Tools & resources

Essential Swiss links & tools

A practical list of official portals and comparison sites for life in Switzerland. Use it for permits, taxes, moving, insurance, housing, transport and job searches.

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Official & admin

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ch.ch ch.ch/en A good place to start for questions about permits, insurance, moving, family matters and other Swiss administration. SEM: State Secretariat for Migration sem.admin.ch Official information on visas, work permits, residence permits and immigration rules. admin.ch admin.ch The main portal of the Swiss federal government, with links to federal offices, cantons and communes.

Compare & save

Comparis comparis.ch Compare health insurance, bank accounts, mobile plans, cars, mortgages and rental prices in one place. Moneyland moneyland.ch/en Detailed comparisons for bank accounts, credit cards, insurance and telecom products. Priminfo (official premium calculator) priminfo.admin.ch The official federal calculator for comparing basic health insurance premiums.

Taxes

Federal tax calculator (ESTV) swisstaxcalculator.estv.admin.ch Estimate income and wealth taxes for different cantons and communes using the official federal calculator. Tax comparison (Comparis) comparis.ch Compare estimated taxes between communes when deciding where to live.

Moving & address

eUmzug: change of address online umzug.swiss Report your move online if your old and new communes support the service. Swiss Post: mail forwarding post.ch/en Forward letters and parcels from your old address while you update your details elsewhere.

Finding a home

Homegate homegate.ch One of Switzerland’s largest portals for rental and sale listings. ImmoScout24 immoscout24.ch Another major property portal. Set up alerts to receive new listings quickly. Flatfox flatfox.ch Rental listings with digital applications, including many properties listed by private landlords.

Getting around & daily life

SBB: Swiss rail sbb.ch/en Check public transport connections, buy tickets and manage travelcards. The SBB Mobile app covers the full Swiss network. jobs.ch jobs.ch/en One of Switzerland’s largest job platforms, with vacancies across most industries and regions.

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