Life events
Start from what is happening in your life. Each page lists the procedures that can follow, with deadlines and official sources.
- Moving within SwitzerlandVerified rulesDeregistration, registration within 14 days, permits, vehicles and everything that follows from changing commune or canton.
- Renewing a residence permitVerified rulesThe renewal window, the latest date to apply, who handles it in your canton and what to bring.
- Leaving SwitzerlandVerified rulesDeregistration, health insurance, AHV, pension assets, taxes and vehicles before you move abroad.
- Starting a businessVerified rulesLegal form, commercial register, AHV, VAT — routed to EasyGov, the official one-stop shop.
- Becoming self-employedVerified rulesAHV recognition, VAT threshold, pension capital and the commercial register threshold.
- Having a childVerified rulesBirth registration, health insurance within 3 months, family allowance and parental leave.
- Losing your jobVerified rulesJob search before unemployment, RAV registration on time and choosing a fund.
- Understanding an official letterGuided with official sourcesUpload it. Civena explains who sent it, what is requested and by when — and tracks the deadline.
- Arriving in SwitzerlandGuided with official sourcesRegistration, health insurance within 3 months and permits — guided with official sources while verified rules are completed.
- Getting marriedIn preparationPlanned: verified rules in preparation.
- Separation or divorceIn preparationPlanned: verified rules in preparation.
- A death in the familyIn preparationPlanned: verified rules in preparation.
- RetiringIn preparationPlanned: verified rules in preparation.