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Foreigners who live and work in Zürich for more than a few days are
required to register with the city. Today I registered at my local Kreisbüro.
They asked where I live, what my religion
is, the details of my work permit. Then a fee of 20 CHF and I'm on my way.
The lady was reasonably friendly and helpful, I was able to do everything in English, and the whole process took only fifteen minutes. Even so it was a bit intimidating. Being a foreigner is difficult anywhere. But Switzerland is welcoming; it must be so much worse for visitors to the US where the immigration offices are hostile, inefficient, and make no effort to speak other languages. PS: my Zürich posts so far seem quite negative. I'm actually having a fine time, it's just the most interesting thing I can think to write about are the hard parts of finding my way around. I'm sure by the time Knabenschiessen rolls around I'll be happy visitor blog. |
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