What details do I need to give Coople to start working in Switzerland?

To hire you and make the right tax contributions, we need to check your right to work and tax status in Switzerland.

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Written by Josh from Operations
Updated over a week ago

Coople is your legal employer. To hire you, the first thing we need to check is your right to work in Switzerland. Then, we need to determine the type of tax you will pay.

Please, find the description that suits you and follow the steps so that we can hire you:

Once we verify your details, you'll be able to apply for jobs that match your profile. This process usually takes us less than 24 hours.

I’m a Swiss national

Go to the Right to work section:

  1. Tap on Profile

  2. Tap on Settings at the top right corner

  3. Tap on Right to work

Add:

  • Social insurance number (OASI/AHV/AVS)

  • You nationality

  • Your address (if it’s different from your contact address)

Go to your Documents:

  1. Tap on Profile

  2. Tap on Documents

  3. Tap on ID Documents, select the document type and expiry date

  4. Take a photo of your ID or passport

Taxes

You’ll have to do a self-declaration at the end of the year to pay taxes.

If you live outside of Switzerland, you’ll pay withholding tax. There is nothing else you need to do now.

I’m a foreign national and I have a C permit

Go to the Right to work section:

  1. Tap on Profile

  2. Tap on Settings at the top right corner

  3. Tap on Right to work

Add:

  • Social insurance number (OASI/AHV/AVS)

  • You Nationality

  • Your Work permit type - C settled foreign nationals

  • Your Residence (if it’s different from your contact address)

Go to your Documents:

  1. Tap on Profile

  2. Tap on Documents

  3. Tap on ID Documents, select the document type and expiry date

  4. Take a photo of your ID or passport

  5. Now repeat the same steps to upload a copy of your C permit

Taxes you’ll pay

You’ll have to do a self-declaration at the end of the year to pay taxes.

If you live outside of Switzerland, you’ll pay withholding tax. There is nothing else you need to do now.

I’m a foreign national, I don’t have a C permit and I’m not in a partnership

Go to the Right to work section:

  1. Tap on Profile

  2. Tap on Settings at the top right corner

  3. Tap on Right to work

Add:

  • Social insurance number (OASI/AHV/AVS)

  • You nationality

  • Your work permit type

  • Your purpose of residence

  • Your Denomination (we only need this for tax purposes)

  • The Number of maintained children

  • Your Residence (if it’s different from your contact address)

Go to your Documents:

  1. Tap on Profile

  2. Tap on Documents

  3. Tap on ID Documents, select the document type and expiry date

  4. Take a photo of your ID or passport

  5. Now repeat the same steps to upload a copy of your work permit

Taxes you’ll pay

You’ll pay withholding tax. There is nothing else you need to do now.

I’m a foreign national, I don’t have a C permit and I’m in a partnership with a Swiss national

Go to the Right to work section:

  1. Tap on Profile

  2. Tap on Settings at the top right corner

  3. Tap on Right to work

Add:

  • Social insurance number (OASI/AHV/AVS)

  • You nationality

  • Your work permit type - choose your work permit type from the list

  • Your purpose of residence

  • Your Denomination (we only need this for tax purposes)

  • Your Marital status - single

  • The Number of maintained children

  • Your Partner's information

    a) Partner's nationality

    b) Partnership certificate - we only need to see the page where both of your names appear

  • Your Residence (if it’s different from your contact address)

Go to your Documents:

  1. Tap on Profile

  2. Tap on Documents

  3. Tap on ID Documents, select the document type and expiry date

  4. Take a photo of your ID or passport

  5. Now repeat the same steps to upload a copy of your work permit

Taxes you’ll pay

You’ll pay withholding tax. There is nothing else you need to do now.

I’m a foreign national, I don’t have a C permit and I’m in a partnership with a foreign national who has a C-permit

Go to the Right to work section:

  1. Tap on Profile

  2. Tap on Settings at the top right corner

  3. Tap on Right to work

Add:

  • Social insurance number (OASI/AHV/AVS)

  • You nationality

  • Your work permit type - choose your work permit type from the list

  • Your purpose of residence

  • Your Denomination (we only need this for tax purposes)

  • Your Marital status - choose your marital status from the list

  • The Number of maintained children

  • Your Partner's information

    a) Partner's nationality

    b) Partnership certificate - we only need to see the page where both of your names appear

  • Your Residence (if it’s different from your contact address)

Go to your Documents:

  1. Tap on Profile

  2. Tap on Documents

  3. Tap on ID Documents, select the document type and expiry date

  4. Take a photo of your ID or passport

  5. Now repeat the same steps to upload a copy of your work permit

  6. Now repeat the same steps to upload a copy of your partner's work permit

Taxes you’ll pay

You’ll pay withholding tax. There is nothing else you need to do now.

I’m a foreign national, I don’t have a C permit and I’m in a partnership with a foreign national who doesn’t have a C permit

Go to the Right to work section:

  1. Tap on Profile

  2. Tap on Settings at the top right corner

  3. Tap on Right to work

Add:

  • Social insurance number (OASI/AHV/AVS)

  • You nationality

  • Your work permit type - choose your work permit type from the list

  • Your purpose of residence

  • Your Denomination (we only need this for tax purposes)

  • Your Marital status - choose your marital status from the list

  • The Number of maintained children

  • Your Partner's information

    a) Partner's nationality

    b) Partnership certificate - we only need to see the page where both of your names appear

  • Your Residence (if it’s different from your contact address)

Go to your Documents:

  1. Tap on Profile

  2. Tap on Documents

  3. Tap on ID Documents, select the document type and expiry date

  4. Take a photo of your ID or passport

  5. Now repeat the same steps to upload a copy of your work permit

  6. Now repeat the same steps to upload a copy of your partner's work permit

Taxes you’ll pay

You’ll pay withholding tax. There is nothing else you need to do now.

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