All-Visas
B Permit — Residence (third-country qualified worker)
work Residence permit for managers/specialists/qualified workers (third-country quota).
Visas for Switzerland
Switzerland offers work and residence permits administered by SEM. EU/EFTA citizens have free-movement entitlement; third-country nationals access B (residence) and L (short-stay) permits under federal quotas (2026: 4,500 B + 4,000 L), with qualified-worker, lump-sum-tax and self-employed routes.
Categories: work · talent · investor · entrepreneur
L Permit — Short-Term Residence
work Short-term residence permit, 3–12 months (third-country quota).
C Permit — Settlement (Permanent Residence)
talent Permanent residence after 5 (treaty / US-CA) or 10 yrs prior B residence.
Lump-Sum Taxation Residence (Pauschalbesteuerung)
investor Non-employed residence taxed on expenditure base (federal floor CHF 434,700).
Self-Employed Permit (third-country)
entrepreneur Non-EU founders/self-employed; counts against the third-country quota.
EU/EFTA Free-Movement Residence
work Treaty entitlement for EU/EFTA citizens (employment, self-employment or means).