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07/07/2008Survival guide to living in Switzerland

Survival guide to living in Switzerland Making the leap abroad can be challenging and sometimes overwhelming, but Expatica.com is there to help you every step of the way.

Below is a list of most commonly-requested resources. Scroll down for details!

Before you move or if you have just arrived
Below you will find several features that will help you. If you'd just like to ask other internationals, then visit our discussion forums, where thousands of internationals meet to chat. If you're looking for a relocation company, doctor, teacher or any business, look in Expatica's English-only A-Z Listings.

Residency and work permits
Swiss facts – All you need to know about Switzerland in a nutshell
Practical information
Emergency phone numbers
Relocating to Switzerland: How to unpack your old self
Bringing the family to Switzerland
Driving in Switzerland: Licenses, importing, road rules and speed limits
Doing Business in Switzerland
Bringing your pets to Switzerland
Switzerland’s retirement plan
Relocating and the single parent
Relocating with teens: tips for expats
Special needs families: Handle with care
Switzerland remains a haven for the super-rich
What is expat culture?
5 books about living and working in Switzerland
Doing business in Switzerland


Embassy Contact Information
A full list of embassies and consulates in Switzerland can be found  in our A-Z Listings; simply click here.

If your embassy is not listed in our A-Z Listings, please let us know at expaticaservice@expatica.com.

Visas, Residence Permits, Lawyers
Bringing the family over
Residence and working permits
Find a lawyer

Getting Around
Driving in Switzerland: Licenses, importing, road rules and speed limits
Transportation in Switzerland
 
Housing advice, renting and buying
How to rent an apartment in Switzerland
Finding the perfect family home in Zurich
Housing offers in the Expatica classifieds section

Working
Expatica Job Search
Setting up a company
Creating more opportunities for expat spouses
Ladies, start your business!
Job interviews in a globalised world
Is your NetRep spoiling your job chances
Vitamin B is good for your career and social life
Switzerland’s retirement plan
Residence and working permits
5 books about living and working in Switzerland

Finance  
Banking in Switzerland
Switzerland’s retirement plan
Get your head around the Swiss tax system
7 steps to financial independence
Switzerland remains a haven for the super-rich
Financial advisors
Expatica Finance Guide

Doing Business Abroad
Promote your business in the Expatica classified section (free of charge)
Add your organisation to our A-Z Listings (free of charge)
Global Business Etiquette
Ladies, start your business!
Setting up a company
Why expats must think local
Switzerland’s retirement plan
Switzerland remains a haven for the super-rich
 
Education
The Swiss education system explained
Special needs education in Switzerland
Universities in Switzerland
International Schools in Switzerland
International education - an industry, an ideal, an individual choice
All about educating yourself and your family abroad
International Schools in Gstaad  


Swiss Culture/ Life in Switzerland
Culture shock and how to deal with it
Practical information
Emergency phone numbers
How romantic are the French-Swiss?
Online food shopping for expats
How to find English books in Switzerland
Switzerland’s retirement plan
Basel, a pocket-sized metropolis with style
Leisure in Geneva's parks and gardens
Switzerland remains a haven for the super-rich
Expat Culture Today
Online shops in Switzerland

Family and Children
Stop trailing in your spouse’s wake
Helping TCK avoid the pitfalls of global living
Expatriation can be good for children
Relocating and the single parent
Relocating with teens: tips for expats
Special needs families: Handle with care
Emergency phone numbers
Residence and working permits

Health, fitness and Well-being
Emergency phone numbers
Dentists
Churches
Keeping fit the Swiss way
Discover la joie de vivre for your health and happiness
Coping with an overseas assignment
Hospitals

Women
Ladies, start your business!
The unbelievable feats of a ’part-Swiss’ British expat
Celebrating connections
Women on assignment
Women’s clubs in Switzerland
Is your NetRep spoiling your job chances
Vitamin B is good for your career and social life
Switzerland’s retirement plan

If there is something you need that is missing above, please let us know by emailing expaticaservice@expatica.com.

We at Expatica wish you success in your life abroad!

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1 reaction to this article

Jeanette posted: 2012-01-01 22:20:15

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1 reaction to this article

Jeanette posted: 2012-01-01 22:20:15

Hi

Nice article!
I like to read more about thiss.

Regards http://thiss.ch

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