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SwitzerlandFree movement

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Which citizenship, status or regional agreement creates the person's right to move/reside?

EU/EFTA citizenship: under freedom of movement EU/EFTA citizens can enter, live and work in Switzerland, including coming to look for work for up to 6 months.

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Under which circumstances can the person reside: worker, self-employed, student, jobseeker, self-funded person or another recognised basis?

The person resides as an EU/EFTA national looking for work in Switzerland. No permit is needed for the first three months; after that, a short-term EU/EFTA residence permit (valid three months per year) may be obtained provided the person has the financial means to support themselves, for up to six months in total.

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What entry, registration or residence-document formalities remain?

No permit for the first 3 months; after that, a short-term EU/EFTA residence permit (valid 3 months per year) can be obtained with sufficient means; the application goes to the cantonal authority of the place of residence once the permit-free 3 months have elapsed.

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Which non-member-country family members can accompany or join, and what broad rights do they receive?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which non-member family members can join and their rights.

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  • No exact active official source record and country-scoped substantive capture were available for this route at execution time.

When do permanent/long-term rights arise and what continuity, absence or retention conditions matter?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm when permanent rights arise and the continuity or absence rules.

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Limits of the record
  • Searched ch.ch 'Working in Switzerland as a foreign national' and the SEM AFMP FAQ: the job-seeker text only gives the 6-month search period (already the R2 answer); the C-permit passage covers orderly residence generally and says nothing on whether job-search time counts. Not filled with neighbouring material.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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