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Switzerland · National (Switzerland)

Skilled Worker

B Permit — Skilled Employee

For non-EU/EFTA skilled employees with a qualifying job offer, within Switzerland's annual third-country quota.

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Pathway overview

For non-EU/EFTA skilled employees with a qualifying job offer, within Switzerland's annual third-country quota.

Verified via WebSearch, cross-referenced across multiple independent sources: you need a qualifying job offer — your employer must show Swiss economic interest, clear the labour-market-priority test (advertise the role in Switzerland and the EU/EFTA area first and show no suitable candidate was found there), and confirm your qualifications match the role — and a minimum gross annual salary of CHF 85,000 (2026 threshold). Entry is capped by Switzerland's annual third-country quota, confirmed unchanged for 2026 at 8,500 permits total (4,500 B residence permits + 4,000 L short-term permits), administered by the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) with each of the 26 cantons deciding individual applications within that federal framework — this checker verifies your own eligibility, not whether this year's quota allocation is still open.

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Application process

Your employer applies to the cantonal labour market authority, which forwards the case to SEM for federal approval

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2026-08-19
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