Discover the residence, investment and nationality services available for your life in Switzerland.
Switzerland · A CLOSER LOOK
Plan beyond your first permission. Explore which services can support a longer-term path to settlement and citizenship, and understand the requirements at each stage.
Passport imagery represents the destination. Residence and citizenship are separate legal outcomes.
FIND YOUR PATHWAY
Explore the benefits, eligibility, requirements and long-term outcome of each route in Switzerland.
Non-working Swiss residence assessed under the appropriate nationality and cantonal framework, including qualifying retirement or significant fiscal-interest cases.
Residency to citizenship
Each stage has its own eligibility requirements.
THE DEVISERS APPROACH
A clear path begins with a conversation. Our approach brings structure to a deeply personal decision.
We begin with your goals, the people who matter to you and the life you want to build.
Explore the relevant routes, their requirements and the commitments involved.
A considered application begins with clear guidance and carefully organised documentation.
Coordinate the application and understand the next steps in the official process.
Discuss arrival, renewals and the continuing support relevant to your chosen route.
A LITTLE MORE CLARITY
The application, qualifying conditions and outcome for Switzerland.
Financially independent residence
Cantonal assessmentCantonal residence: Obtain and renew the appropriate residence permission, a tax arrangement alone does not grant immigration status. C settlement permit: Secure a C permit under the rules for your nationality, residence history and integration. Settlement periods are not identical for every nationality. Swiss citizenship · normally 10 years: Ordinary naturalisation requires a C permit and ten years of qualifying Swiss residence, including three of the previous five. Cantonal and communal residence, integration and language conditions also apply. Naturalisation includes federal, cantonal and communal assessments. A financial arrangement does not guarantee settlement or citizenship.
Apply to the canton under the correct retirement or significant fiscal-interest basis before relocating. A fiscal-interest case requires agreement with the cantonal tax authority and the prescribed federal approval. Complete entry and registration only after the relevant authorisations, then comply with the cantonal residence and tax terms.
Ordinary third-country retirement generally requires age 55 or over, special personal Swiss ties and adequate lifelong means. A qualifying cantonal lump-sum taxation case is a separate discretionary basis.
Apply before arrival with resources, accommodation, passport and background evidence. A fiscal-interest case needs a cantonal tax agreement and federal approval, Geneva requires moving your centre of interests and spending most of the year in Switzerland, without local gainful activity.
A residence permission to make Switzerland your home, subject to the approved conditions, property purchase alone is insufficient.
YOUR NEXT CHAPTER
Tell us what you have in mind.
We’ll help you explore what comes next.
