Category: General

We went with Serse to the Ritual and everything went smoothly. There was a huge line of people waiting, but luckily infants have a preferential lane, so we waited maybe 5 minutes, took the picture and went home. Surprisingly, we didn’t have to wait long: after less than a week we got Serse’s C residence… Continue reading The Ritual and Serse’s Residence Permit

We got Serse’s passport! We are FREE! Everything went smoothly at the Asylum, we had to go in person to authenticate Serse’s photo and Mei-Lin’s signature and they gave the passport outright. We can finally plan our vacation to Italy! And we can go to The Ritual with a light heart!

We also just received the Swiss Family Booklet. Penelope is missing. AYFKM??? What the gigafuck? There is my and Mei-Lin’s names and parents, plus Serse’s. But NOT Penelope. WHY??? I call, and the news are grim. Remember that, prior to Serse’s birth we were not even eligible for the booklet? Well, the whole procedure was… Continue reading And Some Bad News…

Today we received a letter from the Asylum. Serse’s passport is ready!   We can go to pick it up starting from Monday next week (with Serse and Mei-Lin). Oh joy!

Serse’s bureaucratic cost for our family is so updated: Registration to the Gemeinde: 35 CHF Swiss Family Booklet: 41.10 CHF Plus the previous 430 CHF we are now at about 506 CHF.

In what I feel is an important further step toward the full “Swissification” of the Fantasia family, we have to request a “Swiss family booklet” (“Familienausweis”, formerly known as “Familienbuch”) from the City of Zerneve. This is an official document which attests the status/composition of your family, including partner, children etc. This has been requested… Continue reading Swiss Family Booklet

A quick update on the taxes thing. I called again last week, they confirmed that they have everything they need, apologized for the problem, told me that my 2019 taxes should be reimbursed in 3-4 months. It is not clear who was at fault here, if the tax office or my employer, and I will… Continue reading Tax Update

Today we are excited to announce a NEW SAGA of the AYFKM blog: Mei-Lin has officially started the process for obtaining Italian dual citizenship. With Serse’s story still halfway through, I hope this new addition will delight our dear readers even more! I will give you the details of how the application for Italian citizenship… Continue reading New! Mei-Lin’s Application For Italian Nationality

Last Saturday we received another present in the mailbox: It’s Serse’s invitation to the Gemeinde for registering his residence! So, yesterday (Monday) we immediately went there. It was closed because of an obscure half-day holiday valid only in the city of Zerneve. AYFKM. So, we went again today. Everything went smooth. 35 CHF for the… Continue reading Registration To The Gemeinde

This is not related to Serse’s saga but it’s still part of the topic of this blog. And it’s gonna be a long story, so brace yourself. A superquick primer to taxes in Switzerland. I’m covering here only the two most common scenarios for foreigners: employees at Swiss companies with B or C residence permits.… Continue reading Interlude: Tax Declarations