Your private first step into Switzerland.
RELOCATIONS.WORLD is a discreet, independent and highly personalized first point of contact for ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families considering residence, domicile or strategic relocation to Switzerland, with a particular focus on Lugano and Canton Ticino.
average effective rate in Ticino on high incomes, among the lowest in Switzerland
indicative minimum taxable base for the lump-sum regime in Canton Ticino
average reported time to obtain a B permit with forfait
standard working languages — Chinese and any other language through an interpreter
Before banks, lawyers, family offices or agents are involved.
For clients whose plans, timing, family circumstances, business interests or personal preferences must remain strictly confidential, we act as a private first layer before banks, lawyers, tax advisors, family offices, relocation firms or real estate agents are involved.
No free consultations. No hidden agendas. No unnecessary introductions. We work selectively, by private mandate, to clarify your options, risks, costs and opportunities before deciding whom — if anyone — should be brought into the process.
When the conversation becomes operational, YOUSTART.ME Sagl coordinates on-site visits, meetings and targeted introductions to the professionals best suited to your case — not to our arrangements.
RELOCATIONS.WORLD is operated by a Swiss-based private advisory structure with direct experience in international investors, Swiss residency, private capital, legal coordination and high-value real estate introductions. Detailed principal information is disclosed to qualified prospects before mandate acceptance.
The six chapters
Lump-sum taxation
Expenditure-based taxation: who qualifies, how it is negotiated with the Ticino authority and what figures to expect in the Canton.
Read the chapter →Residency & domicile
Two distinct concepts under Swiss law. Which one you actually need, and the mistakes foreign advisors typically make.
Read the chapter →B and C permits
EU/EFTA residence permit, non-gainful B permit, pathway to C and naturalisation. Timings, requirements, sequencing.
Read the chapter →Real estate in the Luganese
Collina d'Oro, Castagnola, Paradiso, Montagnola. Lex Koller for non-residents, lakefront villas, penthouses and discreet off-market dossiers.
Read the chapter →Banking & finance
Account opening with private and cantonal banks, independent asset managers, fiduciaries, safe deposit, art lending, crypto.
Read the chapter →Lifestyle & family
International schools (TASIS, ISL, FrancoMondo), household staff and private mobility. Dedicated section on helicopter and private jet charter and acquisition.
Read the chapter →A city that speaks Italian with a Swiss passport.
Lugano is the third financial centre of the Confederation, with around fifty banking institutions and a rare density of fiduciaries, independent asset managers and law firms used to international clientele.
Canton Ticino retains one of the most competitive tax pressures in the country on high incomes and patrimonies. Add Milan 70 km away, Zurich at 2 hours, the Agno private airfield 10 minutes away and three of the most established international schools in Europe.
It is the combination — not any single advantage — that makes it a rare point of equilibrium in Europe.
Lugano is our case study. It is not the only horizon.
We present the Luganese as the reference dossier because it is the territory we know in depth, street by street, fiduciary by fiduciary. But if your assessment takes you elsewhere in Ticino — the Locarnese, Mendrisiotto, Tre Valli — we go with you applying the same method and the same local network.
When the project looks beyond the Canton — Geneva, Lausanne, Zurich or other Swiss centres — we either assist directly or introduce you to the right professionals, selected case by case and without retrocessions.
A conversation, before any mandate.
No intrusive questionnaire. No mailing list. No third party informed without your consent. Personal reply within 24 business hours, from the Luganese.
Open confidential channel