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I'm looking for a work permit
Admission to the labour market depends on nationality: (1) EU/EFTA nationals: freedom of movement, right to work with simple notification (FLSA agreement). For stays >3 months, an EU/EFTA permit B is issued upon presentation of the employment contract. (2) Nationals of countries…
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# 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.")
- LEI 18 — Admission for the purpose of a gainful activity
- 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 specified. However, I notice that the text to be translated appears to be only "LEI 21" (a protected token). Please provide the actual Swiss legal text you would like me to translate, and I will: - Preserve every protected token (__JB_KEEP_*__) - Keep all URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly as they appear - Apply your preferred glossary: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement I'm awaiting the text to translate. — Priority of workers
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Critical deadlines
- Employer File Establishment — immediate
- Filing of the request with the SEM via cantonal service — in the 30 days following the signature of the contract (LEI 18 / LEI 21 / LEI 22)
- Combined cantonal/SEM decision — 1 to 4 months according to nationality (EU/EFTA vs third country)
- Appeal to the cantonal court and then to the FAT — 30 days from notification (LEI 64 / PA 50)
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