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• I am an Australian citizen and wish to live in Switzerland. What do i need to do

  20 Aug 2005, 08:56 Anonymous

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• Getting a job in Switzerland

  The best thing to do is apply for a job from Australia. IT also depends what kind of work you want to do, which state you want to work in and what your qualifications are. Any language skills in German, French or Italian are a plus. If you are going to the German side of Switzerland please be aware that the most lucrative sectors for employment are IT, Finance, Accounting, Insurance, and Pharmaceutical and Engineering industries. All the best!

  Anonymous 01 Sep 2005, 11:06 - Report

• australian

  mate im an australian living in switzerland with my swiss girlfriend on a tourist visa,i am no IT professional or business exec,just have a trade background etc,i can tell you if you are like me with a similar background ie;normal blue collar worker start learning german now,secondly come to switzerland for a holiday,scope it out a bit if you know people here already then start establishing some contacts because if you are not a white collar worker with specialised skills then you will
  not get a job with anybody in the general trades/manufacturing areas unless they have met you because a) they already have people to do these jobs and b)they want to know who you are before any job is given as the swiss are generally quite conservative,so get over here meet people etc I myself will probably have to go home and apply for a work permit too, or the other option is if you have a swiss babe and shes cool about marrying you then do it ,mines not 100% about the idea yet but its the easiest way to live there,so all the best my friend

  Anonymous 18 Feb 2006, 04:24 - Report

• L visas

  I'm an NZ citizen, just married my Swiss girlfriend (now wife!) but first came here on an L visa. It's an apprenticeship visa you can get if you're qualified in something or have 2 yrs experience. It's the closest thing to a loophole there is. You won't get paid all that much but you'll have a foot in the door. Also get your CV translated and start learning a language - it's not as hard as it sounds to get the basics. Good luck.

  Anonymous 21 Dec 2006, 03:09 - Report