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Swiss Retirement Residence For Non-EU Nationals: Why Personal Ties Matter

Switzerland does not grant residence simply because a non-EU/EFTA national is wealthy and wishes to retire here. Substantial assets may support an application, but they do not replace the need to show genuine retirement, special personal ties to Switzerland, no gainful activity and a credible Swiss residence plan.

Switzerland Employment

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert 20.2026

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert 20.2026 provides critical updates on immigration processing delays in Mexico affecting work permit timelines, and reminds UAE mainland employers of the June 30, 2026 deadline to increase Emiratization quotas by 1% to reach 9%, with significant penalties for non-compliance. The alert also covers Andorra's reduced 2026 immigration quota and includes a detailed analysis of the legal distinctions between employee secondment and local hiring in Switzerland.

Worldwide Immigration

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CONVINUS

Carve-Out Transactions: Particularities Under Swiss Law

The Swiss M&A market showed meaningful momentum in 2025, with deal activity and volume advancing beyond 2024 – yet tariff shocks and geopolitical uncertainties led to the year still landing slightly below expectations...

Switzerland Commercial

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Bär & Karrer

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert 7.2026

In addition to the pension fund (2nd pillar), private pension provision (3rd pillar a) is an important pillar of our pension system.

Switzerland Immigration

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CONVINUS

CONVINUS Global Mobility Insights NEWSLETTER Winter 2025 / 2026

Worldwide Immigration

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CONVINUS

Why Saving Small Businesses Matters: The Community Impact Of SME Acquisitions

Switzerland Commercial

GGI Global Alliance

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Switzerland Employment

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BMG Avocats

Targeting Swiss Pension Funds: How Sponsors Can Market To And Onboard Swiss Pension Funds - Volume 2

Switzerland Wealth Mgt

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Loyens & Loeff

Aktualitäten zu Steuern im Vorsorge-Kontext

Switzerland Tax

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Bär & Karrer

Schulthess Forum - Berufliche Vorsorge 2025

Switzerland Employment

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Bär & Karrer

Part 2: International Assignment: Social Security - What Matters From A Swiss Perspective

Worldwide Technology

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CONVINUS

Qualifikation von aus deutschen Vorsorgeeinrichtungen entrichteten Renten

Switzerland Employment

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Vischer AG

Bundesrat gibt vorgesehene Anpassungen zur Besteuerung von Kapitalbezügen der Säulen 2 und 3a bekannt

Switzerland Tax

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Vischer AG

Employment Law – New Job Registration Requirement From 2025

Switzerland Employment

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Lenz & Staehelin

New Rules For Swiss Banks Serving EU Customers

Switzerland Finance

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Loyens & Loeff

PSD3 And PSR – Implementation And Implications For The Swiss FinTech Industry

Switzerland Technology

RUGGLE Partner

FINMA Guidance 01/2026: New Requirements For The Custody Of Cryptobased Assets

Switzerland Technology

RUGGLE Partner

Swiss Federal Supreme Court Confirms PostFinance's Universal Service Duty Despite Foreign Sanctions Designations (4A_454/2025, 3 March 2026)

Switzerland International

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Bär & Karrer

Stricter Capital Rules For UBS Miss The Real Issue

Worldwide Finance

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LINDEMANNLAW

Switzerland's Network Of Agreements Around Social Security

A key aspect of international employee assignments is the assessment of the employee's social security status.

Switzerland Employment

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CONVINUS

Nachträgliche Einkaufsmöglichkeit in die Säule 3a ab 2025

In der Schweiz erwerbstätige Personen, also sowohl Arbeitnehmende als auch Selbständigerwerbende, die ab 2025 keine Beiträge oder nur Teilbeträge in ihre Säule 3a einbezahlen...

Switzerland Employment

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Vischer AG

Besteuerung Bei Teilpensionierung: Neue Praxis Des Kant. Steueramts Zürich Ab 2024

Seit dem 1. Januar 2024 regelt das Bundesgesetz über die berufliche Alters-, Hinterlassenen- und Invalidenvorsorge vom 15. Juni 1982 (BVG) in Art. 13a und 13b ausdrücklich die Bedingunge...

Switzerland Employment

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Bär & Karrer

Praxisanpassung des Kantonalen Steueramtes Zürich zur Teilpensionierung

Das Kantonale Steueramt Zürich hat am 2. Oktober 2024 eine Praxismitteilung veröffentlicht, in welcher neue Voraussetzungen für die steuerliche Anerkennung der Teilpensionierung festgelegt werden.

