RELO NEWS
The Swiss Federal Council has announced that quotas for B- and L-Permit for foreign nationals from non-EU/European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries will increase by 1,000 units in 2017.
This translates to 500 extra units for B-Permits and 500 extra units for L-Permits. Quotas for EU/EFTA nationals on assignment will remain unchanged from 2016. The quotas for Croatian nationals will also remain unchanged.
On or after June 1, 2016, nationals of Bulgaria and Romania under a local Swiss employment contract will no longer be subject to Swiss labor market rules such as a labor market test, salary and working condition checks and the foreign national quota system. Instead, they will be subject to the same registration formalities that apply to EU nationals.
Following the Swiss Federal Council's release of 500 L-Permits for the second quarter of 2016, the quota for L-permits for EU nationals on assignments lasting more than four months has been exhausted. Employers seeking to send EU nationals on assignment to Switzerland will need to wait until July 1, 2016, when third-quarter quotas become available.
Following the Swiss Federal Council’s release of 500 L-Permits for the first quarter of 2016, the quota for L-permits for EU nationals on assignments lasting more than four months has been exhausted. Employers who wish to send EU nationals on assignment to Switzerland will need to wait until April 1, 2016, when second-quarter quotas become available.
The Geneva English School, located on Lake Geneva in Switzerland, has announced its plans to develop a secondary school. A Year 7 intake will begin from September 2016 on the current primary campus, with a new secondary campus for September 2017.
