the portal dedicated to welcoming internationals to Geneva

Founded by the Swiss Confederation and the Republic and Canton of Geneva, the Geneva Welcome Centre is the single entry point for the support and integration of employees of International Geneva and their families, NGOs and visiting delegates.

Newcomers

Staff of International Organizations, NGOs, Permanent Missions

NGOs/Permanent Missions

Support for Non-Governmental Organizations and diplomatic representations

Visiting delegates

Participating in conferences, meetings or training in Geneva

PhD students
Teachers

Working in academia and University Hospitals

Interns in Geneva

Employees of an international organization, NGO or Permanent Mission

Private domestic staff

Application and job search for domestic workers holding an F permit

Staff
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Candidates for employment in a Permanent Mission or an NGO

Private sector staff

Working in a multinational based in Geneva

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CAGI services

Practical guide for newcomers

To simplify your settlement and integration in Geneva

Welcome Programme

To facilitate your integration and that of your family in Geneva

Housing exchange: requests/offers and information

To ease your installation and assist you with administrative procedures

Support for international NGOs

To assist and inform NGOs established or wishing to set up in Geneva

Accommodation for visiting delegates

To financially support the stay of participants in international conferences

Delegates Information Desk

To advise and guide participants at international conferences

CAGI Recruitment platform

To post or seek employment in NGOs and Permanent Missions

Private Household Employees online platform

To offer your services or find a private household employee

Office of the Amiable Compositeur

For the amicable settlement of disputes between foreign Representations and local employees, and between private household employees and employers

Cultural Kiosk at UN Geneva & CERN

To take advantage of offers at preferential rates and tourist information

Activities for all

To discover leisure activities recommended by the CAGI

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Practical Geneva

Essential information on housing, health, education and mobility in Geneva

Newcomers

Staff of International Organizations, NGOs, Permanent Missions

Are you an international civil servant, a member of a Permanent Mission, a Consulate or an NGO and you have just arrived in Geneva?

The CAGI welcomes you!

In order to support you in your installation and your integration into the local fabric, the CAGI, as a single gateway for Internationals, offers you free of charge its services and its “Welcome Programme” which will facilitate your first steps in your new city of residence to make you feel at home.

All services

Practical guide for newcomers

To simplify your settlement and integration in Geneva

Welcome Programme

To facilitate your integration and that of your family in Geneva

Housing exchange: requests/offers and information

To ease your installation and assist you with administrative procedures

Private Household Employees online platform

To offer your services or find a private household employee

Office of the Amiable Compositeur

For the amicable settlement of disputes between foreign Representations and local employees, and between private household employees and employers

CAGI Recruitment platform

To post or seek employment in NGOs and Permanent Missions

Practical Geneva Conferences

To learn about the practical aspects of daily life in Geneva

Excursions and visits

To discover Geneva and the Lake Geneva region as a group

Conversation exchange programme

To practice and improve a foreign language

Activities for all

To discover leisure activities recommended by the CAGI

Cultural Kiosk at UN Geneva & CERN

To take advantage of offers at preferential rates and tourist information

NGOs / Permanent Missions

Support for Non-Governmental Organizations and diplomatic representations

The International Geneva Welcome Centre assists and accompanies NGOs and permanent missions in various fields, whether they are already established or wish to settle in Geneva.

The CAGI supports NGOs in terms of creating a structure, drafting statutes, taxation, among others.

It informs and guides them as well as the Permanent Missions in their search for premises, conference and meeting spaces as well as personnel.

All services

Support for international NGOs

To assist and inform NGOs established or wishing to set up in Geneva

CAGI Recruitment platform

To post or seek employment in NGOs and Permanent Missions

Office of the Amiable Compositeur

For the amicable settlement of disputes between foreign Representations and local employees, and between private household employees and employers

Search for office space

To rent a workspace for your NGO, your Mission or your Representation in Geneva

CAGI's meeting spaces

To work: spaces dedicated to International Organizations, Permanent Missions and NGOs

Conference and meeting spaces in Geneva

To find a suitable room for the organization of your event

Accommodation for visiting delegates

To financially support the stay of participants in international conferences

Delegates Information Desk

To advise and guide participants at international conferences

Practical Geneva Conferences

To learn about the practical aspects of daily life in Geneva

Cultural Kiosk at UN Geneva & CERN

To take advantage of offers at preferential rates and tourist information

Visiting delegates

Participating in conferences, meetings or training

The CAGI provides accommodation support and facilitates the stay of delegates during an international conference, meeting or free training in Geneva.

