A move to Switzerland can change your residence rights, tax position, company, portfolio and family life at the same time. In this private strategy conversation, you bring me your actual situation and we work out the decisions that need to be made before the first irreversible step.
Your realistic Swiss residence route
The cantons that make sense for your facts
Ordinary tax versus lump-sum taxation where relevant
Companies, investments and the country you are leaving
Consultation with Sebastian by telephone, Zoom, WhatsApp or Signal.
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Why Sebastian
I have lived in Switzerland myself
In 2000 I moved to Freienbach in Canton Schwyz, on Lake Zurich. I formed a Swiss AG, went through the B-permit process and experienced the practical side of Swiss life myself, from the commune and health insurance to banking and tax.
Since then, we have helped many clients make international moves of their own. I have lived in several countries and repeatedly moved my life, business and household across borders. That changes the questions I ask.
A relocation can be technically correct on paper and still be badly designed in real life.
The purpose of this conversation is to find that out before you move.
Sebastian writes in English about relocation, residence and tax in The Brief.
The objective
Clear, direct feedback. Even when the answer is not Switzerland.
You can put your plan on the table exactly as it is.
I will tell you where I think it works, where I think it does not, and where an assumption needs to be tested before you act. Switzerland is not automatically the right answer simply because it is stable, tax-efficient or outside the EU.
Sometimes the right canton is different from the obvious one. Sometimes a non-EU residence route is narrower than expected. Sometimes a tax saving disappears once wealth tax, housing and the country you are leaving are included. Sometimes the correct answer is to delay the move or choose somewhere else.
You are not paying for encouragement.
You are paying for a clearer decision.
What we can discuss
You set the agenda. Your facts decide what matters.
The conversation is not limited to one template. For international Swiss moves, four areas usually matter most.
01. Whether you can actually live in Switzerland
For EU/EFTA citizens, free movement makes the residence analysis comparatively straightforward.
For everyone else, it can be the first major obstacle. We can look at your job offer, business, age, family, financial position and intended lifestyle and identify which non-EU residence route is realistic.
For wealthy applicants who will not work in Switzerland, that can include the retiree provisions or a fiscal-interest strategy connected with lump-sum taxation.
02. Which canton makes sense for you
There is no single Swiss tax answer.
Income tax, annual wealth tax, inheritance and gift tax, housing, language, schools and immigration practice all vary by location.
We can narrow the map to the cantons and communes that fit your numbers and the life you actually want, rather than choosing Zug because everybody else mentions Zug.
A move can change much more than your personal income-tax rate.
Your foreign company may acquire a Swiss tax connection through effective management. Your portfolio enters the Swiss wealth-tax system. Your existing broker may or may not serve Swiss residents. A US citizen keeps US tax and reporting obligations. A UK resident has to get the departure year and temporary non-residence analysis right.
We can identify the issues that need detailed work before the move and the ones that do not.
The same decisions can produce different results depending on when they happen.
Permit, departure date, canton, lease, tax ruling, company decisions, distributions, banking and asset transfers all interact.
You should leave the conversation knowing what comes first.
The practical arrival sequence is set out in registration and first steps, but your personal sequence may begin months earlier.
What you can expect
A strategy conversation, not a sales script
We look at the fundamental tax, immigration, banking and structural questions around your move and identify the points that need action.
Sebastian brings practical experience with Swiss residence, cantons, banks, companies and cross-border relocation. Where a matter needs detailed legal, tax or immigration implementation, we can coordinate the appropriate Swiss specialists from the wider network.
The consultation is for direction and strategy. It does not replace a detailed legal opinion or tax memorandum where one is required.
How it works
Four steps. One clear fee.
1. Book
Choose a date directly in Sebastian's calendar. You receive confirmation and connection details by email.
2. Fee
The consultation costs £750.
3. Prepare
Write down the questions you most want answered. The more specific your facts and objectives, the more useful the conversation can be.
4. Send the situation
Once booked, you can summarise your situation by email. Sebastian does not undertake a detailed advance review of large document files as part of the consultation. If formal analysis or implementation is needed, that can be scoped separately.
Satisfaction guarantee
The booking is designed to be low risk. If you decide within the first 15 minutes that the consultation is not useful to you, you can stop the conversation and the fee will be refunded in full. After that point, the agreed fee is payable in full.
Let's talk about your case
You already know what Switzerland offers.
Now find out whether your permit route, canton, tax position, wealth and timing fit together.
