Moving and relocation in Basel Stadt/Basel Land

- Moving and registering in Basel Stadt
- 'Welcome to Basel Stadt' information evening (pdf)
- Basel Stadt Cantonal Office for migration and integration

- Moving and registering in Basel Landschaft (canton close to Basel city): list of gemeinde to contact (councils/city halls) to register in a village in BL

- Other useful links and resources

Find a flat or house:

Flats and houses are advertised on these specialised Swiss search engines and websites:
Alle-Immobilien.ch - ImmoStreet - Home.ch - Homegate.ch - ImmoScout24 - Anzeiger - Immoclick.ch - LogisBale (building projects)

Note that the number of rooms mentioned in an advert (e.g. '2 Zimmer Wohnung' or '3.5 Zimmer Wohnung') excludes the kitchen and bathroom. A 'half room' is added if one area of the apartment, for example the hallway, provides significant additional living space.

These sites are also a great place to advertise your current flat/house to a potential 'nachmieter' (the next tenant) for when you want to move out before the end of your lease. Ads are free on some sites.

Links and resources:
- Compare tax rates from canton to canton
- englishforum.ch: the most active local English-language forum - you will find answers to all of your questions (the site is well managed and has a very comprehensive archive)
- Expat moms in Switzerland
- Corporate expat families relocation forum

- Calculate the volume of your furniture (in cubic feet: divide 3 times by 3.28 for cubic metres)
- German vocabulary related to flats, furnishings and leases, etc.
- Post Office site: redirecting/retaining post following the move (in German, French and Italian)
- template letter in German for informing people of your change of address

- Get help, advice and information from the foreigners' advisory services:
Basel Stadt: www.auslaenderberatung-basel.ch
Basel Land: www.auslaenderdienstbl.ch

- Information for cross-border workers
- Infobest - Palmrain. Not-for-profits organisation providing practical information on life in each of the 3 border region countries.

- Customs Office information on moving your goods to Switzerland
- Federal Office for Migration information on residence and labout permits etc.

- General information on living in Switzerland
- Adapting electrical appliances for use in Switzerland
- Buying radio and television licenses: Billag
- Cable/internet providers - intergga - cablecom - swisscom

- Importing cars to Switzerland
- Registering a car in Switzerland
- Bringing pets into Switzerland
- Bringing wine into Switzerland

- Moving with children? Visit the Rhine-Online '1) Babies and toddlers, 2) kindergarten, 3) primary and 4) high school' pages.

- Looking for work? Visit the Rhine-Online 'Work and Network' pages