BEFORE YOU ARRIVE

1. Choose your area

Consult our comparative table to help you select your future city.

	Genève	Nyon	Gland	Lausanne
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	CHF 2000.–	CHF 1900.-	CHF 1600.–	CHF 1900.–
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	CHF 1700.–	CHF 1600.–	CHF 1400.–	CHF 1400.–
Distance from work (km)	30	7	0	36
Commute	Train or car (~30min)	Train or car (~15min)	By foot	Train or car (~45min)

What about France?

Consult our comparative table to help you select your area.

	Pays de Gex	Haute-savoie
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	1300 €	900 €
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	1200 €	800 €
Distance from work (km)	35	50
Commute	Car or bus or/and train (around 45min)	Car, bus or/and train or/and ferry (from around 45min up to 1 hour)

2. FIND A HOME

All the websites you need to find your place to live.

You don’t want to hurry? Look for something temporary.

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You can rent serviced accomodation (cleaning, wifi, parking, etc.) for a short period of time. The price is generally around 30% more than a regular flat. Coming through Swissquote, you will get a 10% discount.

Ask for Véronique Ducret!
Tél. : +41 21.323.55.16
email: veronique@oklogements.ch

You can also find temporary places to live here: www.airbnb.com

3. APPLY LIKE A PRO

Here are the documents you need to apply:

Once your application is accepted for an appartment, you must provide a 3 month deposit (you can also go to a «rental guarantee» company, who can loan you the deposit (i.e.: Swisscaution)

4. Get your Swiss permit

Swissquote takes care of your Swiss work permit.

More information

5. Plan your move-in day

If you want to move by yourself and by car, they have various restrictions at the border.

Need help?

Service	Details
Home search	• Defining your home search criteria and adjusting it to the local market • Selection of the rental properties on the market and within their professional network • Organizing visits (bringing you there by car and/or emailing you a video/report if you cannot attend a visit) • Negotiation of renovation works and terms of the lease whenever possible • Assistance with setting up of your security deposit of the use of Swisscaution • Moving-in inspection - Installing Internet, TV, telephone line, etc • Provide contacts to insurance providers-
Settling-in	• Installing Internet, TV, telephone line, etc • Assistance with the selection of a moving company • Registering with the Swiss local authorities • Obtaining a Swiss driving License and Swiss Driving License Plates plates (potentially assistance with the purchase of a vehicle) • Assisting in setting-up mandatory insurance coverage
Schooling	• Full assistance with the choice of the right school • Interview with school consultants to find out what is more suitable • Full support to get places in the school • Organization and implementation of visits of the relevant schools

Ready to move?

Great! What do you have to do during your first week?

Find out!