Understanding Your Swiss Pay Slip: Deductions and Benefits Explained
When moving to Switzerland, many expats find themselves navigating a new employment landscape. One of the most crucial documents to understand is…
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How To Open A Bank Account In Switzerland
The banking secrecy and privacy laws of Switzerland are world-renowned. Starting as a way to protect wealthy European banking interests, Swiss banking…
Read more →How To Rent Or Buy Property In Switzerland
Switzerland is a Central European country, home to numerous lakes and mountains, which is particularly well known for its view of the…
Read more →How To Apply For A Visa In Switzerland
Switzerland, with its famous chocolate and beautiful scenery, is a popular destination among tourists and expats alike. Depending on your nationality, you…
Read more →How To Find A Job In Switzerland
Switzerland is a popular place for expats to find work, particularly those who are highly skilled; almost 50% of all executive jobs…
Read more →How To Register With The Health System In Switzerland
The only way to register with the health system in Switzerland is to take out private health insurance (Soziale Krankenversicherung / Assurance…
Read more →How To Keep Your Health Insurance Costs Low In Switzerland
Every Swiss resident faces the minimum monthly cost of a premium on a private health insurance policy. Healthcare cannot be accessed without…
Read more →How Much Do Health Procedures Cost In Switzerland?
Switzerland spends more than any other European country on its healthcare, but the costs of actual treatment are paid directly by patients…
Read more →Maternity Care In Switzerland: What The Options Are And How To Decide On A Birth Plan
Switzerland has one of the best healthcare systems in the world, so it’s no wonder that pre-natal and post-natal care in the…
Read more →Prescriptions In Switzerland: What Is Available And How To Ensure You Get The Right Level Of Care
Around a third of medications in Switzerland can only be obtained with a prescription, whilst the rest can be bought over the…
Read more →What Quality Of Healthcare Can You Expect In Switzerland?
With its beautiful scenery and low unemployment and crime rate, Switzerland is considered one of the countries in the world with the…
Read more →Why Has Switzerland Been Voted The #1 Expat Destination?
Switzerland has climbed seven places, knocking Singapore off the #1 spot in the HSBC Expat Insider survey. As a long-term favourite expat…
Read more →Organic Food Shopping In Geneva
We are all getting more conscious of the need to look after our planet. Around the world, initiatives to clean up the…
Read more →An Expat Guide To Taxation In Switzerland
Switzerland has a worldwide reputation for low taxation but in reality, residents pay a wide and varied range of taxes. The key…
Read more →Health Insurance In Switzerland – A Guide For Expats
It might be easy to assume that all European countries fund and deliver their healthcare services in a similar way, but Switzerland’s…
Read more →Switzerland – Recommended Social Media Accounts
At Expat Focus, we like to be on the lookout for resources around the web that could help prospective expats adjust to…
Read more →9 Reasons You Might Want To Retire To Switzerland
Switzerland is known for its clocks, cheese and chocolates, and also the Swiss are known to be punctual and efficient. But, there’s…
Read more →Switzerland – Recommended Blogs
At Expat Focus, we like to be on the lookout for resources around the web that could help prospective expats adjust to…
Read more →Is Switzerland Really Too Expensive For Expats?
