Saw this article today saying that after a Swiss Federal Court ruling and new guidance from SEM earlier this year, cantons are no longer supposed to restrict job changes for non-EU/EFTA B permit holders the way they used to.
Sounds like:
– Cantons are not supposed to attach “no job change” conditions to B permits anymore
– Non-EU B permit holders may be able to switch employers without prior authorization and the usual process where the employer has to prove that no Swiss/EU person could take the job (?)
SEM info already seems to be updated:
"When and under what conditions can an employee from a third country change job within Switzerland?
[…] As a general rule, holders of ‘B’ permits can change job without further authorisation"
PSA for non-EU B permit holders: you are finally able to switch jobs
byu/TreacleNo98 inSwitzerland
Posted by TreacleNo98
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Non-EU/EFTA permit holder here. I’ve never had a restriction for switching jobs, nor has my partner. I’ve changed companies multiple times across multiple cantons on a B. Not sure if this is just specific situations but not the norm from my experience or the people I work with who have done the same.