- Company
- Hidden from agencies until you connect
- Relocation volume
- 11–25 / year
- Destinations
- ZurichZug
- Timeline
- 1–3 months
- Services
- Home searchImmigration & permitsSchool search
- Employees’ status
- Mixed
- Industry
- Technology
- Company size
- 251–1,000 employees
- Contact
- Hidden from agencies until you connect
For HR and global mobility teams
Corporate relocation in Switzerland, without the RFP work.
One anonymous brief covers the corporate relocation of your people into Switzerland: home search, permits, schools. Partner agencies that fit reply with real terms and a named lead consultant. Your company stays hidden until you choose to connect.
- Anonymous until you choose to connect
- Up to 4 offers, side by side
- Free for employers
Moving people every month? Ask about workspace access
- Swiss agencies in the directory
- 55
- verified Google reviews behind the ranking
- 1,500+
- do home search, permits and settling-in
- 36
- are SARA or EuRA members
- 13
- for employers, always
- CHF 0
Post one brief. Stay anonymous until you choose.
The tender works like a sealed envelope. Agencies see what you need, never who you are, and reply with what they would do and who would do it.
Post one anonymous brief
Destinations, volume, services and timing. About three minutes. Your company name and contact details never go out with it.
Compare offers side by side
Partner agencies that cover your cantons and have capacity reply with their terms and a named lead consultant. Up to four offers per brief.
Connect with one, then reveal yourself
Only the agency you click Connect on learns who you are. The others never do.
Anonymous until you choose
- Vetted agency · ZurichNamed lead consultant · starts in 2 weeks · fixed price per move
- Vetted agency · ZugNamed lead consultant · permits in-house · Zurich and Zug
- Vetted agency · ZurichNamed lead consultant · schools and family support
Example. Agencies see only the brief. Your company and contact go only to the agency you choose to connect with.
Whoever owns the move, it takes one brief.
Three people who post briefs, and what they get out of it.
Your new hire starts in eight weeks and has nowhere to live.
Post the brief once and get up to four offers, each with the consultant who will do the work. No three discovery calls.
Your RMC’s provider is stuck in the Zurich market.
Run a tender next to it. Agencies reply to your requirements alone, and nobody learns who is asking until you connect.
You are moving a team into a new Swiss entity.
Permits, homes and schools in one brief. Non-EU hires need an employer application under yearly quotas and the Swiss/EU priority rule, so you want agencies that know the procedure.
Moving 5–50 people in one quarter? Request a capacity plan
Which relocation agencies should HR shortlist in Switzerland?
Top 5, October 2026
Through ReloFinder, HR teams send one anonymous brief and get up to four offers from partner agencies, free for employers. The top 5 in Switzerland are La Boutique Relocation, Lodge Relocation, Prime Relocation, Relonest and Schmid & Hoppler, in alphabetical order. Prime Relocation and Relonest are partner agencies we work with directly; the others are the non-partner agencies with the highest ReloFinder scores. Only agencies that offer home search, permits and settling-in, belong to SARA or EuRA and have at least 10 Google reviews qualify.
Score 4.88★ 4.9 from 53 Google reviews (17 in the last 24 months)office in LausanneHome search, Permits, Settling-inEN, FRSARAfree first consultation
Score 4.89★ 4.9 from 159 Google reviews (101 in the last 24 months)office in GenevaHome search, Permits, Settling-inEN, FR, DEEuRA, SARAfree first consultation
Prime RelocationPreferred partner: how it worksVetted and audited by ReloFinder. Requests sent through ReloFinder go only to preferred partners. They pay ReloFinder nothing, not for introductions and not for rank. The top five of every list are partner agencies we work with directly; outside the top five, partners are ranked by score like everyone else.
Score 4.81★ 4.8 from 68 Google reviews (17 in the last 24 months)office in ZugHome search, Permits, Settling-inEN, DE, FREuRA, EuRA Global Quality Sealfree first consultation
RelonestPreferred partner: how it worksVetted and audited by ReloFinder. Requests sent through ReloFinder go only to preferred partners. They pay ReloFinder nothing, not for introductions and not for rank. The top five of every list are partner agencies we work with directly; outside the top five, partners are ranked by score like everyone else.
