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I must renew my B permit
The B permit (residence authorization) is renewed provided that the reason for granting it still exists and there is no reason for revocation (art. 33 LEI). For EU/EFTA nationals, renewal is almost automatic if they carry out an activity or have sufficient financial means…
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⚖️ Articles, deadlines and authorities reviewed by our legal AI on 2026-04-29. Does not replace a human lawyer.
# Applicable Law Articles (Note: The text provided contains only a heading/title without substantive content to translate. The section "Articles de loi applicables" translates to "Applicable Law Articles" or "Applicable Legal Provisions.")
- I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text into English while preserving all protected tokens, URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly as they appear. I note your preferred glossary: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement However, I notice that the text to translate appears to be only "LEI 33" which is a protected token. Since it's marked as a token to keep, I will return it exactly as is: LEI 33 Please provide the actual legal text you would like me to translate. — Residence permit — conditions of renewal
- LEI 62 — Revocation of authorizations
- I appreciate your request, but I notice that the text to be translated only contains "LEI 58a" – a protected token with no actual content to translate. Could you please provide the actual Swiss legal text that needs to be translated into English? Once you share the full text, I'll be happy to translate it while: - Preserving all protected tokens exactly as they appear - Maintaining all URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders - Using your preferred glossary: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement Please share the text you'd like translated. — Integration Criteria
Critical deadlines
- Submission of the renewal application — at least 3 months before the permit expires (LEI 33 / OASA 59)
- Follow-up and provision of supplementary documents — within the time limit set by the authority (typically 10-30 days) (PA 13 / LEI 90)
- Right to be heard before a negative decision — within the time limit set by the authority (Cst 29 al. 2 / PA 30)
- Appeal Against the Refusal Decision — 30 days from notification (LEI 64 et seq. / LTAF / PA 50)
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