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Switzerland New Work Permit Quotas Released for July through December 2010
The Swiss Federal Council has announced the release of an additional quota of B-Permits (used for long-term assignments) and L-Permits (issued for a period up to one year) for the period July through December 2010 »
Switzerland: 2010 Work Permit Quotas
Employers will soon be unable to obtain work permits in many Swiss cantons because 2010 work permit quotas are at or near exhaustion. Additional quota numbers are not expected unless cantonal authorities can demonstrate an absolute economic need for additional foreign workers. »
Switzerland: Work Permit Quotas Lowered 50% for 2010
Swiss authorities have announced that work permit quotas for non-European Union/European Free Trade Association nationals for 2010 will be cut fifty percent. In addition, work permit applications are expected to face increasing scrutiny. »
Switzerland: 2009 Work Permit Quotas Exhausted in Several Cantons
Work permit quotas for 2009 in the Swiss Cantons of Aargau, Geneva, Vaud, Zug, and Zurich have been exhausted. As a result, employers may not sponsor for one-year work permits non-European Union (EU) foreign nationals or nationals of EU countries on assignment in these Cantons until 2010. »