Register Login

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about the process

  • How do I register a CH-login?

    Users with a Swiss mobile number:
    The video How to register a CH-LOGIN shows you how to access federal web applications that require you to log in. You will be guided through the registration process for your CH-LOGIN, using job-room.ch as an example. CH-LOGIN is your personal key to the federal government’s applications.

    Users without a Swiss mobile number:
    You need an authenticator app as a second factor. You can find instructions here: CH-LOGIN – Adding the Authenticator App as Second Factor — eIAM Help Pages

  • How do I connect a company, foundation, etc. to EasyGov or request a VAT number?
    1. Register with EasyGov (see the reply above).
    2. Log in to EasyGov and click on the blue button «Click here to get started».
    3. Answer the questions by clicking on the following options:
    4. ‘I would like to use official services for a company in Switzerland or abroad (or an association, foundation, self-employed person registered in a register, etc.) or set up a company based in Switzerland.’
      then
      ‘I would like to connect an existing company based in Switzerland or abroad (or an association, foundation, self-employed person registered in a register, etc.) or apply for a UID.’
      then
      ‘The company is based in Switzerland / abroad’ (both options are possible)
      At the end of the questions, the ‘Company Search’ search field appears on a new page. Enter the name of your company/foundation or the existing UID number and click on the ‘Search’ button.
    5. Select your company or foundation and click on the brown ‘Connect’ button.
    6. If your company does not appear in the search results and therefore does not yet have a UID, click on the ‘Apply for UID’ button.
    7. You will be redirected to a new page where you can apply for a UID for companies based abroad.


    Registration procedure for short-term employment of up to 90 days:
    You can use the registration procedure directly as soon as you have applied for the UID. You do not have to wait until you have received the UID.
    (This is an exception to all other official services on EasyGov and is to ensure that you can comply with the advance notification period of 8 days).

    What happens next?
    Within the next few days, a power of attorney letter will be sent to the registered office of your company or foundation. Please sign this power of attorney and send it back using the enclosed reply envelope. Please note that your company or foundation can only be activated on EasyGov once you have sent back the power of attorney. This is necessary to ensure that your foundation or company data is kept secure. Thank you for your understanding.

  • How much does using EasyGov cost?

    Using the platform EasyGov is free of charge. However, costs may occur when registering your company with the Commercial Register, VAT on your turnover or OASI contributions. These costs also would occur if you had registered your company through conventional channels. Registering your company via EasyGov is not cheaper or more expensive, but it saves time that you can use for your core business.

  • How does EasyGov work?

    You will be guided through various steps where you can input the required data. Explanations and examples will help you provide the correct information. Before transmitting the data electronically, or printing out a signature-ready document, you will always have the opportunity to check that all the information is correct.

  • How do I know that a registration with the Commercial Register, an insurance or VAT was successful?

    Once you have created an EasyGov account you will conduct all transactions from your customised EasyGov Cockpit. You will see there which processes you have started and which ones have been successfully completed. The government office in question will decide if a registration has been successful or not; within a few days they will either con-firm your registration or get in touch in case of open questions.

  • Can I use EasyGov without being a registered user?

    EasyGov is a transactional portal, not an information website. It helps you manage administrative tasks. To use EasyGov, you will need to register as a user. You can find information regarding Small and Medium Businesses on SECO’s SME Portal.

Questions about Services

Notification procedure for short-term employment up to 90 days

  • How do I connect a company, foundation, etc. to EasyGov or request a VAT number?
    1. Register with EasyGov (see How do I register a CH-login?).
    2. Log in to EasyGov and click on the blue button «Click here to get started».
    3. Answer the questions by clicking on the following options:
    4. ‘I would like to use official services for a company in Switzerland or abroad (or an association, foundation, self-employed person registered in a register, etc.) or set up a company based in Switzerland.’
      then
      ‘I would like to connect an existing company based in Switzerland or abroad (or an association, foundation, self-employed person registered in a register, etc.) or apply for a UID.’
      then
      ‘The company is based in Switzerland / abroad’ (both options are possible)
      At the end of the questions, the ‘Company Search’ search field appears on a new page. Enter the name of your company/foundation or the existing UID number and click on the ‘Search’ button.
    5. Select your company or foundation and click on the brown ‘Connect’ button.
    6. If your company does not appear in the search results and therefore does not yet have a UID, click on the ‘Apply for UID’ button.
    7. You will be redirected to a new page where you can apply for a UID for companies based abroad.


