Some permits (B and C) imply that you are resident in Switzerland, the "cross-border"
G permit means that you must live in France and work in Switzerland as a "frontalier".
Depending on your category, you may look for an accommodation either in the
canton of Geneva, either in France in the areas of Ain and Haute-Savoie (Gex,
St Julien en Genevois, Annemasse...).
Members of the Société des Régisseurs
de Genève (SR) manage 85% of the letting accommodation
in Geneva (residential and commercial premises). Set up in 1879, the
SR is a professional estate association that groups today about forty active
members in property management, broker and surveyor business.
The lodging service of the Centre
d'Accueil Genève Internationale gives a list of vacancies in accommodation
from most of the SR members, with addresses and short descriptions of most of
the letting properties. However searching may be difficult as the market in
properties is currently in crisis
in Geneva with very few vacancies. As demand exceeds offer, it is useless to
post accommodation search ads, chances are low that someone will answer.
FLATSHARING : A NEW WAY OF LIFE
Instead of living in a pokey attic room with huge rent, why not try
shared accommodation? Frequently associated with students, sharing is
spreading nowadays towards older established workers and covers people
from 18 to 49 years old. Without falling into a community style of life
such as in the 70's, you can choose to share an accommodation for a
bigger space, less expense.
Flatsharing is a way to meet more and more followers who choose to
break a lonely life, save money or just find an affordable acommodation
in a difficult market. This way of life has numerous advantages in term
of money, practicality or social life. EASYEXPAT
in partnership with EASYROOMMATE
number one for flatsharing, offers this service to its users to present
all the chances to find the ideal flatmate or to join an existing household.
If you've got a room to rent, you can put a free ad for house/flatsharing.
If you look for a room or a flatshare, it's free to search into
the database with thousands of offers.
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Some tips to finding accommodation...
In the ad section published by free magasines:
Newspapers:
- Each Monday, the additional Leman Express of 24 heures
and of La Tribune de Genève publishes several ad
pages throughout the French-speaking areas of Switzeland.
- On Tuesday, La Tribune de Genève publishes its
own accommodation section.
- Each Wednesday: the additional accommodation print of the Temps.
On the Internet :
For social estates : Office
cantonal du logement
For youths and interns, you can contact the Centre
d'Accueil - Genève Internationale.
Youth Hostels, cheap prices, temporary solutions
- Bed and Breakfast Switzerland (from 25 CHF a night
with breakfast):
http://www.bnb.ch
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