4. What are the Criteria?
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2025 10:31 am
Company and Becoming a Director or an Employee of the Company
The establishment of a Swiss company is one of the most popular routes for individuals relocating to Switzerland. This is because EU/EFTA and non-EU/EFTA nationals can form a Swiss company, be employed by it, reside in Switzerland, and benefit from the attractive tax regime.
Any foreign national can form a company and therefore potentially create jobs for Swiss nationals. The owner of the company is eligible for a residence permit in Switzerland, as long as he/she is employed by the company in a senior capacity.
In principle, non-EU/EFTA nationals need to form a company which must:
generate an annual minimum turnover of CHF 1 million, and
create new jobs exploiting new technologies and/or the development of the luxembourg mobile database region and contribute to the economic development of the country.
The company must produce a business plan detailing how the amount to be invested will generate a turnover of CHF 1million or more per annum, in the ‘near’ future. The business plan also needs to show that the company will achieve this turnover in a specified number of months, not necessarily in the first year, particularly if the company is a start-up.
The types of economic development objectives for the company, which are regarded positively in Switzerland, include: opening up new markets, securing export sales, establishing economically significant links abroad, and the creation of new tax revenue. Precise requirements vary by canton and more information can be provided on request.
The establishment of a Swiss company is one of the most popular routes for individuals relocating to Switzerland. This is because EU/EFTA and non-EU/EFTA nationals can form a Swiss company, be employed by it, reside in Switzerland, and benefit from the attractive tax regime.
Any foreign national can form a company and therefore potentially create jobs for Swiss nationals. The owner of the company is eligible for a residence permit in Switzerland, as long as he/she is employed by the company in a senior capacity.
In principle, non-EU/EFTA nationals need to form a company which must:
generate an annual minimum turnover of CHF 1 million, and
create new jobs exploiting new technologies and/or the development of the luxembourg mobile database region and contribute to the economic development of the country.
The company must produce a business plan detailing how the amount to be invested will generate a turnover of CHF 1million or more per annum, in the ‘near’ future. The business plan also needs to show that the company will achieve this turnover in a specified number of months, not necessarily in the first year, particularly if the company is a start-up.
The types of economic development objectives for the company, which are regarded positively in Switzerland, include: opening up new markets, securing export sales, establishing economically significant links abroad, and the creation of new tax revenue. Precise requirements vary by canton and more information can be provided on request.