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Re:I spent the last 15 years trying to become an American an... by avz on Tuesday June 23, 2015 @04:52PM (#9767699)
Nope. There are many different types of Schengen visa [1] and it generally does not allow you to work. For this you need a national visa from a specific member state [2]. So, no, if you get a work permit in France, you are not free to live and work in Switzerland. In fact, EU citizens generally need a residency and work permit if they wish to live and work there.

[1] http://www.schengenvisainfo.com/schengen-visa-types/ [2] http://www.schengenvisainfo.com/frequently-asked-questions-s...

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Re:I spent the last 15 years trying to become an American an... by jahnu on Tuesday June 23, 2015 @05:10PM (#9767824)
> In fact, EU citizens generally need a residency and work permit if they wish to live and work there.

No, they generally don't.

https://www.ch.ch/en/working-switzerland-eu-efta/

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Re:I spent the last 15 years trying to become an American an... by avz on Thursday June 25, 2015 @03:28AM (#9776434)
From the page: "For employment lasting longer than three months, a residence permit is required."

I named their permit incorrectly: should be "residence permit" instead of "residency and work permit". The point remains that EU citizens generally need an official permit to work in Switzerland.

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Re:I spent the last 15 years trying to become an American an... by semigroupoid on Tuesday June 23, 2015 @05:17PM (#9767872)
EU citizens have the right to move to and work in any country within the EU. See here: http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=457
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Re:I spent the last 15 years trying to become an American an... by cosmolev on Tuesday June 23, 2015 @05:29PM (#9767961)
Switzerland is not in EU.
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Re:I spent the last 15 years trying to become an American an... by semigroupoid on Wednesday June 24, 2015 @06:07AM (#9770628)
I thought he meant France. Anyway, the correct link to the Swiss page was already posted.
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