CIGNA Expat Health Insurance
Private Messages Friends Invite My Jobs My Properties My Profile My Tips

Switzerland Expat Forum

Moving to Zurich soon - advice

Post New Topic
shell

From: Switzerland
10/21/2002 14:51 EST

I am moving to Zurich to join my fiance, who is a Swiss citizen in December. We plan on filing all the paperwork to get married once I arrive (cleared that it is ok to do this through the consulate and the civil registry in Dietikon (the suburb of Zurich he lives in and where we will be married).

Anyway, my questions are more so related to getting my stuff over there and getting settled.

I am trying to move as little as possible, to keep costs down. Has anyone used a service to move a pallet's worth of belongings? If so, how expensive was it, and did you need your paperwork showing residency before you moved your things?

Once I have my B permit, what kind of work have any of you found that you could do? The embassy told me there are no restrictions on what kind of work I could do, as long as I was qualified for the job. My fiance has seen people with B permits turned down for warehouse jobs (where the applicant had experience). Has anyone had experience with this?

Has anyone taken an immersion language course? What did you use? And did you have difficulty using High German with the Swiss? (and could you understand Swiss German??).

I've been to Switzerland three times already, and i'm comfortable with the way of life there. I jsut want to ensure my transition there is pretty smooth for both myself and my fiance. Thanks! :)

Post a Reply

00abuse

EPS64

From: Switzerland
1/16/2003 17:28 EST

Hello,
Your biggest difficulty will finding someone to hire you without speaking German. You could tutor in English or find an International School (there are 4-5 around Zurich) to work at until you get your German up to speed. I would suggest the Migros Klubschule to immerse yourself in German (There's probably one in Dietikon. Careful; either learn high German or Swiss German, but not both at the same time! DANGER! DANGER! Almost all Swiss understand High German, and you'll pick up Zuri-Deutsch (a spoken, its not really a written language anyway) as you go along.
Good Luck

Post a Reply

00abuse

Expatriate Health Insurance

Get a quote for expat health insurance in Switzerland.

Mail Forwarding to Switzerland

Mail Forwarding to Switzerland.


Expat Tax

Expat Tax Preparation, Expat Tax Professionals


International Moving Companies

Moving to Switzerland? Find a moving company.

Join Today (free)

Join Expat Exchange to meet expats in your area or get advice before your move. It's FREE and takes 1 minute!

Copyright 1997-2017 Burlingame Interactive, Inc.

Privacy Policy Legal