Registering your Swiss address: municipality registration steps
For Swiss employment lasting more than three months, Hungarian EU/EFTA citizens generally register in person with the municipality where they live and apply for a residence permit within 14 days of arrival and before starting work. Bring valid identification or a passport and written employment evidence. Check the target municipality’s current page for extra documents, appointments and fees, as those details are local rather than nationwide.
When is municipal registration required?
This guide covers registration with the municipality where you live in Switzerland. It does not replace the detailed L- or B-permit eligibility guides, and it is not the online notification procedure for short employment of up to three months.
Which documents are certain?
For employed EU/EFTA citizens, federal guidance names a valid ID card or passport and written employment confirmation. Housing, family, appointment and translation documents are not a single nationwide checklist: the target municipality may require more evidence.
Steps at your municipality
Identify the municipality where you actually live and its residents’ registration office.
Use the municipality’s current page to confirm in-person attendance, appointment requirements or digital preparation.
For employment over three months, register within 14 days after arrival and before the first workday, and submit the residence application.
Take valid identification and written employment evidence; add other documents only from the municipality’s own list.
Keep the submission confirmation and deal with related matters, such as health insurance, separately.
eUmzug, moves and other procedures
eUmzug is a digital moving service, not an automatic nationwide first-arrival solution. In the Canton of Bern, availability and EU/EFTA arrivals are governed locally; other cantons and municipalities may differ. The short-term notification procedure is instead an employer notification, so the two processes must not be confused.
For Swiss work of up to three months, the employer’s online notification procedure may apply; it is not a general residence-registration answer.
For a move within or between cantons, follow the new municipality’s rules; Zurich describes reporting the move within 14 days.
For family reunification, third-country status or a special residence basis, use the relevant cantonal guidance.
Official sources
ch.ch: working as a foreign national and municipal registration
SEM: FAQ on free movement of persons
In Brief
For Swiss employment lasting more than three months, Hungarian EU/EFTA citizens generally register in person with the municipality where they live and apply for a residence permit within 14 days of arrival and before starting work. Bring valid identification or a passport and written employment evidence. Check the target municipality’s current page for extra documents, appointments and fees, as those details are local rather than nationwide.
Key Takeaways
- Municipal registration and the online notification procedure are different.
- For work over three months, registration before the first workday matters.
- Valid ID or passport and written employment evidence are the core documents.
- Housing, family and process documents vary by municipality.
- eUmzug availability and eligibility are local.