The Swiss government has decided to modify the format of certain
categories of work and residence permits for foreigners living
and/or working in Switzerland. In this blog, we look at this recent
development.
Previously, some permits such as work and residence permits for
EU/EFTA citizens came as paper IDs with a passport picture of the
permit holder glued onto them and tucked in a plastic envelope
about twice the size of a regular credit card.
This has changed: Beginning, November 1, 2019, freshly
issued permits of some permit types have begun to be replaced by
regular credit card-sized plastic permits containing the biometric
data of the permit holder.
The change affects the following permit categories:
