Global Mobility Switzerland for HR and International Teams

One coordinated programme for every employee you move into, out of, or across Switzerland.

Global mobility in Switzerland brings together immigration, housing, schooling, tax and cultural questions for every assignee your company sends here or transfers abroad. Handled case by case, this workload falls on HR teams that are rarely equipped to track permit deadlines, landlord negotiations and school enrolment windows across 26 cantons at once. A structured mobility programme for Switzerland gives you one framework, one point of contact and one view of progress across all your cases, whatever the assignee's nationality or destination canton.

My Swiss Relocation supports HR departments and global mobility managers with international assignment management across Switzerland: from the first permit application to the day an assignee settles into a home, a school and a routine, and through to departure when the assignment ends. Our consultants work alongside your legal, tax and payroll advisors rather than in place of them, so each case stays coordinated and each deadline stays visible to you.

What a mobility programme in Switzerland needs to cover

An assignee moving to Switzerland faces several parallel processes: the work and residence permit application, finding and signing a lease, registering with the commune, enrolling children in school, and arranging health insurance within the legal deadline. Each canton applies its own administrative practice, and timelines depend on the assignee's nationality, the permit category and the destination city.

For companies managing several assignments a year, treating each case as a one-off means repeating the same research, the same landlord conversations and the same school enquiries every time. A programme approach standardises the steps that can be standardised, while leaving room for the details that genuinely differ from one assignee's situation to the next.

Work and residence permit coordination with your immigration counsel
Home finding aligned with the assignee's budget, family size and commute
School search and enrolment support for accompanying children
Settling-in assistance: commune registration, insurance, banking, utilities
Departure support and lease termination when the assignment ends
A single consultant tracking each case from start to finish

When several of these steps run at once for several employees, the coordination itself becomes the risk. This is the gap a dedicated mobility partner is built to close.

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Inbound and outbound assignments

Most of our work supports assignees moving into Switzerland, but companies also need to manage employees leaving the country for an assignment abroad. Outbound cases raise a different set of questions: which formalities to complete before departure in Switzerland, how to close out a lease and local registrations, and how the employee will be received on arrival.

For outbound moves, we handle the Swiss side of the departure, including deregistration and lease-end coordination, and connect your employee with a relocation partner in the destination country through our professional network. This keeps a single company contact informed on both ends of the assignment, even when different providers handle each side.

Reporting and visibility for HR and global mobility teams

Global mobility managers responsible for a portfolio of assignments need visibility that goes beyond individual case updates. You need to know which cases are on track, which have an approaching deadline, and where a decision from your side is needed before a step can move forward.

We report progress on each case in a format your team can act on, covering the status of the permit application, the housing search, schooling and any outstanding administrative steps. Reporting is agreed with you at the start of the relationship so it matches how your HR and finance functions already track assignment costs and timelines.

Confidentiality and professional conduct

Assignments often involve sensitive personal and financial information: salary details, family circumstances, immigration history. We treat every case under professional secrecy, and information is shared only with the parties you and the assignee authorise, such as your internal HR contact or your immigration counsel.

As an independent family company, we are not tied to a single landlord network, school or insurer, which lets us represent your company's and your assignee's interests rather than a third party's commercial arrangement.

Benefits

A single point of contact

One dedicated consultant coordinates each case across permits, housing, schooling and settling-in, so your HR team is not managing several providers per assignee.

Coverage across cantons

We operate across 26 cantons, which matters for companies with assignees moving into different regions of Switzerland rather than a single city.

Coordination, not duplication

We work alongside your existing immigration counsel, tax advisor and payroll provider, aligning our timeline with theirs instead of running a parallel process.

Experience across company sizes and sectors

Our consultants have supported relocation mandates across a wide range of company sizes and sectors, and bring that pattern recognition to new assignments.

What's Included

Coordination of the work and residence permit application with your immigration counsel
Home finding matched to the assignee's budget, family size and commute
School search and enrolment support for accompanying children
Settling-in assistance: commune registration, health insurance, banking and utilities
A single dedicated consultant tracking each case from arrival to departure
Departure support and lease termination when the assignment ends

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does global mobility support in Switzerland typically include?

It typically covers permit coordination with immigration counsel, home finding, school search for accompanying children, settling-in steps such as commune registration and insurance, and departure support when the assignment ends. The exact scope is agreed with your company at the start, since not every assignment needs every step.

Do you handle outbound assignments, from Switzerland to another country?

Yes. We manage the Swiss side of the departure, including deregistration and lease-end coordination, and connect your employee with a relocation partner in the destination country through our professional network so the handover is coordinated.

Can you work alongside our existing immigration lawyer or tax advisor?

Yes, and this is the normal setup for most of our corporate mandates. We coordinate timelines and information with your legal and tax advisors rather than duplicating their work, so each specialist stays focused on their area.

How do you report progress to HR or global mobility managers?

We agree a reporting format with your team at the outset, typically covering permit status, housing progress, schooling and outstanding steps for each case. The format is adapted to how your HR and finance functions already track assignments.

Is this service only for large companies with many assignees?

No. We support companies moving a single executive as well as those managing a recurring flow of assignments across several cantons. The programme scales to the number of cases you have, not the other way round.

How is confidential information about our employees protected?

Every case is handled under professional secrecy, and personal or financial details are shared only with parties you and the assignee authorise, such as your internal HR contact or appointed advisors.

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