Moving to Geneva – International Relocation

Moving to Geneva

Expats moving to Geneva will find themselves living amidst Switzerland’s most beautiful international city, a long-established haven for skilled expats from every corner of the world Geneva has plenty of beauty to lure expats, including wonderful parks and outstanding museums, and is in close proximity to the best skiing in the Alps.

Needless to say, there’s ample opportunity for expats to find respite from the rigidity, diligence and punctuality of the Swiss working week.

This Swiss capital spills out onto the banks of the city’s namesake, Lake Geneva, and expats looking to orient themselves, can use this body of water as a primary reference point.

Geneva switzerland

Geneva surprises as the smallest metropolis in the world. Until 1870 it was the most densely populated city in Switzerland. Then later on, it got rolled over by Zurich, but today is still larger than Bern, the capital of Switzerland or Basel and Lausanne.

Moving to Geneva is a wonderful experience but you may benefit from looking at our visa and immigration services to help you with your move.

Schooling in Geneva

The Swiss often claim that their greatest natural resource is education (unfortunately, not cheese or chocolate).

Public schools in Switzerland are reputed to be excellent, and private boarding schools deemed exceptional.

Apart from these local institutions, a number of highly-regarded international schools in Switzerland exist for foreigners who prefer to have their children continue with their home-country curriculum in their home-country teaching language.

Typical Schooling in Geneva

In short, expat parents can rest assured that the education their child receives while living abroad in Switzerland will be more than satisfactory. However, depending on their choice of school, it may also end up being one of their greatest expenses. Please look at our school search to help you with your choice

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Home finding in Geneva

Over 70 percent of the Swiss population rent their homes, as opposed to owning them – and the result is that, generally, there are very few rental properties available for expats.

This not only drives up the price of what little housing is available, but also can lead to extraneous expenses, you may find our relocation tenancy management extremely helpful, should you need to stay in hotels and hostels while hunting for a rental.

You are strongly advised to request that your Swiss employer supply some kind of housing provision for you upon arrival.

Another really helpful tool would be our Relocation settling in assistance which will help you with things like banking and cost effective ways in reducing stress on your move.

Places of interests

The Mont-Blanc Bridge is the main bridge used by cars to cross the lake, but there are many other smaller bridges for bikes and pedestrians.

Geneva is the perfect home base for exploring the surrounding countryside.

Whether you enjoy boating, hiking, biking or wine tasting or are looking for the ultimate Switzerland ski vacation, Geneva offers easy access to paradise as well as numerous organized tours.

Day trips to the nearby towns of Montreux, Chamonix and Lausanne are also popular

Interdean Geneva offices

We have our own offices in Geneva making sure we are with you every step of the way.