    Please note: You can use the registration procedure directly as soon as you have applied for the UID. You do not have to wait until you have received the UID.
    (This is an exception to all other official services on EasyGov and is to ensure that you can comply with the advance notification period of 8 days).

    What happens next?
    Within the next few days, a power of attorney letter will be sent to the registered office of your company or foundation. Please sign this power of attorney and send it back using the enclosed reply envelope. Please note that your company or foundation can only be activated on EasyGov once you have sent back the power of attorney. This is necessary to ensure that your foundation or company data is kept secure. Thank you for your understanding.

  • Practical information / User’s Guide / FAQ

    First Login and Migration of your Data: Customer Information

    User’s Guide and FAQ: Online Notification procedure

    Information on the SEM website: sem.admin.ch/notification-procedure

  • Your contacts for the notification procedure - at a glance

    State Secretariat for Migration SEM:
    sem.admin.ch/notification-procedure
    Directives of the State Secretariat for Migration: Directives (German, French, Italian) and Annexes (German, French and Italian)

    Adresses of cantonal authorities:
    Kantonale Behörden für Meldeverfahren (admin.ch)

    Information on salaries/work, rights/obligations, penalties:
    Posting – Welcome to posting.admin.ch

    State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI:
    Competent Authority for Declaration (admin.ch)

    Federal Tax Administration FTA – VAT-related matters:
    Tax liability, relevant turnover, commencement of tax liability, registration (admin.ch)

  • Questions about the Unique Business Identification Number (UID)

    Do I need the UID for the notification procedure?

    • If you want to use the notification procedure as a company or if you are registered in a foreign register as a self-employed service provider, you need a UID to use the notification procedure.
    • You can enter reports immediately after going through the process of “Connect company with registered office abroad”.


    Does the UID have any consequences under tax law?

    • No, the entry in the UID register has no consequences under tax law.
    • The company identification number UID is not the same as the sales tax identification number (VAT registration number).

  • I already have a UID as a foreign company, but with an address in Switzerland. Can I use this UID?

    The address from the UID register is used for the registration procedure. The address determines whether a start of employment, a posting or a notification for independent service providers can be recorded.

    Therefore, if you are a foreign company and wish to use the registration procedure, for example for a posting or to register as an independent service provider, you will need to apply for a new UID with a foreign address.

    Please note: The company can enter and submit returns immediately after submitting the application. There is no need to wait for the authorisation process (issuance of the UID).

  • My company is based abroad but has a branch in Switzerland. Can I use the Swiss branch's UID for the reporting procedure?

    The address from the UID register is used for the registration procedure. The address determines whether you can register a start of employment, a posting or a notification for independent service providers.

    Therefore: Use your company’s address abroad if, for example, you want to register a posting. In this case, you would have to apply for a UID with the address abroad.

    Note: The company can register and submit reports as soon as the application has been submitted. There is no need to wait for the authorisation process (allocation of the UID).

  • I have applied for a UID, how long will it take before I can start filing?

    You can use the registration procedure as soon as you have applied for the UID. You do not need to wait until you have received the UID.
    (This is an exception to all other government services on EasyGov and is to ensure that you can comply with the 8 day advance notification period).

  • I have started the authorisation process. How long does this process take and do I have to wait for the final authorisation before I can start the reporting process?

