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For international students · Lausanne

The parts of moving to Switzerland that go wrong

We run student housing here. When our residences are full, this is what we can still do for you — and where to go for the rest.

See the services Work out what I need

  • 8services you can order online
  • 1 dayto hear back from a person
  • CHFprices in full, no surprises

Order online

Fixed prices. No assessment needed — you pay and we start the same day.

  1. 01 Housing Search When our own residences are full, we go and look for you on the open market. CHF 323.22incl. 8.1% VAT
  2. 02 Housing Search Premium The same search, with someone named who does the talking. CHF 647.52incl. 8.1% VAT
  3. 03 Rental dossier preparation The same documents, assembled the way a Swiss agency expects to read them. CHF 161.07incl. 8.1% VAT
  4. 04 We view the flat for you You cannot attend a viewing from another country. We go instead, on video, and ask the questions you would not know to ask. CHF 161.07incl. 8.1% VAT
  5. 05 Lease review before you sign A Swiss lease runs to a dozen pages in a language you may not read, and you are asked to sign it quickly. CHF 107.02incl. 8.1% VAT
  6. 06 Move-in inspection The handover inspection decides how much of your deposit you get back a year later. Most students sign it without understanding that. CHF 215.12incl. 8.1% VAT
  7. 07 Commune registration You have fourteen days from arrival to register where you live. It is a legal deadline and it catches people out in their first fortnight. CHF 161.07incl. 8.1% VAT
  8. 08 Airport pickup Someone waiting for you at arrivals with your name on a sign. CHF 259.44incl. 8.1% VAT

Ask us first

We read your file before agreeing to either of these, and we do say no. So they start with a question rather than a payment — a straight answer and a price within one working day.

We co-sign your lease

3 months' rent · by enquiry

Swiss agencies want a guarantor who lives and earns here. Most international students do not have one, and that — not the rent — is what loses them the flat.

How it works

Financial Guarantee

By enquiry

Proof of funds in the form your cantonal migration office accepts.

How it works

Six questions, under a minute

Not sure which of these you need?

We work out what applies to you, add it up, and you pay for the lot in one go. Or for none of it, which happens too.

Work out what I need

The rest of it, on our other sites

Three things students always ask for that do not belong on a housing site. Same company as this one — ABC Translation Sàrl, CHE-284.072.845 — under their own names, because each is a different job. Separate services, not separate businesses, and we would rather say that than let you find it in the small print.

SwissGuarantorOurs

A guarantee instead of blocking your deposit in cash

A different job from ours. We co-sign the lease so the agency accepts you; SwissGuarantor covers the deposit so your cash is not blocked. Plenty of students need both.

swissguarantor.ch ↗

MySwissVisaOurs

Someone to read your visa file before you submit it

They do not issue visas, and nobody can promise approval — the consulate decides.

myswissvisa.ch ↗

ShineSwissOurs

End-of-tenancy cleaning, so you get your deposit back

Swiss handovers are inspected hard, and a flat that fails the cleaning is the most common reason a student loses part of their deposit. Booked online, insured, done to the standard agencies expect.

shineswiss.ch ↗

ABC TranslationOurs

Certified and sworn translations

Quote online, 70+ languages, postal delivery included. Working since 2014.

certifiedtranslation.ch ↗