Once you’ve made the decision to leave Switzerland it’s time to start getting your ducks in a row. There is a little bit more red tape to deal with but it’s possibly the most easiest of all. First things first, once you’ve made your final […]
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The LiLi Centre, a new community centre for international residents living in Luzern Sometimes, you dream of something for so long that when it really happens you can’t quite believe it or trust yourself to turn your dream into a reality. Even before I took over Living
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If you’ve just moved here then it can all become a bit overwhelming very quickly. We’ve compiled a few pointers and tips that we feel are good to know to help you with the day to day situations in the first few months. No Bank Account
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The idea of importing your belongings can seem like a massive undertaking. However with a little knowledge and planning, it can be one of the easier jobs you’ll undertake when moving to Switzerland. First things first, most of the work will have to be done
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During the first year, most people can use their current foreign driver’s license issued from their home country to drive in Switzerland. You must, however, be 18 years old, the license must be in a language recognised by the Swiss authorities (English, French, German or
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Krankenversicherungsgesetz (KVG) this might be a word you have come across already – if not it’s the term for basic health insurance. Every person living in Switzerland is obliged to take out a basic health insurance policy. Even more important is that this must be
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Switzerland and public transport! Two things that just go hand and hand. We’re here to help make it a bit easier for you, when it comes to understanding the Swiss public transportation. Whether you have a car or not, it is important to think about
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It’s a new year so we thought that we would have our first post of the year be about something really useful: how to deal with garbage in Switzerland! Ah the first stumbling block! You put your garbage bag outside in a normal garbage bag
When moving to a new home, people are usually anxious to get all their telecom services up and running and often will become frustrated as the telephone, cable TV and internet providers will not give them a contract until shown an official residence permit (Ausländernausweis).
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Arriving in in a new country is always a challenge, and means that a million things need to be checked, changed, sorted and organised. Within this seemingly never-ending list is the need to convert a foreign driver’s license into the local one, in our case
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