# Switzerland permanent residence route

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- Destination: Switzerland
- Route family: permanent_residence
- Current records: 1

## Switzerland settlement permit

Structured main conditions are not available in the current source extract.
- Official source: https://www.sem.admin.ch/sem/en/home/themen/aufenthalt/eu_efta/ausweis_c_eu_efta.html

## Work rights and conditions

### Switzerland settlement permit — Route Work Conditions

The exact FAQ identifies the type C EU/EFTA settlement permit as a settlement status with unlimited stay subject to five-year confirmation, and states that professional mobility remains subject to Swiss health, employment and trade rules while sovereign-function positions are excluded.
- Official source: https://www.sem.admin.ch/sem/en/home/themen/fza_schweiz-eu-efta/eu-efta_buerger_schweiz/faq.html

### Switzerland settlement permit — Route Work Rights

The Swiss SEM FAQ states that an EU/EFTA residence permit entitles the holder to change jobs or take up self-employment; this is the professional-mobility effect recorded for the settlement-permit route.
- Official source: https://www.sem.admin.ch/sem/en/home/themen/fza_schweiz-eu-efta/eu-efta_buerger_schweiz/faq.html

## Boundary

This is reference information, not legal advice. Verify current requirements with the linked authority.