Registration procedure:

• With the introduction of the registration procedure, residents of EU/EFTA countries who work in Switzerland for a maximum of 90 days per year are no longer required to obtain and pay for a work permit. Stays that do not exceed eight days per year do not have to be reported.

Cross-border commuter permit:

• Copy of passport or ID card along with a passport photo.
• Assistants and PhD students must also provide a copy of their matriculation certificate.

Residence permit:

• Confirmation of employment or copy of employment contract, passport or ID card and a passport photo
• The employee receives a formal guarantee of a residence permit and must submit the appropriate documents him- or herself.

Cross-border commuter permit:

• Copy of passport or ID card along with a passport photo.
• CV, skill certifications, diplomas/degree certificates, employment references.
• Assistants and PhD students must also provide a copy of their matriculation certificate.

Residence permit:

• Copy of passport or ID card along with a passport photo.
• CV, skill certifications, diplomas/degree certificates, employment references.

• Assistants and PhD students must also provide a copy of their matriculation certificate.

Depending on the staff member’s place of residence and work, Swiss or international social security law applies with respect to old-age and survivors’ insurance, professional pensions (pension fund), accident and sickness allowance insurance as well as family support benefits.

A staff member who is a resident of an EU/EFTA country and who works at the University of Basel while employed simultaneously in an EU/EFTA country is generally required to pay into the social security system of the respective EU or EFTA country.