Switzerland
Researched in depth. Every step has a source.
At a glance
| Capital | Bern | Source, checked |
|---|---|---|
| Currency | CHF | Sikap research database |
| Time zone | UTC+1 | Source, checked |
| Distance from Manila | 10 472 km | Computed from the coordinates |
| Population | 9.1 million | Source, checked |
| Official languages | French, Italian, Romansh | Source, checked |
| GDP per person | USD 102 513 at purchasing power | Source, checked |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9% | Source, checked |
| Average wage | not sourced yet | |
| Minimum wage | not sourced yet | |
| Tax on an average wage | not sourced yet | |
| Health coverage index | 87 of 100 | Source, checked |
| Average temperature | 9 °C | Source, checked |
| Warmest month | 18 °C in Jul | Source, checked |
| Coldest month | -0 °C in Jan | Source, checked |
| Happiness rank | not sourced yet | |
| Happiness score | not sourced yet | |
| English proficiency | High | Source, checked |
| Rent, one bedroom in the capital | not sourced yet | |
| Cost of living, one person | not sourced yet | |
| Health insurance | not sourced yet | |
| Homicide rate | not sourced yet | |
| Residents born abroad | 31.1% | Source, checked |
| Usual weekly hours | not sourced yet | |
| Paid leave | not sourced yet | |
| Public holidays | not sourced yet | |
| Internet speed | 481 Mbps | Source, checked |
| EU member | no | Sikap research database |
| Schengen member | not sourced yet | |
| Dual citizenship | yes | Source, checked |
The chain
- Study residence permit (Art. 27 AIG), 12 monthszh.ch,
- Facilitated post-study labour market access (Art. 21 Abs. 3 AIG), 6 monthskmu.admin.ch,
- Aufenthaltsbewilligung B (third-country worker), 12 monthszh.ch,
- C settlement permit (Niederlassungsbewilligung C), 120 monthsfedlex.admin.ch,
- Ordinary naturalisation (ordentliche Einbürgerung), 120 monthsfedlex.admin.ch,
Other routes
Sources
- ETH Zurich: Residence permit for job-seeking, checked 19 Sept 2026
- SEM: Ordinary naturalisation, checked 19 Sept 2026
- SEM: Dual nationality, checked 19 Sept 2026
- Aufenthalt mit Erwerbstätigkeit für Drittstaatsangehörige, checked 6 Sept 2026
- Artikel 21 AIG (Stand 2024), checked 6 Sept 2026
- AIG (SR 142.20) Art. 11 Abs. 3, employer files, checked 13 Sept 2026
- Weisung: Aus- und Weiterbildung (Art. 27 AIG), checked 12 Sept 2026
- Reponses aux questions frequentes sur les permis pour etude, checked 12 Sept 2026
- Drittstaatsangehörige, checked 13 Sept 2026
- Bundesrat legt unveränderte Drittstaatenkontingente für 2026 fest, checked 13 Sept 2026
- Erleichterte Zulassung für Ausländer mit Schweizer Hochschulabschluss, checked 6 Sept 2026
- AIG Art. 34 Abs. 4 and Abs. 5, early C permit after five years and treatment of study residence, checked 13 Sept 2026
- VZAE (SR 142.201) Art. 62 Abs. 1bis, language level for the early C permit, status 12 June 2026, checked 13 Sept 2026
- Weisungen AIG, Ziff. 3.5.2.1 Fristen, Stand 15 June 2026, checked 13 Sept 2026
- BüG Art. 33, which residence titles count towards the ten years, checked 13 Sept 2026
- Verordnung über das Schweizer Bürgerrecht (Bürgerrechtsverordnung, BüV), SR 141.01, Art. 6, checked 13 Sept 2026
- Ordentliche Einbürgerung, Kanton Zürich, Aufenthaltsfristen Schweiz, checked 13 Sept 2026
- BüG (SR 141.0) Art. 33 Abs. 1, status 1 September 2023, checked 13 Sept 2026
- rsGE A 4 05, LDCG, Art. 17 al. 4, checked 13 Sept 2026