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Clear, sourced analyses to prepare your life in Switzerland — work, permit, salary, taxes, pensions. Every article cites its official sources and shows its last-reviewed date. Newest first.
Working in Geneva: live on the French or Swiss side?
Housing decides, not tax — and only one decision cannot be undone. What really changes depending on whether you live in France or Switzerland.
Reviewed on 22/09/2026UnderstandCross-border tax in Switzerland: where you pay (2026)
Geneva at source, the 1983 agreement in France, 4.5% in Germany, the new Italian deal — and the 40/25/49.9% remote-work thresholds.
Reviewed on 21/09/2026ProceduresLAMal or CMU: the cross-border choice, with 2026 figures
Swiss LAMal (465.30 CHF a month on average in 2026) or French CMU (8% of reference income after abatement)? The honest maths, and the near-irreversible trap.
Reviewed on 21/09/2026ProceduresApplying for jobs in Switzerland: the process A to Z (2026)
Complete file, effective channels, real timelines, interviews, references: the Swiss job-application process step by step, for commuters and expats.
Reviewed on 21/09/2026ProceduresChildcare for cross-border couples: what you really pay
CMG at zero but contributions still covered, quarterly differential allowance, refundable tax credit: the full calculation, with 2026 rates.
Reviewed on 06/09/2026FiguresHealth cover: in Switzerland every head pays. Elsewhere family is free
A spouse with no income and two children cost zero in Germany, Austria and France. In Switzerland they have a price. Eleven countries, every figure sourced.
Reviewed on 05/09/2026FiguresAt the doctor: €0 in Germany, full price in Switzerland in January
The country with the dearest premium is also the one where the first consultation of the year costs most. Eleven countries, what you pay at the desk.
Reviewed on 05/09/2026FiguresHealth insurers in Europe: Switzerland isn't what you think
93 funds in Germany, 34 in Switzerland, 29 schemes in France. Eleven countries, every figure sourced — and why the ranking means nothing.
Reviewed on 31/08/2026FiguresFamily allowances in Europe: the real ranking
Same family, three children, eleven Western European countries. From Liechtenstein to Spain, who pays nothing. 2026 rates, every one sourced.
Reviewed on 29/08/2026ProceduresLuxembourg CV: the 7 rules ADEM actually publishes
Headline, mother tongues, one page: ADEM's official guide states what it expects. What your foreign CV has to change.
Reviewed on 29/08/2026UnderstandHigh allowances, costly nursery: the sum at age three
Spain pays nothing and schools children free from age 3. Switzerland pays the most in Europe and bills the nursery. Two systems in mirror image.
Reviewed on 29/08/2026ProfessionsRegulated professions in Switzerland: is yours one?
Most professions need no authorisation in Switzerland. The exceptions by family, and which authority is competent for each sector.
Reviewed on 29/08/2026ProceduresSwiss permits: which one, and what it costs (2026)
The eight Swiss permits, who may work on each, the C permit at five or ten years, and the real five-year cost for a family.
Reviewed on 29/08/2026FiguresTwo offers at the same gross are not worth the same
Meal vouchers, profit-sharing bonus, overtime, supplementary pension: what perks really change in Luxembourg, with the figures behind them.
Reviewed on 20/08/2026ProceduresBusiness permit: administrative silence means approval
Going self-employed in Luxembourg depends on your status, not your trade. Deadlines, fee, documents for non-residents: everything before you apply.
Reviewed on 20/08/2026FiguresMinimum wage in Luxembourg: there are two, not one
The qualified minimum is worth €554 more a month. Five routes lead to it, three without any diploma — and it is not granted, it is claimed.
Reviewed on 20/08/2026UnderstandUnemployment in Luxembourg: who pays you, and how much
Your country of residence pays, on your Luxembourg salary. France, Belgium, Germany, residents: amounts, durations and deadlines, sourced.
Reviewed on 18/08/2026UnderstandCross-border unemployment: France or Switzerland, who pays?
Full unemployment: France pays you, based on your Swiss salary. Short-time work (RHT): Switzerland pays. Who pays, how to register — a sourced explainer.
Reviewed on 26/07/2026UnderstandSwiss employment contract (CO): 13th salary, leave, notice
13th salary, holidays, notice, reference: what the Code of Obligations really guarantees — and what's custom, not law (2026).
Reviewed on 26/07/2026Understand2nd pillar (LPP): your pension when you leave Switzerland
Leaving Switzerland: to the EU/EFTA, your 2nd pillar's mandatory part stays locked; outside the EU/EFTA, full withdrawal is possible. Steps and tax (2026).
Reviewed on 26/07/2026FiguresSwiss payslip: from gross to net, line by line (2026)
AVS, AC, LPP, LAA, withholding tax: every deduction on a Swiss payslip explained, and why your net drops more than you expect. 2026 edition.
Reviewed on 26/07/2026UnderstandWorking in Switzerland with a non-EU passport: quotas (2026)
Non-European passport: your access to the Swiss labour market is capped. B and L permits by canton, federal reserve, quarterly release. 2026 edition.
Reviewed on 26/07/2026UnderstandCross-border work in Switzerland: pros and cons, with figures
Disposable income is real — but so are the trade-offs: commuting, the end of Geneva schooling from 2026, medical deserts, currency exposure. The honest balance.
Reviewed on 18/07/2026ProfessionsCare assistant in Switzerland: the ASSC recognition trap (2026)
Your French DEAS doesn't transfer as-is: full ASSC recognition or the faster Swiss Red Cross care-aide route — two paths, two salaries. Costs and timelines.
Reviewed on 17/07/2026ProceduresMoving to Switzerland: registration and the first 14 days
Register with your commune within 14 days, B/L permit, health insurance within 3 months and backdated, liability cover, transport: the exact sequence.
Reviewed on 17/07/2026ProceduresCross-border banking: paid in CHF, living in EUR (2026)
Swiss or French account? Repatriating your salary, exchange rates, hidden costs: the banking mechanics explained, and the checklist to choose your setup.
Reviewed on 17/07/2026ProceduresSwiss rental file: the documents that win a flat (2026)
The Swiss rental market is won on paperwork: debt-enforcement extract, rent guarantee with or without a deposit, and the disqualifying mistakes.
Reviewed on 17/07/2026ProfessionsNurse in Geneva: salary, SRC recognition, hiring (2026)
Swiss Red Cross recognition (costs, timelines), the public salary grid, Geneva employers, cross-border status: the complete path to a nursing job.
Reviewed on 17/07/2026ProceduresG permit: cross-border rules, duration and steps (2026)
The Swiss G permit for EU/EFTA citizens living abroad: real conditions, validity, who files it, changing jobs, losing the status.
Reviewed on 17/07/2026ProceduresSwiss CV: the 9 differences that get yours read (2026)
Photo, G permit, references, length: the real differences between a French CV and a Swiss one, explained by people who reformat them every day.
Reviewed on 15/07/2026