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Re:Forging a Swiss Lens: How Zurich's tech scene changed my ... by joe3774 on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @06:28PM (#16218892)
You can get a work visa if a Swiss company wants to hire you for a special skill or expertise you have. The easier way is probably to start working for a Swiss company in the US and then let you relocate to Switzerland still working for that company.
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Re:Forging a Swiss Lens: How Zurich's tech scene changed my ... by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @09:43PM (#16219914)
Is is still hard for US citizens to get bank accounts?
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Re:Forging a Swiss Lens: How Zurich's tech scene changed my ... by microtherion on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @10:44PM (#16220141)
It's not really about US citizenship. It's about being subject to US taxation. The IRS has a rather more generous definition of whether you are a "US person" than the INS does.

That said, if you are a legal resident in Switzerland, you should be able to find banking here. If you just step off the plane with a suitcase full of money and walk into a bank, though — I would recommend making it a LARGE suitcase.

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Re:Forging a Swiss Lens: How Zurich's tech scene changed my ... by chrisper on Wednesday January 24, 2018 @12:59AM (#16220673)
FWIW I am not a US citizen but had to fill out an IRS tax form as well when getting a bank account in Switzerland since I was living in the US for 5 years.
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Re:Forging a Swiss Lens: How Zurich's tech scene changed my ... by seanmcdirmid on Wednesday January 24, 2018 @02:04PM (#16225361)
My understanding is that anyone with a green card has trouble opening a Swiss account, even if they are Swiss.
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Re:Forging a Swiss Lens: How Zurich's tech scene changed my ... by tgsovlerkhgsel on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @11:24PM (#16220302)
AFAIK it's still significantly more annoying than for non-Us persons, but not insurmountable.
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