-services.ch lists 9 hand-checked English-speaking relocation agencies in Genève, including AGOODDAY relocation & real estate, De Peri Relocation Services, La Boutique Relocation and Leman Relocation.
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 Home search services in Genève.
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Prime 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.
ReloNest 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.
Auris 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.
Welcome 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.
Relocation and real estate agency for the La Côte and Lake Geneva area, providing home search, settling-in, school selection and departure help.
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Is this your business?Zurich-based relocation company serving all Swiss regions with home and school search, permits, temporary housing, move management and settling-in.
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Is this your business?Western Switzerland relocation and integration service offering à la carte support for expats and companies around Lausanne, Geneva and Neuchâtel.
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Is this your business?Lake Geneva relocation firm active since 2003 offering home search, schooling, furnished accommodation, departure and real estate services.
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Is this your business?Relocation and immigration agency founded 1994 with offices in Geneva, Lausanne, Zug and Zurich, handling permits, housing and school search for corporate clients.
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Is this your business?Local facts
At cantonal level, the OCPM keeps the residents’ register and processes residence and work permits (ge.ch OCPM, checked ). The cantonal integration office (BIC) informs and directs foreign residents of any status on work, French courses, permits and local associations, by phone on +41 22 546 74 99 on weekday mornings from 9:30 to 12:00 or by email (Canton of Geneva, checked ). The canton posts its printed welcome brochures free of charge to an address in Switzerland (Canton of Geneva, checked ).
Staff of international organisations, NGOs and permanent missions have their own entry point, the International Geneva Welcome Centre (CAGI) at route de Ferney 106, founded by the Confederation and the canton. Its free Welcome Programme, for holders of a Swiss legitimation card and staff of NGOs and multinationals among others, runs for one year without renewal and offers thematic conferences, excursions and a welcome coffee every two months (CAGI, checked ).
The City of Geneva invites people who settled in its territory in the previous twelve months to a welcome ceremony each autumn; the 2026 edition took place on 5 September at the Victoria Hall (City of Geneva, checked ). A single City page lists the steps of a move, from announcing arrival to parking permits and school enrolment (City of Geneva, checked ).
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.
Read more Your first 90 days in SwitzerlandRegistering at your Swiss commune (Anmeldung)
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Guides for this
How it works
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.
How it works
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.
How to choose
Fixed price or estimate, volume surveys, Form 18.44 customs, liability and car import: how to compare international moving quotes for Switzerland.
How it works
Register within 14 days and before you start work: deadlines by canton, documents, fees, what happens next, and how to deregister. Sourced and dated.
Checklist
Register within 14 days, get health insurance within 3 months, then deposit, tax at source and Serafe: a sourced checklist for your first 90 days.
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