Business & Immigration in Schengen States is not a “program”, it is an Art.

As first commercial power in the world, European Union is attractive to foreign investors from many countries. As one of the first financial and most competitive places, this is also the case of Switzerland.

International mobility is a constantly moving field. In Belgium, the 6th Reform of the State, in force since January 2015, transferred the decision power to Regions, which notably changed the practice to obtain professional cards. A professional card is a mandatory tool for non-EU citizens to create a Belgian company and to become resident on this basis. For employees the single permit was introduced in 2019. It results from the transposition of European Directive 2011/98/EU, which aims to simplify the admission procedures for third-country nationals by combining residence and work authorizations into a single document.

In France, since 2016, the”Talent Passport” is an amazing tool allowing residency for 4 years, open to several kinds of profiles: investors, starters, IT specialists and executives or qualifies employees. For those who do not fill conditions required for TP, VLS TS Entrepreneur or Visitor are easier to obtain.

In Switzerland, a vote of 9 February 2014 has lead to a more restrictive approach on immigration and investors should be able to show high level investment capacities. But lump sum tax regime remains attractive.

In Brussels, Paris and Geneva, Lexial is also a leading firm in the field of professional immigration for expatriated executives and their employers in obtaining authorizations of occupation and work permits (including for posting / secondment), or in setting up special tax systems for foreign executives, as well as in all legal aspects of the employment relationship and daily life.

All the above programs allow residency leading to eligibility to apply for citizenship after a certain amount of time, depending on the country.