Detachment at CERN

Formalities at Nikhef

• Talk to PZ to inform them and get information. Verhuiskosten, detacheringsvergoeding, huurkosten, extra verzekering, voorschotten, ...
• if you want: unregister from the gemeente Amsterdam at your 'stadsdeelkantoor' (check whether this is a smart thing to do or not, this depends on several 'things')

Formalities at CERN

Assuming you already registered at CERN (eg. you have a CERN card etc.) but not for permanent stay .

• fill in Users' Check List on EDH
• for Swiss card: bring 3 photos to Users' Office
• for French card: bring 7 photos to Users' Office

Housing

Geneva

It might be smart to book the CERN hostel for a period. Expensive, though easy to start from... GHI/CERN market seems to have the best offers. Go to regies in person to see what they have available (and keep track of the offers on internet). When visiting houses, don't be surprised > 40 people show up. When visiting, take copies of the needed paperwork with you. I spend ~ 1.5 weeks full time searching (resulting in 8 subscriptions at different regies and a chaotic google.docs spreadsheet) before getting a contract offer. Be nice to the people ;-)

formalities

• passport
• attestation de functions: the Swiss card (you got already via CERN)
• attestation office des poursuites: some kind of prove you do not have any debts in Geneva Office des poursuites Rue du Stand 46 (open till 15u30) CHF 17,-
• copy of your 3 last salary payments -> a statement from Nikhef PZ about your salary will do
• deposit:
  • get a normal bank account at UBS (need to go to Users' Office first to be able to open an account) and then you can get a special 'deposit' account
  • Swiss caution expensive form of loaning money
  • cosignature: ...?

  sources

  • GHI (every Wednesday ~10am at Cornavin -> be quick!)
  • CERN market
  • list of regies

  some regies

  
  Be patient...

  good experiences

  • http://www.rosset.ch/pages/location_geneve.php
  • http://www.tournier.ch/

  not so good experiences
  Need a cosignataire/garant: someone with Permis de Sejour B/C/L living in Switzerland. Might try a CERN fellow (Permis de Sejours D), not sure this will be accepted. Don't try if you don't have someone to sign, waste of time.

  • Stutz (many offers, via immostreet/GHI)
  • http://www.moservernet.ch/structure/framesets/fr/frset_app.html
  • http://www.moservernet.ch/structure/navig_menus/fr/navig_app.html

  no opinion

  • http://www.immostreet.ch/asp/base.asp?LAN_CODE=FRE&SKIN=is
  • http://www.homegate.ch/
  • http://abordier.ch/location/appartements.html
  • http://www.grange.ch/home_index.html
  • http://www.bory.ch/location/default.asp
  • http://www.brolliet.ch/
  • http://www.cagi.ch/
  • http://ch.foncia.com/foncia_swizerland_fr/index.htm
  • http://gerpar.ch/
  • http://www.regiecite.ch/Location/Logements/tabid/126/Default.aspx
  • http://www.naef.ch/index.php?mode=detail&id_rubrique=26250&id_objet=5157775
  • http://www.burger-sa.ch/habitations.asp?typObj=1
  • http://www.simonin.ch/
  • http://www.spg.ch/
  • http://www.regiefonciere.ch/home_en.htm

  France

  no experience... probably: get a car

  Car

  This is information about how to bring your (Dutch) car to CERN and drive it legally... Decide where you are going to life first. You need an adress in France or Switzerland to start any procedure. For help on the issue there is the Human Resources and the folks at building 33 (above the micro-cosmos) are very helpful.

  Switzerland

  Once you have an adress, you will have to go to customs at the border (near entrace B) and import your car. With the forms you get, you can then go to building 33 and they will order the Swiss plates for you.

  France

  Once you have an adress and the French card, you can go directly to building 33 and order the green plates. At the moment they will take about 8 weeks.

  
  

  Random tips to make life easy

  • Get a bank account at UBS if you are staying in Switzerland
  • Pinnen with Dutch pinpas kost money in Switzerland (~ EUR 1.82)
  • Yallo for cheap prepaid mobile phone cards at the CERN shop
  • Cartabonus/Unireso card for public transport
  • Free public transport ticket at luggage pick up hall on the left exit
  • They actually have a lot of information here: Human Resources Departement