Its complicated, and depends very much on which country you are from, which permit class you are applying too etc... Which means the usual applies, if you are f

Its complicated, and depends very much on which country you are from, which permit class you are applying too etc... Which means the usual applies, if you are from a generally rich country then it's easy otherwise its hard and can be a lot of paperwork and worries. See http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/work-permits/29191706 http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/work-permits/29191706 for an introduction.