Does it mean that I have work permit as well, or it is only residence permit?
Hi all, we have moved to Switzerland from non-EU country with my husband due to his work. He has work permit here and I also have B - permit.
What does it say on the permit?
It will be for residence only atm, but if you find a job then you just need to go to your gemeinde/commune admin office with your employment contract to let them know you’ll be working. They’ll organise for the permit status to be changed to include work as well.
Does it say something like this on the permit? Familiennachzug Berechgt zur Erwerbstätigkeit
It has been a few years, but also as non-EU residents, we were told that work permission is not automatic on the family reunification permit. I had to show proof that I was "highly qualified" whatever that really means to be eligible for the work permission.
You must have had an L permit then. Because that’s not required if it’s a B family reunification permit.
"Only persons entitled to family reunification can invoke the constitutional right to engage in gainful employment (ATF 123 I 212 et seq.). As a result, family members of a Swiss citizen or an established foreigner may, under 46 LEtr and 27 OASA, engage in a lucrative activity without authorization.
On the other hand, family members of a residence permit holder do not enjoy a right to engage in gainful activity. However, given the general objectives of the LEtr (better integration of the foreign population), the legislator decided not to subject the lucrative activity to authorization.
Family members of a holder of a short-term residence permit (Article 26 OASA) do not enjoy the right to exercise a lucrative activity. The exercise of a lucrative activity is subject to authorization. Upon admission, a request from the employer respecting the remuneration and working conditions in use in the locality and branch must have been submitted. In addition, members of the family of a holder of a short-stay permit (Article 26 OASA) must have professional qualifications (personal qualifications, Article 23 LEtr).
The possibility of engaging in a gainful activity for family members is related, according to art. 26 and 27 OASA, for the duration of the authorization of the person who has benefited from family reunification. If the spouse’s residence permit is not renewed, his family members can not claim a right to continue their gainful activity (Article 6 (2) OASA)."
You can get a job as a dishwasher in a restaurant with a family B permit, but not with an L without the cantonal authority agreeing to it.
Not in Lausanne/VD it wouldn’t.
Thank you all for your replies.
On my permit it says 'Regroupement familial, Activite lucrative autorisee'
So does it mean that I already have a work permit?
Yep!