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#Switzerland

Work

How Much the Swiss Earn

Which profession in Switzerland is the most profitable? In which sector are salaries falling or rising? How to find out how much your friends earn without asking them? The answers can be found in a…

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Immigration

Complicated Simplified Citizenship

For over a year now, third-generation migrants have been able to apply for Swiss citizenship under a simplified procedure. Such migrants typically include grandchildren of those who once came to…

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Money

Denomination of Accumulation

Switzerland has introduced a new 1,000-franc banknote, which will enter cash circulation on March 13. Experts say such a denomination helps tax evasion, and indeed, demand for this banknote…

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Country guide

Swiss Linguistics

Switzerland is a multilingual country: alongside the national languages (Standard German, French, Italian, and Romansh), about two dozen dialects of German are spoken in everyday life, as well as…

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Gourmet guide

Recipe for the Perfect Fondue

Swiss researchers have taken up the study of the consistency of cheese fondue – more precisely, they were interested in what degree of fluidity it should have to be 'perfect'?

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Money

Universal basic income ran out of money

The experiment with universal basic income in the Swiss village of Rheinau has failed: symbolically, it simply ran out of money. And it all started so well: every resident of the village was supposed…

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Visas

Poverty dashes visa hopes

The Federal Law "On the Status of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in the Swiss Confederation" stipulates that for entry into Switzerland on a short-term tourist visa, foreign citizens must…

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Immigration

Fewer people fleeing to Switzerland

The number of asylum applications in Switzerland is constantly decreasing. However, the closure of the European Union's borders is pushing people who have left their homeland to seek alternative…

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Real estate

Swiss meters reach for the Alps

Residential property prices have risen in all regions of Switzerland over the past 11 years except one. Topping the ranking of the most expensive real estate is Zurich, where today a square meter of…

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Money

Half a million for every Swiss

Every Swiss person has on average more than half a million US dollars in their account. These are the data from the new Global Wealth Report, published annually by Credit Suisse. Thus, the Swiss…

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Integration

Switzerland losing popularity

Switzerland has become one of the countries that have lost the most popularity in the eyes of foreigners living there. This is according to data from the latest survey organized by the international…

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Immigration

Extending Residence Permit Through Integration

The Swiss government has adopted new rules under which foreigners living in Switzerland and requesting an extension of their residence permit must meet certain integration criteria. The Federal…

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