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Swiss Residence Program
Switzerland · Central Europe
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedPublished
- 2014
- Governing lawPublished
- Federal Act on Foreign Nationals and Integration
- Responsible authorityPublished
- State Secretariat for Migration
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Secure residency in Switzerland, Europe's financial heart, with political neutrality and stability
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum agePublished
- 18 years
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- Yes
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- Yes
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Minimum investment of $303,759 (July 2026 figure: $203,000) in one of the available investment options
- Employment statusPublished
- Not applicable
- Type of remote employmentPublished
- Not applicable (lump-sum route: applicant may manage own global investments/wealth only, no local or remote employment permitted)
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitPublished
- 18 years
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 13–26 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- No
- How you applyPublished
- Visa at a Swiss consulate, then cantonal permit approved by the State Secretariat for Migration
- Required in-person stepPublished
- Swiss consulate
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- About 3-6 months
- Official application routePublished
- https://www.swiss-visa.ch/ivis2/#/i210-select-country
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- $303,759
- Minimum investment (July 2026 figure)Published
- $203,000
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- $203,000
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feePublished
- $2,000
- Application feePublished
- $1,120
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $3,120
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredPublished
- None required
- Proof of sufficient fundsPublished
- Yes
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Minimum investment as published (Sept 2026)Published
- No fixed investment; lump-sum tax from about CHF 250,000-300,000 per year for non-EU nationals
- Other investment routes (Sept 2026)Published
- Investor permit: no set minimum, must show macroeconomic benefit and new local jobs
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- 183 days/year
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- Yes
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- Yes
- Move-in windowPublished
- 3 months
- Length of residencyPublished
- 120 months
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- No
- RenewablePublished
- Yes
- Maximum durationPublished
- 120 months
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- No
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- Residence required (183+ days) under lump-sum taxation
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Foreign individuals are tax residents if they intend to permanently establish usual abode, stay for 30+ consecutive days for work, or stay for 90+ consecutive days without work.
- Personal income taxPublished
- range between 11.5%-45%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyPublished
- 5 years
- Time to citizenshipPublished
- 10 years
- Work for a local employerPublished
- Yes
- Start a businessPublished
- Yes
- Remote or freelance workPublished
- Yes
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- Yes
- University accessPublished
- Yes
- Can buy landPublished
- Yes
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Investment note (Sept 2026)Published
- USD figure is an annual tax, not a one-time investment
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://ggba.swiss/en/working-in-switzerland-visa-residence-permit-and-work-permit/
- Investment source (Sept 2026)Published
- https://www.pwc.ch/en/publications/2021/Taking_up_residence_in_Switzerland_EN.pdf
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://getwherenext.com/blog/switzerland-lump-sum-taxation-2026 | https://csglobalpartners.com/residency/switzerland/
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.