Country guides
Moving to Switzerland.
Where you move from matters more than where you move to. The Swiss side of the move is broadly the same for everyone: cantonal taxes, mandatory health insurance, a permit system. The hard part is the exit: the taxes, treaty quirks, and reporting obligations your home country imposes when you leave.
That is why these guides are organised by where you are coming from. Find yours below.
Exit tax + inheritance gap
Moving from France
France taxes the unrealized gain in your shares when you leave (article 167 bis), and the 2015 inheritance-treaty gap keeps a Swiss-resident estate exposed.
Read the France guide →
Wegzugsteuer
Moving from Germany
Germany taxes the unrealised gain in your company shares when you leave, and a treaty clause extends its reach for years after.
Read the Germany guide →
Clean exit, ongoing trade
Moving from Italy
Italy has no individual exit tax. The decision is the ongoing trade: Swiss income tax down, a cantonal wealth tax up, an Italian inheritance tail on Italian-situs assets.
Read the Italy guide →
Formuesskatt + exit tax
Moving from Norway
Norway's wealth tax and exit tax decide whether a move to Switzerland pays off, and over what horizon.
Read the Norway guide →
Post-non-dom
Moving from United Kingdom
The end of the UK non-dom regime in April 2025 reset the tax calculation for moving wealth to Switzerland.
Read the United Kingdom guide →
More country guides are on the way.