German immigration to Switzerland

About a quarter of a million German nationals had permanent residence in Switzerland in 2009, rising to some 300 thousand five years later. For the Germans, Switzerland became the most appreciated country to settle in, to find work or to study.The "surge" of immigration during in the first decade of the 21st century, especially the German one, is a result of the EU-15 opening and, for students, of the Bologna Process.

German immigration to Switzerland

About a quarter of a million German nationals had permanent residence in Switzerland in 2009, rising to some 300 thousand five years later. For the Germans, Switzerland became the most appreciated country to settle in, to find work or to study.The "surge" of immigration during in the first decade of the 21st century, especially the German one, is a result of the EU-15 opening and, for students, of the Bologna Process.