Immigration and permits
Specialists in Swiss work and residence permits, for EU and non-EU arrivals, plus family reunification and renewals.
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Montreux
An English-language immigration law firm based in Montreux that advises both EU and non-EU nationals. Its work covers employment permits, intra-company transfers, cross-border commuter and posted-worker permits, and entrepreneur, investor, and lump-sum taxation routes. The family side includes spouse, partner, fiancé(e), child, and dependent-relative permits, and the firm also handles C permit settlement, naturalisation, Schengen visas, and appeals.
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Zurich
A Zurich law firm whose practice covers work permits and immigration alongside employment law. It files work permit applications in German, French, and Italian across all Swiss cantons and handles negotiations with labour market and immigration authorities, plus visas, translations, and legalisations. Immigration matters are run by an in-house immigration advisor. The website is available in English.
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Wenger Vieli
4.6Zurich
A business law firm with offices in Zurich and Zug whose migration practice advises companies and individuals. It handles residence and work permit applications for third-country nationals, permits for executives and highly qualified specialists, international secondments, cross-border commuter permits, and family reunification, covering both EU/EFTA and non-EU/EFTA nationals. The firm also does naturalisations and represents clients in appeal proceedings. English services are available.
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Geneva
The Swiss arm of a global immigration firm, with a Geneva office handling individual and corporate cases. It covers work and business permits across the L, B, D, 120-day, and G commuter categories, plus student visas, retirement and medical-related residence, and family applications for spouses, parents, and children. Corporate work includes larger employee moves and compliance, for both EU/EFTA and third-country nationals. Staff work in English and other languages.
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Zurich · since 2001
A Zurich firm that obtains work and residence permits in every Swiss canton and advises on the law on foreign nationals. More than 100 HR departments use it to handle permits for foreign specialists, and it adds relocation and destination services for arriving employees. It also runs training on current immigration topics. The website is available in English, German, and French.
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Geneva · since 2008
A Geneva practice aimed at expats that gives paid consultations on Swiss permits and immigration, online by Zoom or in person. It advises on work permits including B and L permits, C settlement permits, family reunification, retirement permits, and naturalisation, covering both EU and non-EU situations. A consultation runs as a fixed-fee session with a written summary afterwards. The site is in English.
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Zug · since 2013
A Zug-based relocation firm that leads with Swiss permit work, coordinating with migration offices in Zurich, Zug, Geneva, Basel, and beyond. It handles B residence permits, L short-term permits, C permanent-residence permits, and family reunification for spouses and dependent children, covering both EU/EFTA and non-EU pathways. The firm works in English and quotes typical processing windows by permit type.
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Zurich
The practice of attorney Sara Brandon-Kaufmann, an English-speaking Swiss immigration lawyer based in Zurich who works across the cantons. She handles B work permits, C settlement permits, naturalisation, visa applications and extensions, and family reunification, for both EU/EFTA and third-country nationals. A large part of the work is appeals against negative decisions and cases of permit revocation or non-renewal.
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Zurich
A Zurich firm working on migration law for both EU/EFTA and non-EU/EFTA nationals. It handles residence permits and visas across the L, B, Ci, C, G, F, and N categories, work permits for foreign employees, family reunification, and naturalisation in both the ordinary and facilitated tracks. It also takes asylum cases and appeals, and represents clients before cantonal courts and the federal courts. The site is in English.
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Switzerland
A consultancy focused on Swiss permit and visa options for people moving for work. It helps clients work out which permit fits and files L and B permit applications with the competent cantonal authorities. The service centres on the work and residence permit process rather than full-package relocation. The site is in English.