What do I need to know before moving to Switzerland?

"Keep in mind: - There is no free choice of school for your children, unless you are willing and able to pay for (expensive) private schools. Your children will usually go to school in the quarter you live. If you have specific school preferences for your kids, take this into consideration in the neighborhood choice. - Not only property prices vary highly between city and countryside, and between the various cantons. Also taxes and costs for (mandatory!) health insurance may vary a lot. Example: the canton of Zug may sound very attractive at first sight, because of the extremely low taxes. You'll quickly find out that this is (more than) compensated by prices for housing. Check out tax and health insurance rates at www.comparis.ch," said another expat in Olten, Switzerland.

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• Contact the International Women's Club (Zug or Zurich) or the PTA/PTO of the various international schools for advice.
• There is little choice only, be prepared for this and not too depressed.
• Make sure you choose a house you will be happy to live in, you will spend a lot of time there!
• The Swiss are friendly but very distanced, however they love to practise their English at all times!
• Outdoors facilities are abundant, make sure you have a car to use them.

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