Skilled Worker Permit (L/G Permit) Checklist

For ordinary non-EU/EFTA admission, Switzerland selects managers, specialists and qualified workers. Evidence includes a CV, qualifications and employment references, with translations into an official Swiss language or English.

Ordinary third-country labour-market admission; sector-specific rules and statutory exceptions apply.

Personal requirements, Art. 23 FNIA

For ordinary third-country employment, the employer must evidence unsuccessful recruitment of priority workers and provide a signed contract with Swiss-standard pay and conditions. Statutory exceptions may waive recruitment precedence.

Third-country employment; recruitment precedence has statutory exceptions, including qualifying international manager/specialist transfers.

Precedence; salary and employment conditions; exceptions

Third-country G applicants need permanent residence in a neighbouring country, at least 6 months living in its border zone, and compliance with labour-market rules. Return to the main home abroad at least weekly.

Third-country cross-border G only; not L/B residence or EU/EFTA G.

Permit G, non-EU/EFTA