Score 4.73★ 4.6 from 21 Google reviews (13 in the last 24 months)office in ZurichHome search, Permits, Settling-inEN, DE, FR, ITSARA, EuRAfree first consultation
Score 4.92★ 5.0 from 27 Google reviews (5 in the last 24 months)office in WollerauHome search, Permits, Settling-inEN, DESARAfree first consultation
The rule. We take the ranking as it stands and keep the agencies that do home search, permits and settling-in, belong to SARA or EuRA and have at least 10 Google reviews. 7 agencies pass today. The top group, up to five of them, consists of the partner agencies we work with directly that pass, and the highest-rated other agencies for the remaining places.
What corporate relocation costs per employee in Switzerland
The prices Swiss relocation agencies publish, per employee, not quotes. Most agencies publish none and quote per move, and no agency we checked publishes a price for a complete family move. In the anonymous tender every offer states its price, so you compare the figure for your own brief. Posting the brief is free for employers.
Budget it per employee, for your whole intake: Open the budget tool
| Package | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Home search | CHF 2,500–5,000 | Per employee: the published fixed or minimum fees of three agencies. Or about one month’s rent as a success fee. |
| Permit | per case | Per employee and case. A first assessment costs CHF 99–120; no agency we checked publishes a price for a full permit case. |
| Settling-in day | CHF 1,950 | Up to 6 hours: registration with the commune, health insurance and a bank account. |
| School search | CHF 190 / hour | Or quoted per family. International day school tuition: CHF 14,390–39,700 a year. |
| Full-service package | from CHF 5,950 | Home search and moving in, 2–3 accompanied days. Permits and school search are quoted on top, per family. |
Sources: SwissNest Relocation, Swiss Expat Realtor, Swiss Relocation Services GmbH, Sgier + Partner, Zurich International School, International School Basel, International School of Geneva, International School of Zug and Luzern.
HR checklist for relocating an employee to Switzerland
Eight steps in the order they usually come, each with the official figure or published price behind it. A checklist, not legal advice: rules differ by canton, and the agency or the cantonal migration office confirms them for each case.
Check the permit route first
EU/EFTA citizens and non-EU/EFTA citizens follow different rules. For a non-EU/EFTA hire the employer files the application, under a yearly quota: 8,500 permits for 2026 (4,500 B, 4,000 L). By the end of September 2025, about 52% of the 2025 quota had been used. A first permit assessment with an agency costs CHF 99–120.
Source: Federal Council, 19 November 2025Price pages: Sgier + Partner, 24 September 2026
Set a budget per employee
Few agencies publish prices. Those that do charge CHF 2,500–5,000 for a home search and from CHF 5,950 for a full-service package; the price table on this page has the rest. Ask every agency for a price per employee for the same scope.
Price pages: SwissNest Relocation, Swiss Expat Realtor, Swiss Relocation Services GmbH, 24 September 2026
Start the home search as early as you can
Only 0.93% of homes in Switzerland stood empty on 1 June 2026. One home-search agency states 4–8 weeks from brief to keys for its clients, and longer for people who search alone.
Source: Federal Statistical Office, 1 June 2026Agency statement: Swiss Expat Realtor, Prime Relocation, 4 October 2026
Plan the rental deposit
A landlord can ask for up to 3 months' rent as a deposit, held in a blocked account in the tenant’s name. Decide before the search whether the company advances it.
Source: Fedlex, 1 January 2026
Register with the commune within 14 days
The employee registers with the commune of residence within 14 days of arrival. The canton sets the deadline; 14 days is the general rule. A settling-in day with an agency (CHF 1,950) covers registration, health insurance and a bank account.
Source: ch.ch, 24 September 2026Price pages: Swiss Relocation Services GmbH, 24 September 2026
Take out health insurance within 3 months
Everyone who lives in Switzerland needs basic health insurance (KVG/LAMal), taken out within 3 months of taking up residence. Taken out in time, the cover starts on the day they took up residence.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health, Fedlex, 1 January 2026
Settle the school before the lease
Public school is free and taught in the local language, and the address decides the school. International day schools charge CHF 14,390–39,700 a year for 2026/27, before one-off fees.
