A year in Switzerland
Albinen Wohnbau- und Familienförderung (Housing & Family Support)
Program checked 2026-10-21 · official source
Money
- Income the program asks for
- No fixed income minimum on record — read the program page for how means are tested.
- Your income against it
- Nothing to compare against.
- Incentive on record
- CHF 25,000–50,000
Program record(opens in a new tab) · as of 2026-10-21
- Cost of living
- Index ≈ 81 (New York = 100; lower is cheaper) — awaiting human review.
Estimate · Numbeo — Cost of Living Index by Country(opens in a new tab) · as of 2026-08-04
Community notes: Switzerland is expensive, and the program requires substantial property investment.
CasaSedora doesn't publish a monthly living-cost figure for any country yet — we won't invent one.
- Cash to make the move
- About $239,400 up front for one person; incentive on record ≈ $56,000.
Estimate · CasaSedora planning estimate — generic defaults, not a quote
Language
- Spoken there
- German.
- Required for residency & citizenship
- PR: A2 · Citizenship: B1
Official source(opens in a new tab) · as of 2026-10-21
- Your readiness
- Starting from scratch is the usual case — sign in & set a goal in the Field Phrasebook to track your practice.
Timeline
Apply
No closing date on record. Processing time is not on record — check the official source.
Program record (official source)(opens in a new tab) · as of 2026-10-21
Your first stay
The permit or program runs 120 months.
Program record (official source)(opens in a new tab) · as of 2026-10-21
Permanent residency · year 10
C settlement permit after 10 years for most nationals (5 for EU/EFTA, US and Canadian citizens).
State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)(opens in a new tab) · as of 2026-07-12
Citizenship eligible · year 10
10 years of residence (years lived aged 8–18 count double) — and you must already hold a C settlement permit when applying.
State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)(opens in a new tab) · as of 2026-07-12
Does time on this kind of permit count toward citizenship? Partially. B-permit years count toward the 10; short-stay L permits count at most partially.
Not on record yet
- No fixed income minimum on record for this program.