Executive Employment and Retirement - Bernhard Vischer Switzerland has a large foreign resident population. The Swiss enjoy a high quality of life, and irksome regulations are much fewer than they used to be.
Servants are few and integration into society can be difficult.
An employed foreigner needs an entry visa and work permit. Permits are not available to the self-employed who are under 55. A foreigner employed by his own company may get a permit if his company employs at least seven Swiss. The regulations are Federal but the administration of these is Cantonal. Residence for 90 days or less, even for the purpose of working, does not generally present any difficulty.