Residence and work permits after your PhD or postdoc
On these pages, you'll find general information on Swiss law on foreign nationals for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers who are EU/EFTA nationals or third-country nationals wishing to work in Switzerland after a doctorate or a postdoc contract.
Any questions regarding your start at UNIL, or regarding your current contract at UNIL, should be addressed to Humans Resources and the Welcome Centre.
General information
In the following pages, you'll find information relevant to your nationality. You can ask for an individual consultation with Fiorella Fernandez Deshogues in order to have an initial legal opinion, without prior examination of your dossier. This initial consultation will be reimbursed by the Graduate Campus under certain conditions.
EU/EFTA countries
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.
United Kingdom
Since 1st January 2021, the United Kingdom is no longer part of the European Union.
The Agreement on the Free Movement of Persons (AFMP) within the EU, to which Switzerland is a party, therefore no longer applies to British nationals applying for a residence permit.