This guide is structured primarily by a division into two categories: whether a person is European or not. The rules differ depending on whether you are a citizen of a member state of the European Union (EU), the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) or of the rest...
The complexity of Swiss migration rules makes it easy to get lost in a web of jargon and acronyms. When we speak about permits, we usually refer to them alongside certain letters (B, C, F, G, etc.). This is how we designate the different types of residence permit...