Relocation

You and your family are planning to move to Switzerland for personal or professional reasons. We’ll provide comprehensive support in planning and realizing the move.

Relocation.

Switzerland offers attractive living and working conditions. To successfully move to Switzerland, it’s very important to familiarize yourself with the legal and tax planning options and the obstacles in Switzerland at an early stage before you move.

Pre-immigration planning.

The first step in planning your move to Switzerland is to check whether your wealth and income structure can be adjusted for tax optimization, wealth protection and estate planning before you move. Regular pre-immigration measures include setting up a trust and/or a family foundation, and gifting assets to direct descendants. Pre-immigration measures may also include writing a will or concluding a marriage or inheritance contract.

Legal aspects.

From a legal point of view, the move will involve things such as work permits, residence permits, employment contracts, retirement provision, health insurance, other insurance policies and the purchase of residential property and/or renting a place to live. There are also questions regarding the applicable matrimonial property law and law of succession after moving to Switzerland.

Tax aspects.

When choosing a new place of residence in Switzerland, due consideration must be given to tax aspects. For people who do not work, the question arises as to whether the option of lump-sum taxation should be chosen in Switzerland instead of ordinary taxation.

Other aspects.

Further important aspects include the choice of schools and universities, and the recruitment of domestic staff.