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Help with moving to Bern/visa to be with my boyfriend

Last activity 12 March 2011 by Libgirlmovingtobern

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taramc13

Hi all,

New member here and U.S. citizen. My Swiss boyfriend and I have recently started discussing a move to Bern. After looking at the Swiss embassy website, I see that the visas are for married couples and certified partners (not sure what that is).

Does anyone here know if it's even possible for me to move to Switzerland without being married first? I don't have a job sponsor and no plans to go to school there (except language courses).

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Tara

Yud

Welcome to the forum taramc13

I hope members from Switzerland will share their experiences and advise you accordingly by contributing to your discussion!

Best Regards!

Libgirlmovingtobern

Hi Tara,

I am in the exact same situation. Hopefully we can get some good answers.

Gluck!

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