Source: Fedlex, 1 January 2026Price pages: Zurich International School, International School Basel, International School of Geneva, International School of Zug and Luzern, 24 September 2026
Exchange the driving licence within 12 months
A foreign driving licence is valid for 12 months after the move; then it has to be exchanged for a Swiss one. EU/EEA licences are exchanged without a driving test; most others need a test drive.
Source: ch.ch, 24 September 2026
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Relocating an employee to Switzerland: the HR checklist
Relocating an employee to Switzerland runs in eight steps, from the permit route to the driving licence. For a non-EU/EFTA hire the employer files under a yearly quota (8,500 permits for 2026). To find the agency, post one anonymous brief and compare up to four offers, free for employers.
Relocation as an employee benefit
Give every hire a local consultant. Let them choose which one.
Set it up once. Each person you hire is matched with partner agencies for their canton and the help they need, and picks the one they trust. You see where every move stands.
- The employee chooses the agency
- Never locked to one provider
- Insurance deadline tracked
- Free to set up
Ten sales calls, an RMC margin, or one brief.
The three ways companies usually find a Swiss agency, side by side.
| Criterion | Cold outreach | Through your RMC | Anonymous tender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finding agencies | A search and ten discovery calls | One provider, chosen for you | Vetted partner agencies; all 55 ranked on 1,500+ Google reviews |
| Your identity | Known from the first call | Known along the chain | Hidden until you connect |
| Offers | One at a time, each in its own format | One quote | Up to 4, side by side |
| Who does the work | Whoever picks up the phone | Set by the provider | A named lead consultant in every offer |
| Cost to the company | Your team’s time | Fees and margin set in your contract | Free; no agency pays ReloFinder anything |
Questions HR teams ask first
Can our company stay anonymous?
Yes. Agencies see only the brief: industry, company size, relocation volume, destinations, services, timeline and your employees’ permit status. Your company name, headquarters and contact details stay with us until you click Connect on an offer. Only that agency learns who you are.
What does it cost the company?
Nothing. Posting a brief, comparing offers and connecting are free for employers. No agency pays ReloFinder anything, and none can pay for its position in any ranking.
What does corporate relocation in Switzerland cost per employee?
It depends on the scope, and most agencies quote per move. The prices agencies publish: CHF 2,500–5,000 for a home search, from CHF 5,950 for a full-service package, CHF 1,950 for a settling-in day and CHF 99–120 for a first permit assessment. No agency we checked publishes a price for a complete family move. In the tender every offer states its price for your brief, and posting it is free for employers.
How many offers do we get?
Up to four. We send your brief to partner agencies that cover your cantons and services and are taking on work. Each can reply with one offer and a named lead consultant. If none fits, you connect with nobody and nobody learns who you are.
Which agencies receive the brief?
Our preferred partner agencies only: 9 of the 55 Swiss relocation agencies in our directory. We vetted each one in a call. No agency pays ReloFinder anything. Among them, we assign each brief ourselves, by your cantons, your services and each agency’s capacity. The top five of every list are partner agencies we work with directly (a list with fewer qualifying partners, such as the HR shortlist, fills the rest with the highest-scored other agencies); they do not pay for that. After them, the order follows one published formula on 1,500+ verified Google reviews.
Can an embassy, a mission or a federal office use it?
Yes. An embassy, a permanent mission, an international organisation or a federal office posts the same anonymous brief as a company: cantons, services, timeline and number of people. Agencies do not learn who you are until you connect. Staff with an FDFA legitimation card need no permit, but home search and school search work the same way. Get offers through the brief; it is free for the sender.
Is this a replacement for our RMC?
You do not have to replace anything. Teams use the tender to benchmark their current provider, to add capacity in a busy season, or for a single move their RMC does not cover well.
Do we need an account or a workspace?
No. Anyone can post a brief, without an account. Teams that move people every month can ask for workspace access, with every brief, offer and agency in one place, through the application form.
Post one brief. Compare real offers this week.
Anonymous until you choose to connect. Named consultants, terms side by side, free for employers.