Representatives of civil society from developing countries and governments of least developed countries (LDCs) can benefit from our support during their stay in Geneva.

All services

Accommodation for visiting delegates

To financially support the stay of participants in international conferences

Delegates Information Desk

To advise and guide participants at international conferences

CAGI's meeting spaces

To work: spaces dedicated to International Organizations, Permanent Missions and NGOs

Support for international NGOs

To assist and inform NGOs established or wishing to set up in Geneva

Cultural Kiosk at UN Geneva & CERN

To take advantage of offers at preferential rates and tourist information

Doctoral students Professors

Working in academia and University Hospitals

Have you just arrived in Geneva and you are a PhD student or a professor at :
– University of Geneva (UNIGE)
– Geneva University Hospitals (HUG)
– HES-SO//GE

The CAGI welcomes you!

In order to support you in your installation and your integration into the local fabric, the CAGI offers you free of charge its services and its “Welcome program” which will facilitate your first steps in your new city of residence to make you feel at home.

All services

Practical guide for newcomers

To simplify your settlement and integration in Geneva

Housing exchange: requests/offers and information

To ease your installation and assist you with administrative procedures

Welcome Programme

To facilitate your integration and that of your family in Geneva

Practical Geneva Conferences

To learn about the practical aspects of daily life in Geneva

Excursions and visits

To discover Geneva and the Lake Geneva region as a group

Conversation exchange programme

To practice and improve a foreign language

Activities for all

To discover leisure activities recommended by the CAGI

Interns

Doing an internship in an international organization, an NGO or a Permanent Mission

Are you doing or going to do an internship in International Geneva as part of a certified training?

The CAGI informs you about practical life in Geneva thanks to its thematic conferences, about its offers in terms of housing and employment, but also about working conditions in Switzerland.

Leisure suggestions are also offered to facilitate your integration into the local fabric.

All services

Practical guide for newcomers

To simplify your settlement and integration in Geneva

Housing exchange: requests/offers and information

To ease your installation and assist you with administrative procedures

CAGI Recruitment platform

To post or seek employment in NGOs and Permanent Missions

Cultural Kiosk at UN Geneva & CERN

To take advantage of offers at preferential rates and tourist information

Conversation exchange programme

To practice and improve a foreign language

Private household employees

Domestic employees holding an F permit

Staff members of diplomatic missions, permanent missions, consular posts and international organizations have the option, depending on their status and if they wish, of employing house staff through the CAGI.

This service is supplemented with information on the conditions of entry into Switzerland, residence and work of private servants

All services

Private Household Employees online platform

To offer your services or find a private household employee

Office of the Amiable Compositeur

For the amicable settlement of disputes between foreign Representations and local employees, and between private household employees and employers

Conversation exchange programme

To practice and improve a foreign language

Activities for all

To discover leisure activities recommended by the CAGI

Practical Geneva Conferences

To learn about the practical aspects of daily life in Geneva

Local staff

for Permanent Missions and NGOs / Candidates for employment in a Permanent Mission or an NGO

Do you live in Geneva or the region and want to work for a Permanent Mission or an NGO?

The CAGI job exchange allows you to offer your services or to offer a job to be filled. Also discover our suggestions for activities or our social events.

All services

CAGI Recruitment platform

To post or seek employment in NGOs and Permanent Missions

Office of the Amiable Compositeur

For the amicable settlement of disputes between foreign Representations and local employees, and between private household employees and employers

Conversation exchange programme

To practice and improve a foreign language

Activities for all

To discover leisure activities recommended by the CAGI

Social events

To participate in local events between Genevans and Internationals

Practical Geneva Conferences

To learn about the practical aspects of daily life in Geneva

Private sector staff

Working in a multinational based in Geneva

Do you work in a multinational company and have you just arrived in Geneva?

