Can a Native US Citizen move to Switzerland or Italy ? How does it work ?

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Can a Native US Citizen move to Switzerland or Italy ? How does it work ?

Answer 1

You have to get a work visa, which means you have a skill

that is very useful to them that they need more of.  when I

was there, they needed Dental Hygienists.  You apply for

a visa, and if they give it to you, you go work there.

Answer 2

It is extremely difficult to immigrate to any Europen country...they have very strict regulationsl.  Generally, you must be a highly skilled worker in a field in which they need workers.  You can see the websites below to read visa requirements for Switzerland and Italy.  If you are independently "wealthy" and have a steady income that meets their minimum requirement ( like a retired person with a decent pension), and you will not need to work there, that is totally different.

Answer 3

Hhm the Swiss are extremely difficult, as we found out a couple of years ago. My mother in law wanted to return after 30y in the Netherlands, (she had lived in Switzerland on an Austrian passport for almost 30years before she married and got a Dutch pasport) She did have a good pension but it wasn't good enough and she really had to pull a lot of strings.

Even though she had lots of relatives, including a son and grandchildren, brothers and sisters, living in Switzerland.

But bringing in a lot of money (still) helps. Try the Swiss embassy website they should be able to tell more specific but dont count on an easy getting in.

Don't know for Italy, but cant immaging it being more difficult than Switzerland