Permits in the canton of Geneva
In Geneva, everything goes through the Cantonal Population and Migration Office (OCPM), with no municipal step, and most formalities can be done online.
- Authority
- OCPM, route de Chancy 88, Onex; counters by appointment
- Online
- e-services: arrival, renewal, certificates, tracking
- Indicative processing times
- First work permit 6 to 8 weeks; renewal 3 months; cross-border commuter 3 months; family reunification 6 to 8 months; early C permit 12 months
- Renewal
- Notice or form K by post at least 15 days before expiry
- Non-EU work
- Application to the OCPM, working conditions checked by the OCIRT (Cantonal Labour Inspectorate)
- Integration
- Office for Integration and Citizenship (BIC), Onex
In practice
OCPM processing times are published and updated regularly: submit your applications early.
Sources: OCPM, processing times, OCPM.