This information is intended for Swiss nationals living abroad. Are you a Swiss national but have lived in another country for a long time or perhaps not even been to Switzerland yet?

To obtain useful information - see below - before returning to Switzerland, please use the link to the website of the Federal Office for Migration.

• Entry formalities
• Registration
• Looking for work
• Unemployment
• Social assistance

The Organisation for the Swiss Abroad (OSA) in Berne may also assist you with information to help you to prepare for your return to Switzerland.

Are you a Swiss national about to return to Switzerland after a long time, or would you like to gain professional experience as a trainee? Then this is where you can find the necessary information about Switzerland.

Our file "Living and working in Switzerland" is intended for returnees and foreign nationals wishing to work in this country.