Disclaimer: I'm from the EU and I'm only going to finish my studies in Switzerland. Everything I say is only a guess. To my best knowledge, you need about 14.0

Disclaimer: I'm from the EU and I'm only going to finish my studies in Switzerland. Everything I say is only a guess. To my best knowledge, you need about 14.000€ for a year as a student, but this seems to depend on your location. But since you need at least 20.000 SFr to incorporate a GmbH (similar to Limited) anyway, this shouldn't be a big deal. Things are generally a lot more difficult for non-EU citizens - they have a lot more trouble with a visa when they want to study. I think it's similar for work permits. My advise: Ask startups.ch for info and check the information with a lawyer. Things will get very ugly otherwise, since getting a flat requires you to show that you have work, iirc.