the portal dedicated to welcoming internationals to 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.

Newcomers

Staff of International Organizations, NGOs, Permanent Missions

NGOs/Permanent Missions

Support for Non-Governmental Organizations and diplomatic representations

Visiting delegates

Participating in conferences, meetings or training in Geneva

PhD students
Professors

Working in academia, University Hospitals and HES-SO//Geneva

Interns in Geneva

Employees of an international organization, NGO or Permanent Mission

Household employees

Application and job search for domestic workers holding an F permit

Local
staff

Candidates for employment in a Permanent Mission or an NGO

Private sector staff

Working in a multinational based in Geneva

CAGI services

Practical guide for newcomers

To simplify your settlement and integration in Geneva

Welcome Programme

To facilitate your integration and that of your family in Geneva

Housing exchange: requests/offers and information

To ease your installation and assist you with administrative procedures

Support for international NGOs

To assist and inform NGOs established or wishing to set up in Geneva

Accommodation for visiting delegates

To financially support the stay of participants in international conferences

Delegates Information Desk

To advise and guide participants at international conferences

CAGI Recruitment platform

To post or seek employment in NGOs and Permanent Missions

Private Household Employees online platform

To offer your services or find a private household employee

Office of the Amiable Compositeur

For the amicable settlement of disputes between foreign Representations and local employees, and between private household employees and employers

Cultural Kiosk at UN Geneva & CERN

To take advantage of offers at preferential rates and tourist information

Activities for all

To discover leisure activities recommended by the CAGI

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Practical Geneva

Essential information on housing, health, education and mobility in Geneva

News

News and events filter

Welcome coffee

Thursday 10 April, 2025

Coffee and croissants for newcomers to International Geneva to discover CAGI’s services.

Registering an association in the ‘Registre du Commerce’

Thursday, April 10, 2025

How to register an association with the State of Geneva’s commercial register, mandatory under certain conditions

Youth Activities

Over 400 camps, summer camps, sports weeks and art workshops. Children have plenty of choices! These offers are coordinated by the GLAJ-GE, the Geneva Liaison Group of Youth Associations.

Housing offers

Housing available in priority for International Geneva employees and their families.

International Geneva Calendar

All the activities of International Geneva at a glance!

Geneva Solutions

Geneva Solutions is an independent non-profit news platform covering International Geneva

Cultural kiosk news

A weekly selection of offers and recommendations of cultural and leisure activities in Geneva and the region

Courses with iFAGE

French courses for beginners and advanced learners with certification for professional purposes.

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Nouveaux arrivants

Personnel des Organisations internationales, ONGs, Missions permanentes

Vous êtes fonctionnaire international, membre d’une Mission permanente, d’un Consulat ou d’une ONG et vous venez d’arriver à Genève?

Le CAGI vous souhaite la bienvenue !

Afin de vous accompagner dans votre installation et votre intégration dans le tissu local, le CAGI, en tant que porte d’entrée unique pour les Internationaux, vous offre gratuitement ses prestations et son “Programme d’Accueil” qui faciliteront vos premiers pas dans votre nouvelle ville de résidence pour vous y sentir chez vous.

Toutes les prestations

Practical guide for newcomers

To simplify your settlement and integration in Geneva

Welcome Programme

To facilitate your integration and that of your family in Geneva

Housing exchange: requests/offers and information

To ease your installation and assist you with administrative procedures

Private Household Employees online platform

To offer your services or find a private household employee

Office of the Amiable Compositeur

For the amicable settlement of disputes between foreign Representations and local employees, and between private household employees and employers

CAGI Recruitment platform

To post or seek employment in NGOs and Permanent Missions

Practical Geneva Conferences

To learn about the practical aspects of daily life in Geneva

Excursions and visits

To discover Geneva and the Lake Geneva region as a group

Conversation exchange programme

To practice and improve a foreign language

Activities for all

To discover leisure activities recommended by the CAGI

Cultural Kiosk at UN Geneva & CERN

To take advantage of offers at preferential rates and tourist information

ONG / Missions permanentes

Soutien aux Organisations Non Gouvernementales et représentations diplomatiques

Le Centre d’Accueil de la Genève Internationale assiste et accompagne les ONG et les Missions permanentes dans divers domaines qu’elles soient déjà établies ou désireuses de s’installer à Genève.

Le CAGI accompagne les ONG en matière de création de structure, d’élaboration des statuts, de fiscalité, entre autres.

Il les renseigne et oriente ainsi que les Missions permanentes dans leur recherche de locaux et de personnel.