    After the BFS has successfully checked the UID application, EasyGov will send a power of attorney application by post to the company’s registered address. This must be signed by an authorised signatory of the company and authorises the user to register with the authorities on behalf of the company using EasyGov. EasyGov will activate access for the company and notify the user by email once the power of attorney has been signed and returned to EasyGov. This process can take up to 14 days.

    Important: Once EasyGov has sent the authorisation request, the registration process can begin. The user will immediately receive a provisional UID number from Easygov and can use it for the reporting procedure until the authorisation process is completed.

  • Is the authorisation process different for a company abroad and a company in Switzerland?

    The authorisation process is the same in Switzerland and abroad. A physical Power of Attorney will be sent to the registered address of the client account, which must be signed and returned to EasyGov in order to gain full access to the client account.

  • What happens if a company abroad is not registered in the Trade Register but in another register?

    It is not mandatory for a company to be registered in a foreign country. For a successful validation, the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) must compare the company data of the foreign company with a register in your company’s country of origin. This register must be an official register, the most suitable being the commercial register, but other registers are also possible. The options are based on the GLEIF list of relevant registers. An overview of possible registers can be found here: GLEIF Registration Authorities List – Code Lists – LEI – GLEIF

  • How do I use the registration procedure as a trustee?

    As part of the registration procedure for private individuals, trustees are another group of individuals entitled to conduct the registration procedure on behalf of their clients. They carry out the whole process – from setting up the private individual’s account to concluding the registration procedure

    In order to make it also possible for trustees to conduct registration procedures (i.e. registration activities for private individuals), an eIAM-Account can be used to set up and link several private individuals. Trustees can therefore set up private individuals independently. To do this, the trustee just needs to open EasyGov and sign in using their eIAM-Account. This allows them to set up the respective private individuals in their trustee account on behalf of their clients and can then run registration process using this account for their clients.

Foundations and auditors

  • How do I connect a foundation to EasyGov?

    Vidéo : Onboarding EasyGov (MP4, 1.5 MB, 07.06.2022)

    1. Register on EasyGov (see video “How do I register a CH-login?” above)
    2. Register on EasyGov and click the blue button “Click here to start.”
    3. Select the blue button “Click here to connect an existing company.”
    4. Enter the name of your foundation/company or the company identification number (UID) in the search field.
    5. Select your foundation or company and click the brown “Connect” button.

     

    What happens next?
    Within the next few days, a power of attorney letter will be sent to the registered office of your foundation or company. Please sign this power of attorney and send it back using the enclosed reply envelope. Please note that your foundation or company can only be activated on EasyGov once you have sent back the power of attorney. This is necessary to ensure that your foundation or company data is kept secure. Thank you for your understanding.

  • Error message: The information does not match that of the auditor. What to do?

    This error message concerns the data entered by you and the auditor for total equity, total liabilities and/or total assets. These must match. Perhaps it is a simple rounding error that triggers this error message.

    Maybe the auditor has already entered his data input before you entered it. If your information on screen 5 does not match that of your auditor and this error message appears, we recommend that you contact your auditor. You or the auditor can then adjust the data: you can adjust it via screen 5, your auditor via “Correct details” in screen 4, which can be called up again via the “Archived processes” tab in the cockpit.

    Maybe the auditor entered his data after you already had completed your part and you have already reached screen 8. After consulting with the auditor, you can correct the data by clicking on the “Correct details” button on screen 8 before completing the annual reporting. Your other entries remain saved.

SICHEM

Authorisations for official services

Technical questions

Further information and links

EasyGov

Functions

Support

Do you need help?

Please direct any questions or comments about this website to the EasyGov Service Desk. You can reach it by phone or via the contact form under Support.

EasyGov Service Desk: +41 58 467 11 22, Hours: Monday through Friday, 08:00 – 22:00

The online desk for companies

2025 All rights reserved. EasyGov is a registered trademark of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). Terms of use, Data privacy and Imprint

Bitte benutzen Sie einen moderneren Browser