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Employment after graduation from a Swiss higher-education institution

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Which exceptional-talent, academic, scientific, artistic, technological, cultural or other profiles does the pathway target?

Foreign graduates of recognised Swiss higher education institutions (universities and universities of applied sciences) seeking employment after study in Switzerland.

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What achievements, recognition, awards, publications, reputation or other evidence establishes the required level?

A Swiss university degree plus work of high academic or economic interest; if so, admission is possible without precedence (labour-market) evidence.

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  • Sources do not specify what evidence demonstrates the academic/economic interest.

Is an employer, nominator, recognised body, peer group or government endorsement required?

A firm job offer from a Swiss employer is needed; the employer applies to the cantonal labour-market authority, which issues a preliminary decision and forwards the file to SEM for approval.

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  • General non-EU/EFTA procedure; not stated specifically for Swiss graduates.
  • https://www.sem.admin.ch/sem/en/home/themen/arbeit/faq.0006.html
    First of all, you need a firm job offer from a Swiss employer. Your employer must submit an application for a work permit to the cantonal authority that is responsible for the labour market. Subject to a positive review of that application, the authority will issue a preliminary decision and forward the file to the SEM for approval.

Can the holder change employer, work independently, establish a business or conduct other professional activity? What is the family position?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether the holder may change employer, work independently or start a business, and the family position.

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Limits of the record
  • No exact active official source record and country-scoped substantive capture were available for this route at execution time.

What duration, renewal and accelerated or normal longer-term residence pathway is officially stated?

Duration/renewal not stated. For settlement, periods of stay for education or training do not count towards the uninterrupted last five years, but are included once the person, after completing them, has held a settlement permit for an uninterrupted period of two years.

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Limits of the record
  • Permit duration and renewal for post-graduation employment not stated.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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