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Q.Can I
determine the local language from the postal code ?
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A.
Swiss postal codes consist of four
digits. The numbers 1000, 2000 .. 9000 belong to the 9
major centers. From the first digit, one can actually
determine the region and up to a certain degree the
local language. However, there are some regions that are
bi-lingual. The following table shows an approximate
mapping
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Code |
Center |
Language(s) |
| 1000 |
Lausanne |
French |
| 2000 |
Neuchâtel |
French & German |
| 3000 |
Bern |
French & German |
| 4000 |
Basel |
German |
| 5000 |
Aarau |
German |
| 6000 |
Luzern |
German |
| 6500..6999 |
Ticino |
Italian |
| 7000 |
Chur |
German |
| 8000 |
Zürich |
German |
| 9000 |
St. Gallen |
German |
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Q.
Can I pay with Euro (EUR)
in Switzerland ? |
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A.
Switzerland is not part of the European Union and
therefore the Euro (EUR) is not an official currency in
the country. It is widely accepted but you cannot count
on the fact that a particular hotel or shop will accept
Euro. However, you can exchange Euro (EUR) for Swiss
Francs (CHF) and vice-a-versa at every bank or post
office and at most railway stations. |
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Q. What are
the official languages of Switzerland ?
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A. German, French, Italian and
Romantsch. However, official documents and declarations
on goods have to be provided in German, French and
Italian only. |
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Q. What are the largest cities in Switzerland ?
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A. 1.
Zürich, ZH (population 343'000)
2.
Basel, BS (population 176'000)
3.
Geneva, GE (population 172'000)
4.
Bern, BE (population 129'000)
5.
Lausanne, VD (population 117'000)
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Q.What is the name of the Swiss currency ? |
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A. Swiss Francs ("Schweizer
Franken"), its ISO symbol is CHF. "CH" derives from
Switzerland's other name "Confoederatio Helvetica" |
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Q.
What
is the job status in Switzerland ? |
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A. It is easier to find employment
in the large urban centers like Geneva and Zurich. Each
university has a job placement office that provides
information on student employment. Wages vary between
SFR 20 and SFR 35 according to the job and your skills.
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Q. What is B permit ? |
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A. B permit (permis de séjour,
Aufenthaltsbewilligung, permesso di soggiorno
) is an annual residence permit. It gives you the right
to live in Switzerland for 180 days a year or more. It
has to be renewed every year. It also gives the right to
your spouse and children below 18 to come and live with
you. |
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Q.What is C permit ? |
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A.C permit is a permanent residence permit. It is valid
for as long as you remain in Switzerland. It has almost
no restrictions and enables you to do many things not
possible with B permits such as buying real estate
without restrictions, moving from one canton to another,
buying weapons, becoming self-employed, etc...Depending
on your citizenship, you can obtain a C permit after 5
to 10 years of residence with a B permit. |
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Q.What
is CE permit ? |
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A.CE
permit is a B permit for people with a EU passport. It
is valid for an initial period of 5 years and gives you
many rights not enjoyed by B permits, such as being able
to bring your spouse, financially dependent descendants
and ascendants (children, parents, grand-parents,
nephews, nieces, great-grand-children, etc...), buying
Swiss real estate without restrictions, moving within
Switzerland without restrictions, becoming
self-employed, etc... |
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