I've worked a few years in Switzerland on a B Permit that is tied to the employer and I lost my job a few months ago. I will marry a EU national before my permit is due for renewal. What process will I have to follow so the renewal of my permit is tied to my partner? Which effect would it have on the unemployment benefits I currently receive? I could not find any specific information online for this case.
Thank you in advance
Would need to apply for a family reunification permit and your spouse will have to show that the accommodation is big enough for both of you and that they can financially support you since you’ll be their dependent. It shouldn’t have any effect on your unemployment.
I assume RAV have taken over your current permit as otherwise, no matter how long you have on the permit, once the tied job ends so does the permit.
No, you can’t. Your spouse/partner will have to apply for it once you’re married.
Tom
I’m guessing his ‘employment’ continues until the RAV runs out.
Yes?
But RAV is pretty unreliable in such matters it seems.
Tom
But then again if they get a C permit after 10 years they wouldn’t be eligible for RAV if they hadn’t paid into it.
From what I’ve read here on the forum, RAV can take over a permit, but it depends if they think you have a good chance of getting another job here fairly quickly. How well that works, if at all, with tied B permits I don’t know.
The B permit doesn’t invalidate itself the moment you lose your job. It has an expiry date and unless you’ve received a letter stating that your permit is invalid, the permit still holds up to the expiry date.
The canton can revoke the permit and notify you by mail. I don’t know how likely this scenario.
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