I have been offered a job with big pharma in Basel. I work for another big Switzerland based pharma in India and have around 10-11 years of work experience.
Qualification - MSc Biochemical Engineering from University of Oxford
Experience - 10 years including 2 years in the UK with Big Pharma + 4 years with Start Ups in India + 4 years with Big Pharma in India/US
What is the possibility to get B Permit? I am asking this if they are just trying with me with no result known than I should accept offer from another Big Pharma in Ireland (Salary EUR 95,000+ EUR 8000 (Relocation) + 12% Performance Bonus + Medical Insurance + Benefits + 3 Months Accommodation/Food Allowance for start) where possibility is known as they will get me on Critical Skills Employment Permit. I have negotiated this their best offer.
I am attracted to Switzerland only because of higher salary, strategic role and ability to progress within big pharma, whereas, Ireland role to me seems like I will be providing services to Big Pharma (equivalent to role I am doing in India).
My Indian salary is also very high (fixed salary of EUR 50,000 (INR 42,000,000) + 15% Bonus + Benefits) with very high disposable income which makes Ireland offer literally nothing with very high taxes.
Let me know what is the possibility of B Permit. Would I get L-Permit or B-Permit. Swiss Company says they never had any issues with Work Permit nor did
No one can answer your question. It depends on how many permits are left from the yearly non-EU quotas. Since there are more L than B permits under the system then an L is more likely.
With this position/salary, there is a very good chance of getting a B-Permit but in the worse case, you will get an L-Permit which gets converted to B-Permit in two years.
Current statistics suggest that for third countries, 55% of the L short-term residence permits and 59% of the B residence permit had been used up at the end of September 2021. Source: https://www.sem.admin.ch/sem/de/home...k/monitor.html
Does salary plays role if its B-Permit or L-Permit. My position is simple Manager - Pharma Insights and Analytics just at very high salary as I quoted them CHF 140,000 they themselves gave me CHF 165,000. I feel I could have asked higher if that was the case...
Any more experiences are more than welcome...
Thanks. How much time it takes to get Permit if from India. I believe HR said 8 weeks, just I am checking with forum members.
Salary doesn't have an impact as long as it is enough to live on (it is) and it is equal or higher than what is common for the type of position, i.e. they check whether the company is giving you fair compensation and not using foreigners as cheaper labor undercutting the Swiss workforce.
This is a both a manager and specialist position, so that's precisely the type of jobs the third-country quotas are meant to allow. As long as the employer followed the procedure (having the position open and advertised in Switzerland and Europe) and can prove they couldn't find a suitable candidate locally, it should be totally fine (and a Basel Big Pharma HR department would be very used to going through this process). As for how long it takes, that varies widely and is quite unpredictable. They usually say "up to 8 weeks" but it can sometimes be even longer, or it could take as little as a couple weeks. Basel is very efficient, in my experience.
One thing about the B vs L permit situation that others have mentioned: I would expect a B assuming it's an open-ended contract. I spoke with someone at the Amt für Wirtschaft und Arbeit in BS a few weeks ago about my work permit situation, and they were outraged that my wife and I have L permits from Valais despite her having a permanent contract. They said they never work like that in Basel, and that they strictly follow the text and spirit of the federal law, which is that L permits are for short term stays only and B permits for long term. They don't do (or at least claim not to do) this thing of giving L for a year or two before changing to B that some cantons do.
Keep in mind that Switzerland, while taxes may appear to be low, there are other costs you need to take into account.
For example - health insurance (mandatory). Expect to pay between 200-400 CHF per month, per person. So if moving with your partner, that doubles. If you partner doesn't work, you also need to pay accident insurance as well (much less).
Cost of living is higher as well... I spend 18 months in Dublin and loved it... the weather is a bit sh1te, but I loved the social element...
Have you checked the EuroStats to see if your skills are in short supply in the EU/EEA/CH. If they are then your chances of success would be much increased.
But at the end of the day, until you get a decision is is anyone's guess.