Immigration in Switzerland
Immigration in Switzerland
The following recommendations can help in finding housing in Switzerland:
- The alien looking for a house or flat increases your chances against the owners or managers of buildings where the application form is the property plus copies of important documents such as employment contract, residence visa for Switzerland, paychecks or proof of income.
- Making contacts with the Swiss who may mediate the relation between the prospective tenant and the owner or real estate.
-speak the local language can help a lot in the struggle for the rights of the tenant and show the property owner that the conditions were well understood.
- Seek other offers from individuals, which are usually nailed in supermarkets, shops and libraries.
- Actively seek, advertising in these places to search for a property, stating the particulars of those who rent, such as nationality, number of residents, if there are children, among other data.
- Learn about the usual practices and requirements of the most common housing market. If there is suspicion of abuse, see Mieterverband.
- Enter an association of tenants ( "Mieterverband" in German and "Association Suisse de Locataires" in French). They act to protect the rights of tenants, which is very important when they are foreigners. Web site: http://www.mieterverband.ch. The Mieterverband is one of those associations. Through it you can use the consulting service by phone or e-mail (for members of the association). Phone: 0900 900 800. The cost is CHF 3.70 per minute.
And for the "No Color"
According to the recommendations of the union UNIA and the "Tour in support of Basel Without Color"
- For foreigners in this situation, the easier it is to ask someone who lives in Switzerland legally rent the property. But if this person is discovered is subject to legal penalties.
- Do not accept that the rent is well above the average of those charged in the region, or what the previous tenant was paying.
- Demand receipt of payment made
- Ask a slip of payment to the landlord. Pay the rent in the mail, writing your name right at the fetlock. These slips are the best proof that the rent was paid.
- If the landlord charge a lot or do not want to return the value of the collateral, look for a counseling center for illegal immigrants. For example www.sans-papiers.ch or www.unia.ch
(Source: Brochure No one is illegal, no papers - You have rights - and the UNIA "Tour in support of Basel Without Color")
- Lots of luck and patience.
