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Re:Switzerland vs Silicon Valley for Software Developers by lukeqsee on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @10:14AM (#21258550)
It took me about 10 minutes at the local city hall. However, my wife is Swiss, so I'm very much an exception.

If you don't have a familial connection, you need to find a job, and the company will need to prove they couldn't find a local Swiss resident/citizen that could have done the same job, so it's a bit harder to get in than Germany or other areas of the EU.

Edit: I'm on a multi-year residency visa. I'll need to renew once more before I'm eligible for citizenship (after ~5 years).

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Re:Switzerland vs Silicon Valley for Software Developers by vinay427 on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @11:39AM (#21259620)
No, they need to prove that they can't find a Swiss/EU/EEA citizen (not necessarily a resident, just an applicant) that could do the same job. EU/EEA citizens are on par with Swiss citizens in every sector except for possibly civil service, at least for now, though referendums repeatedly seem to pass that would limit this freedom for both sides.
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