February 2019
The maximum number of service providers (i.e. expatriates) from EU/EFTA countries remains unchanged.
Quotas will be released quarterly; the Federal Government will release 750 L quotas and 125 B quotas per quarter.
The quotas available for Croatian citizens have been slightly increased for 2019.
Quotas will be released quarterly; the Federal Government will release 187 L quotas and 19-21 B quotas per quarter.
The B quotas for the first quarter of 2019 have already been exhausted. The next release of B quotas will be on 1 April 2019.
BDO in Switzerland may support you in applying for work and residence permits for Switzerland and consult you on the changing quota situation.
Stephanie Müller
stephanie.mueller@bdo.ch