We welcome you !

In order to support you in your installation and your integration, the CAGI offers you certain services free of charge and its “Welcome program”, which will facilitate your first steps in your new city of residence for feel at home there.

All services

Practical guide for newcomers

To simplify your settlement and integration in Geneva

Housing exchange: requests/offers and information

To ease your installation and assist you with administrative procedures

Welcome Programme

To facilitate your integration and that of your family in Geneva

Practical Geneva Conferences

To learn about the practical aspects of daily life in Geneva

Excursions and visits

To discover Geneva and the Lake Geneva region as a group

Conversation exchange programme

To practice and improve a foreign language

Activities for all

To discover leisure activities recommended by the CAGI

Newcomers

Staff of International Organizations, NGOs, Permanent Missions

Are you an international civil servant, a member of a Permanent Mission, a Consulate or an NGO and you have just arrived in Geneva?

The CAGI welcomes you!

In order to support you in your installation and your integration into the local fabric, the CAGI, as a single gateway for Internationals, offers you free of charge its services and its “Welcome Programme” which will facilitate your first steps in your new city of residence to make you feel at home.

All services

Practical guide for newcomers

To simplify your settlement and integration in Geneva

Welcome Programme

To facilitate your integration and that of your family in Geneva

Housing exchange: requests/offers and information

To ease your installation and assist you with administrative procedures

Private Household Employees online platform

To offer your services or find a private household employee

Office of the Amiable Compositeur

For the amicable settlement of disputes between foreign Representations and local employees, and between private household employees and employers

CAGI Recruitment platform

To post or seek employment in NGOs and Permanent Missions

Practical Geneva Conferences

To learn about the practical aspects of daily life in Geneva

Excursions and visits

To discover Geneva and the Lake Geneva region as a group

Conversation exchange programme

To practice and improve a foreign language

Activities for all

To discover leisure activities recommended by the CAGI

Cultural Kiosk at UN Geneva & CERN

To take advantage of offers at preferential rates and tourist information

NGOs / Permanent Missions

Support for Non-Governmental Organizations and diplomatic representations

The International Geneva Welcome Centre assists and accompanies NGOs and permanent missions in various fields, whether they are already established or wish to settle in Geneva.

The CAGI supports NGOs in terms of creating a structure, drafting statutes, taxation, among others.

It informs and guides them as well as the Permanent Missions in their search for premises, conference and meeting spaces as well as personnel.

All services

Support for international NGOs

To assist and inform NGOs established or wishing to set up in Geneva

CAGI Recruitment platform

To post or seek employment in NGOs and Permanent Missions

Office of the Amiable Compositeur

For the amicable settlement of disputes between foreign Representations and local employees, and between private household employees and employers

Search for office space

To rent a workspace for your NGO, your Mission or your Representation in Geneva

CAGI's meeting spaces

To work: spaces dedicated to International Organizations, Permanent Missions and NGOs

Conference and meeting spaces in Geneva

To find a suitable room for the organization of your event

Accommodation for visiting delegates

To financially support the stay of participants in international conferences

Delegates Information Desk

To advise and guide participants at international conferences

Practical Geneva Conferences

To learn about the practical aspects of daily life in Geneva

Cultural Kiosk at UN Geneva & CERN

To take advantage of offers at preferential rates and tourist information

Visiting delegates

Participating in conferences, meetings or training

The CAGI provides accommodation support and facilitates the stay of delegates during an international conference, meeting or free training in Geneva.

Representatives of civil society from developing countries and governments of least developed countries (LDCs) can benefit from our support during their stay in Geneva.