For most expats and travelers, the word ‘exorbitant’ is what immediately comes to mind when talking about Switzerland. This is hardly surprising,…
Read more →11 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Moving To Switzerland
Switzerland, with its spectacular natural landscapes, cosmopolitan population, and high standard of living, is an expat magnet. A multilingual country with 26…
Read more →A Short Guide To Expat Finance In Switzerland
Switzerland is a very popular country with expats from around the world who aren’t just looking for job opportunities and a low…
Read more →Ten Swiss Foods Expats Need To Try
Some countries are famous for their cuisine: the spicy servings of India, the delicate dishes of France and the hearty fare of…
Read more →Ten Swiss Winter Activities That Aren’t Skiing
Mention the words “Switzerland” and “winter” in the same sentence, and there’s a high chance that almost anyone you’re talking to will…
Read more →Interview With Stephen Baird, Headteacher, Geneva English School
Stephen, you're Headmaster at the Geneva English School. Tell us a bit about your role – what does your day-to-day routine look…
Read more →Things To Consider As An Expat Moving To Switzerland
Switzerland often tops the list of the best places in the world for expats to live in because of its high standard…
Read more →Switzerland – Five Recommended Expat Blogs
At Expat Focus, we like to be on the lookout for resources around the web that could help prospective expats adjust to…
Read more →Ten Finance Tips When Moving To Switzerland
Expats living and working in Switzerland are required to pay Swiss taxes. The taxation system in Switzerland is complex as the 26…
Read more →5 Experiences You Must Try As an Expat in Switzerland
Switzerland is a country with a lot of diversity and it is an extremely popular destination with a lot to offer travellers.…
Read more →Dealing With Culture Shock In Switzerland – Some Advice For New Expats
Switzerland’s cultural and linguistic diversity makes it easy for most European expats to settle down and assimilate. Nevertheless, culture shock is an…
Read more →Why Moving To Switzerland Will (Probably) Make You Happier
Moving to a new place is always pretty tough, but it should be a no-brainer if the move is to anywhere in…
Read more →Where Do Expats Choose To Live In Switzerland? An Overview Of Popular Locations
The 2014 Expat Explorer Survey says that Switzerland is the most popular destination among expats, followed by Singapore, China and Germany. There…
Read more →Using The Healthcare System In Switzerland – A Short Guide For Expats
The Swiss healthcare system, known as LAMal, is reputed across Europe for providing top-quality health services and facilities to residents. Switzerland spends…
Read more →5 Great Golf Courses For Expats In Switzerland
Golf is growing in popularity in Switzerland and there are some great golf courses in the region. There are about 90 golf…
Read more →5 Good Reasons You Should Move To Switzerland (And 1 Reason You Shouldn’t!)
Switzerland is a small country with not too many natural resources; but this actually works in favor of its residents because the…
Read more →Should You Join An Expat Club In Switzerland?
Switzerland has always been a popular expat hub because of its booming economy and high quality of life. But despite the advantages,…
Read more →Just How High *Is* The Cost Of Living In Switzerland?
Switzerland is known for many things – the fine art of watch-making, spectacular ski slopes and melt-in-the-mouth cheeses, among other things. But…
Read more →Expat Fairs In Geneva, Switzerland
Expat Expo is an exhibition for all English speakers across Switzerland. It usually hosts five conferences each year, in Zug, Geneva, Basel,…
Read more →Hochdeutsch, Frainc-Comtou and Ticinese: Understanding the Languages of Switzerland
On paper, Switzerland seems like a fantastic place to live. A top-notch public healthcare and social services system, close proximity to other…
Read more →Why Switzerland Can’t Be Beaten for a Healthy Expat Life
In terms of overall well-being and health, Switzerland ranks among the top countries in the world. According to the Better Life Index,…
Read more →Interesting Facts about Life in Switzerland
As counter-intuitive as it seems, Switzerland has always seemed to receive a bad reputation on account of the fact that it enjoys…
Read more →A Drive Around Lac Léman in Switzerland – the West Side
by Nancy Bach In other parts of the world, it is known as Lake Geneva. But the Swiss and French know this…
Read more →A Drive Around Lac Léman in Switzerland – the North and East Sides
by Nancy Bach Views from the heights of Lausanne looking south to the lake with the surrounding Alps, in the crisp, clear…
Read more →If You Thought Swiss Watches Were Good, Wait Till You Try Their Railway System!
by Nancy Bach We loved Swiss trains. As expats we faced uncertainty every day, but we could always count on the trains…
Read more →Feeling At Home In Switzerland
by Nancy Bach After living in Hong Kong for six years, we were ready for a change of pace with our move…
Read more →Guns, Lies and Bibliothèque At The Swiss Border
by Nancy Bach La Douane? What’s that? When we learned we were moving to Switzerland I was elated. I love visiting new…
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