Google Zurich - Swiss Work Visa
I accepted an offer from Google Zurich (L4) but I'm running into a lot of visa issues and delays. The immigration team is not being transparent about the timeline/process (they initially said I'll receive my first approval from cantonal authorities in 2-3 weeks then on 3rd week said it'll take 7 weeks and now that we're in the 7th week they're saying it's going to take an additional month). They also told me they have no idea why they're facing delays or when/how it can be resolved. The immigration team seems to be completely incompetent/clueless.
It's really frustrating especially because based on their initial advice and timelines, I made decisions to leave my job and give up residence in the country I'm working as an expat in.
Anyone else who went through the process and faced similar challenges? Any advice?
#Zurich #Swiss #Visa
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Did you get the first approval or subsequent ones as well?
There's only 8500 new non-EU work permits quota per year for whole of Switzerland, chopped up between different cantons and quarters of the year. Zurich gets to admit only a few hundred new non-EUs per quarter, so if you didn't make the cut this quarter you have to wait for another (and another...)
>> leave my job and give up residency
I didn’t laugh that well for a very long time