Switzerland Employment

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MME

Adjustment Of The Practice Of The Zurich Cantonal Tax Office On Partial Retirement

Switzerland Employment

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MME

Overview Of Individual Taxation In Switzerland

Switzerland Tax

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MME

Revision Of The Old-Age And Survivors' Insurance Act As Of January 1st, 2024: Raise In The Statutory Retirement Age For Women, Increase In VAT

Switzerland Employment

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L&E Global

Selected Legislative Revisions As Of January 1, 2024

Switzerland Government

Staiger Attorneys at Law

Ausgewählte Gesetzliche Neuerungen Ab Januar 2024

Switzerland Employment

Staiger Attorneys at Law

Développements récents en droit de la prévoyance professionnelle

Switzerland Employment

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Neuere Entwicklungen Im Recht Der Beruflichen Vorsorge

Switzerland Employment

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Recent Developments In Occupational Benefits Matters

Switzerland Employment

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 3.2024

Worldwide Immigration

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CONVINUS

Determining The Correct Social Security Status Of Foreign Assignments

Switzerland Employment

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CONVINUS

Neuere Entwicklungen Im Recht Der Beruflichen Vorsorge

Neuere Entwicklungen im Recht der beruflichen Vorsorge...

Switzerland Employment

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Recent Developments In Occupational Benefits Matters

The AVS 21 reform and the resulting flexibilization of the retirement age have an impact on occupational benefits law. In addition, a number of recent Federal Court...

Switzerland Employment

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 3.2024

With effect from March 31, 2024, Bulgaria and Romania will partially join the European Schengen area. At the same time, border controls on air and sea traffic between Bulgaria...

Worldwide Immigration

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CONVINUS

Determining The Correct Social Security Status Of Foreign Assignments

Cross-border work has become an integral part of many companies; foreign assignments are part of the daily routine in most companies.

Switzerland Employment

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CONVINUS

Employee Participation (Part 2)

Switzerland Employment

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Vischer AG

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 1.2023

Due to the rapidly increasing number of COVID-19 cases in China, the US has reintroduced mandatory testing for all travelers from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau from January 5, 2023.

Worldwide Employment

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CONVINUS

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert Week 41.2022

In the procedure for a residence permit in Switzerland, a visa requirement previously applied to all third-country nationals wishing to settle in Switzerland.

Worldwide Immigration

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CONVINUS

Employer Of Record (EOR) – Overview And Legal Pitfalls

To operate efficiently on the global market, companies often engage workers in several jurisdictions. In order to simplify the process of engaging with these workers, companies...

Switzerland Employment

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Bär & Karrer

Tax Consequences Of Restructuring Of Pension Fund Assets

Various federal legal laws encourage saving in the form of occupational pension plans. In this context, not only the paying-in professionals benefit from tax advantages...

Switzerland Tax

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Prager Dreifuss

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert Week 22.2022

Worldwide Immigration

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CONVINUS

Executive Payroll In Switzerland – The Details Matter For Employers

Switzerland Tax

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Bär & Karrer

Global Mobility Alert Week 42

European Union Employment

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CONVINUS

Global Mobility Alert - Week 34

Worldwide Immigration

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CONVINUS

Carve-Out Transactions: Particularities Under Swiss Law

Switzerland Commercial

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Bär & Karrer

Pension Plan Structuring In Merger & Acquisition Transactions

Switzerland Commercial

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Bär & Karrer

From Licensed Asset Managers To Accredited Collective Asset Managers: What Changes Are In Store For Institutional Asset Managers Of Occupational Pension Plans?

Switzerland Employment

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FBT Avocats SA

FinSA: Scope, Client Segmentation And Rules Of Conduct

Switzerland Finance

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Bär & Karrer

Barauszahlung Des Pensionskassengeldes Beim Wegzug Ins Ausland

Switzerland Employment

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PrimeTax AG

Übernahme Einer Sammelstiftung

Switzerland Employment

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Bär & Karrer

What U.S. And Other Non-Swiss Portfolio Managers Need To Know About Managing Assets Of Swiss Occupational Benefit Plans

Switzerland Employment

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Bär & Karrer

International Hires: Pensions

Switzerland Employment

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Bär & Karrer

La Prévoyance En Pratique: Recrutement De Cadres Dans Le Contexte International

Switzerland Employment

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Bär & Karrer

Praktische Aspekte Der Vorsorge: Anstellung Von Managern Im Internationalen Kontext

Switzerland Employment

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Bär & Karrer

Vorsorgekopitol Und Unternehmensgründung

Switzerland Tax

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MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep Ltd

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