Opportunities for clients from Qatar

You are a company, an investor or a family from Qatar and want a base in Europe? Switzerland gives you stable law, banks with a global reach and access to Europe's largest markets, and Ressos Legal helps you set it up.

Investors and companies from Qatar use Switzerland for private banking, for holding European assets and for investments in Swiss companies and real estate. Switzerland's stability and neutrality make it a natural home for long-term capital.

Below you will find the articles written for clients from Qatar as they are published, followed by the articles on the Swiss law that applies across all financial centres. On questions of the law of Qatar, your own lawyers advise you, and Ressos Legal works alongside them on Swiss law.

Residence · Citizenship

Swiss citizenship: ordinary naturalisation and dual nationality

How ordinary naturalisation works under the Swiss Citizenship Act: residence periods, integration and language criteria, the three levels of procedure and the question of dual nationality.

Opportunities for clients from Qatar

Articles for clients from Qatar

Swiss sanctions against Russia: what companies from Central Asia and the Gulf must check

Across the Swiss financial centres

Liquidating a Swiss company limited by shares (AG): routes, procedure and restrictions

Capital loss and over-indebtedness under Swiss company law: the board's statutory duties

Leaving Switzerland: AHV pensions abroad, refunds of contributions and voluntary insurance

Social security agreements and secondments: the AHV in cross-border situations

The AHV old-age pension in 2026: amounts, the 13th pension, early and deferred retirement

Unpaid AHV contributions: the personal liability of directors and managers

AHV for the self-employed and for persons without gainful activity

AHV contributions on salaries in 2026: what employers and employees pay

The Swiss AHV: how the first pillar works for foreign entrepreneurs and their families

Buying business premises and commercial property in Switzerland

The Swiss property purchase process: reservation, notarial deed and land register

Taxes on Swiss real estate: transfer tax, property gains tax and imputed rental value

Mortgage financing in Switzerland for foreign buyers

Renting office and commercial premises in Switzerland

Holiday homes and second homes in Switzerland

Holding Swiss real estate through a company

Investing in Swiss real estate through funds and listed companies

The settlement permit (C permit): permanent residence in Switzerland

Swiss citizenship: ordinary naturalisation and dual nationality

Family reunification: bringing your spouse and children to Switzerland

Leaving Switzerland: deregistration, taxes, pensions and permits

Wealth tax in Switzerland: how cantons tax net assets

Inheritance and gift tax in Switzerland

Capital gains on private assets in Switzerland