Indian IT giant Infosys inaugurated a Zurich office on 6 February, positioning the city as its European centre for AI-driven quality engineering in banking and insurance.(qa-financial.com) The launch, attended by National Councillor Nik Gugger and senior Swiss clients, underscores Switzerland’s pull as a tech and financial-services location—and sets the stage for fresh global-mobility challenges.
Infosys says the hub will co-locate consulting, delivery and engineering teams to support cloud-migration projects across the DACH and Nordic regions. Sources within the firm indicate that up to 150 specialists will relocate to Switzerland in the next 12 months under intra-company transfer (ICT) permits, with another 200 local hires planned.
Companies and individual assignees looking to navigate Switzerland’s ICT permits, B-permits or any short-term visa requirements can streamline the process through VisaHQ. The online platform (https://www.visahq.com/switzerland/) offers step-by-step application support, document checking and real-time status tracking, reducing administrative friction for HR teams and travelling employees alike.
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For mobility managers the case is a textbook example of Switzerland’s dual labour market. Highly-skilled third-country ICT transferees fall under the 8,500-person national quota, which the Federal Council left unchanged for 2026. Securing B-permits therefore depends on cantonal allocations and timely filings. Early engagement with Zürich’s Office for Economy and Labour is essential, especially because demand from other tech firms remains strong.
Housing is another pressure-point. Vacancy rates in central Zürich are below 0.5 %. Infosys has pre-booked serviced apartments for the first wave, but assignees arriving after June may face long hotel stays. The company is negotiating bulk leases in suburban Schlieren and Winterthur to mitigate costs.
On the upside, the hub will create opportunities for Swiss graduates and generate secondary assignments as banks bring in project teams. The canton expects a boost to taxable payroll of around CHF 25 million per year once the centre reaches full capacity, illustrating how corporate relocations can ripple through the mobility ecosystem.
Infosys says the hub will co-locate consulting, delivery and engineering teams to support cloud-migration projects across the DACH and Nordic regions. Sources within the firm indicate that up to 150 specialists will relocate to Switzerland in the next 12 months under intra-company transfer (ICT) permits, with another 200 local hires planned.
Companies and individual assignees looking to navigate Switzerland’s ICT permits, B-permits or any short-term visa requirements can streamline the process through VisaHQ. The online platform (https://www.visahq.com/switzerland/) offers step-by-step application support, document checking and real-time status tracking, reducing administrative friction for HR teams and travelling employees alike.
For mobility managers the case is a textbook example of Switzerland’s dual labour market. Highly-skilled third-country ICT transferees fall under the 8,500-person national quota, which the Federal Council left unchanged for 2026. Securing B-permits therefore depends on cantonal allocations and timely filings. Early engagement with Zürich’s Office for Economy and Labour is essential, especially because demand from other tech firms remains strong.
Housing is another pressure-point. Vacancy rates in central Zürich are below 0.5 %. Infosys has pre-booked serviced apartments for the first wave, but assignees arriving after June may face long hotel stays. The company is negotiating bulk leases in suburban Schlieren and Winterthur to mitigate costs.
On the upside, the hub will create opportunities for Swiss graduates and generate secondary assignments as banks bring in project teams. The canton expects a boost to taxable payroll of around CHF 25 million per year once the centre reaches full capacity, illustrating how corporate relocations can ripple through the mobility ecosystem.
