The Welcome Programme is here for you and your family!
This programme, valid for one year and non-renewable, is designed to facilitate your first steps in Geneva and provides you with practical information or activities from your arrival and throughout your stay.
Beneficiaries
Holders of a Swiss legitimation card (issued by the FDFA), employees of NGOs, multinationals, doctoral students or professors at the HUG, UNIGE and HES-SO.
Don’t hesitate, register!
Every two months, newcomers with a legitimation card will receive an invitation by post for a “Welcome Coffee” to meet our teams and find out about our services. Other beneficiaries will receive the invitation by e-mail.
This programme is free thanks to our members and partners. It is managed by CAGI and run by the volunteers of the Fondation pour Genève Newcomer Network.
Services of the Welcome Programme
In collaboration with the Newcomer Network of the Fondation pour Genève, the CAGI invites international newcomers for the current year to experience a foretaste of this traditional Geneva event. The evening is entertained by the Compagnie de 1602, the Fifres et Tambours from the Conservatoire populaire de musique, danse et théâtre and the Sonneurs du Jet d’Ô, guarantors of Escalade customs.
This event is supported by the Swiss Confederation, the Canton and the City of Geneva, and in partnership with Lagardère Travel Retail, a CAGI member.
An invitation is sent to all newcomers for the current year.
Watch the RTS report on the 21st edition which took place at Palexpo.
Practical Geneva
Essential information on housing, health, education and mobility in Geneva
Founded by the Swiss Confederation and the Republic and Canton of Geneva, the International 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.
