{"id":2162,"date":"2026-01-08T16:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/switzerland\/?page_id=2162"},"modified":"2026-05-06T06:52:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T06:52:51","slug":"right-to-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/switzerland\/rights-and-duties\/right-to-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Right to work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As long as you are accommodated in a Federal Asylum Centre and for the first three months after submitting your asylum application, you cannot engage in gainful employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0fIf you hold a <strong>N permit<\/strong>, your access to the Swiss labor market is highly restricted and you can only work under authorization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0fIf you hold a <strong>B permit<\/strong> or a <strong>F permit<\/strong>, you have unrestricted access to the Swiss labor market. However, your employer must notify the relevant cantonal authority of your employment before you start working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0fIf your <strong>asylum application <\/strong>has been<strong> rejected<\/strong> and you are subject to a removal order, you cannot engage in gainful employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have been assigned to a canton, and depending on your status, you may subsequently have the right to work under certain conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Consult the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sem.admin.ch\/sem\/en\/home\/themen\/arbeit\/erwerbstaetige_asylbereich\/faq.html#-2085781326\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FAQ on employment for persons seeking or granted asylum<\/a> for more information provided by the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you are looking for a job or if you are looking to hire someone, visit the website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sem.admin.ch\/sem\/en\/home\/ukr-schutzsuchende.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A job in Switzerland<\/a> provided by the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Employers can find more information under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/europe\/resources-employers-switzerland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Resources for employers in Switzerland | UNHCR Europe<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/asile.ch\/emploi\/refugie%C2%B7es-emploi-au-dela-des-idees-recues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Au-del\u00e0 des id\u00e9es re\u00e7ues? Pour aller plus loin! &#8211; asile.ch<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Your social worker, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sem.admin.ch\/sem\/en\/home\/sem\/kontakt\/kantonale_behoerden\/adressen_kantone_und.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cantonal immigration and employment market authorities <\/a>in your canton of residence, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arbeit.swiss\/secoalv\/en\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">employment placement agencies<\/a>, can provide additional guidance on your right of employment and on how to look for a job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As long as you are accommodated in a Federal Asylum Centre and for the first three months after submitting your asylum application, you cannot engage in gainful employment. \u27a1\ufe0fIf you hold a N permit, your access to the Swiss labor market is highly restricted and you can only work under authorization. \u27a1\ufe0fIf you hold a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":563,"featured_media":0,"parent":165,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2162","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/switzerland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/switzerland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/switzerland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/switzerland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/563"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/switzerland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2162"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/switzerland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3004,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/switzerland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2162\/revisions\/3004"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/switzerland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/switzerland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}