All services

Accommodation for visiting delegates

To financially support the stay of participants in international conferences

Delegates Information Desk

To advise and guide participants at international conferences

CAGI's meeting spaces

To work: spaces dedicated to International Organizations, Permanent Missions and NGOs

Support for international NGOs

To assist and inform NGOs established or wishing to set up in Geneva

Cultural Kiosk at UN Geneva & CERN

To take advantage of offers at preferential rates and tourist information

Doctoral students Professors

Working in academia and University Hospitals

Have you just arrived in Geneva and you are a PhD student or a professor at :
– University of Geneva (UNIGE)
– Geneva University Hospitals (HUG)
– HES-SO//GE

The CAGI welcomes you!

In order to support you in your installation and your integration into the local fabric, the CAGI offers you free of charge its services and its “Welcome program” which will facilitate your first steps in your new city of residence to make you feel at home.

All services

Practical guide for newcomers

To simplify your settlement and integration in Geneva

Housing exchange: requests/offers and information

To ease your installation and assist you with administrative procedures

Welcome Programme

To facilitate your integration and that of your family in Geneva

Practical Geneva Conferences

To learn about the practical aspects of daily life in Geneva

Excursions and visits

To discover Geneva and the Lake Geneva region as a group

Conversation exchange programme

To practice and improve a foreign language

Activities for all

To discover leisure activities recommended by the CAGI

Interns

Doing an internship in an international organization, an NGO or a Permanent Mission

Are you doing or going to do an internship in International Geneva as part of a certified training?

The CAGI informs you about practical life in Geneva thanks to its thematic conferences, about its offers in terms of housing and employment, but also about working conditions in Switzerland.

Leisure suggestions are also offered to facilitate your integration into the local fabric.

All services

Practical guide for newcomers

To simplify your settlement and integration in Geneva

Housing exchange: requests/offers and information

To ease your installation and assist you with administrative procedures

CAGI Recruitment platform

To post or seek employment in NGOs and Permanent Missions

Cultural Kiosk at UN Geneva & CERN

To take advantage of offers at preferential rates and tourist information

Conversation exchange programme

To practice and improve a foreign language

Private household employees

Domestic employees holding an F permit

Staff members of diplomatic missions, permanent missions, consular posts and international organizations have the option, depending on their status and if they wish, of employing house staff through the CAGI.

This service is supplemented with information on the conditions of entry into Switzerland, residence and work of private servants

All services

Private Household Employees online platform

To offer your services or find a private household employee

Office of the Amiable Compositeur

For the amicable settlement of disputes between foreign Representations and local employees, and between private household employees and employers

Conversation exchange programme

To practice and improve a foreign language

Activities for all

To discover leisure activities recommended by the CAGI

Practical Geneva Conferences

To learn about the practical aspects of daily life in Geneva

Local staff

for Permanent Missions and NGOs / Candidates for employment in a Permanent Mission or an NGO

Do you live in Geneva or the region and want to work for a Permanent Mission or an NGO?

The CAGI job exchange allows you to offer your services or to offer a job to be filled. Also discover our suggestions for activities or our social events.

All services

CAGI Recruitment platform

To post or seek employment in NGOs and Permanent Missions

Office of the Amiable Compositeur

For the amicable settlement of disputes between foreign Representations and local employees, and between private household employees and employers

Conversation exchange programme

To practice and improve a foreign language

Activities for all

To discover leisure activities recommended by the CAGI

Social events

To participate in local events between Genevans and Internationals

Practical Geneva Conferences

To learn about the practical aspects of daily life in Geneva

Private sector staff

Working in a multinational based in Geneva

Do you work in a multinational company and have you just arrived in Geneva?

We welcome you !

In order to support you in your installation and your integration, the CAGI offers you certain services free of charge and its “Welcome program”, which will facilitate your first steps in your new city of residence for feel at home there.

All services

Practical guide for newcomers

To simplify your settlement and integration in Geneva

Housing exchange: requests/offers and information

To ease your installation and assist you with administrative procedures

Welcome Programme

To facilitate your integration and that of your family in Geneva

Practical Geneva Conferences

To learn about the practical aspects of daily life in Geneva

Excursions and visits

To discover Geneva and the Lake Geneva region as a group

Conversation exchange programme

To practice and improve a foreign language

Activities for all

To discover leisure activities recommended by the CAGI