Toutes les prestations

Support for international NGOs

To assist and inform NGOs established or wishing to set up in Geneva

CAGI Recruitment platform

To post or seek employment in NGOs and Permanent Missions

Office of the Amiable Compositeur

For the amicable settlement of disputes between foreign Representations and local employees, and between private household employees and employers

Search for office space

To rent a workspace for your NGO, your Mission or your Representation in Geneva

CAGI's meeting spaces

To work: spaces dedicated to International Organizations, Permanent Missions and NGOs

Conference and meeting spaces in Geneva

To find a suitable room for the organization of your event

Accommodation for visiting delegates

To financially support the stay of participants in international conferences

Delegates Information Desk

To advise and guide participants at international conferences

Practical Geneva Conferences

To learn about the practical aspects of daily life in Geneva

Cultural Kiosk at UN Geneva & CERN

To take advantage of offers at preferential rates and tourist information

Délégués en visite

Participant aux conférences, réunions ou formations

Le CAGI apporte son soutien en matière d’hébergement et facilite le séjour des délégués lors d’une conférence internationale, réunion ou formation gratuite à Genève.

Les représentants de la société civile issus des pays en développement et de gouvernements des pays les moins avancés (PMA) peuvent bénéficier de notre accompagnement durant leur séjour à Genève.

Toutes les prestations

Accommodation for visiting delegates

To financially support the stay of participants in international conferences

Delegates Information Desk

To advise and guide participants at international conferences

Conference and meeting spaces in Geneva

To find a suitable room for the organization of your event

Support for international NGOs

To assist and inform NGOs established or wishing to set up in Geneva

Cultural Kiosk at UN Geneva & CERN

To take advantage of offers at preferential rates and tourist information

Doctorants Professeurs

Exerçant au sein du milieu académique et des Hôpitaux Universitaires

Vous venez d’arriver à Genève et vous êtes Doctorant ou Professeur au sein :
– de l’Université de Genève (UNIGE)
– des Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG)
– des HES-SO//GE

Le CAGI vous souhaitons la bienvenue !

Afin de vous accompagner dans votre installation et votre intégration dans le tissu local, le CAGI vous offre gratuitement ses prestations et son “Programme d’accueil” qui faciliteront vos premiers pas dans votre nouvelle ville de résidence pour vous y sentir chez vous.

Toutes les prestations

Practical guide for newcomers

To simplify your settlement and integration in Geneva

Housing exchange: requests/offers and information

To ease your installation and assist you with administrative procedures

Welcome Programme

To facilitate your integration and that of your family in Geneva

Practical Geneva Conferences

To learn about the practical aspects of daily life in Geneva

Excursions and visits

To discover Geneva and the Lake Geneva region as a group

Language exchange scholarship

To practice and improve a foreign language

Activities for all

To discover leisure activities recommended by the CAGI

Social events

To participate in local events between Genevans and Internationals

Stagiaires

Effectuant un stage dans une organisation internationale, une ONG ou une Mission permanente

Vous faites ou allez faire un stage au sein de la Genève internationale dans le cadre d’une formation certifiante?

Le CAGI vous renseigne sur la vie pratique à Genève grâce à ses conférences thématiques, sur ses offres en matière de logement et d’emploi, mais également sur les conditions de travail en Suisse.

Des suggestions de loisirs vous sont aussi proposées afin de faciliter votre intégration dans le tissu local.

Toutes les prestations

Practical guide for newcomers

To simplify your settlement and integration in Geneva

Housing exchange: requests/offers and information

To ease your installation and assist you with administrative procedures

CAGI Recruitment platform

To post or seek employment in NGOs and Permanent Missions

Practical Geneva Conferences

To learn about the practical aspects of daily life in Geneva

Cultural Kiosk at UN Geneva & CERN

To take advantage of offers at preferential rates and tourist information

Language exchange scholarship

To practice and improve a foreign language

Social events

To participate in local events between Genevans and Internationals

Domestiques privés

Employés de maison titulaire d’un permis F

Les membres du personnel des missions diplomatiques, des missions permanentes, des postes consulaires et des organisations internationales ont la possibilité, en fonction de leur statut et s’ils le souhaitent, d’employer du personnel de maison grâce à la bourse d’emploi du CAGI.

Cette prestation est complétée avec des informations sur les conditions d’entrée en Suisse, de séjour et de travail des domestiques privés

Toutes les prestations

Private Household Employees online platform

To offer your services or find a private household employee

Office of the Amiable Compositeur

For the amicable settlement of disputes between foreign Representations and local employees, and between private household employees and employers

Language exchange scholarship

To practice and improve a foreign language

Activities for all

To discover leisure activities recommended by the CAGI

Social events

To participate in local events between Genevans and Internationals

Practical Geneva Conferences

To learn about the practical aspects of daily life in Geneva

Personnel local

pour des Missions permanentes et ONG / Candidats pour un emploi dans une Mission permanente ou une ONG

Vous résidez à Genève ou dans la région et vous souhaitez travailler pour une Mission permanente ou une ONG?

La bourse d’emploi du CAGI permet d’offrir ses services ou de proposer un emploi à pourvoir. Découvrez également nos suggestions d’activités ou nos événements sociaux.

Toutes les prestations

CAGI Recruitment platform

To post or seek employment in NGOs and Permanent Missions

Office of the Amiable Compositeur

For the amicable settlement of disputes between foreign Representations and local employees, and between private household employees and employers

Language exchange scholarship

To practice and improve a foreign language

Activities for all

To discover leisure activities recommended by the CAGI

Social events

To participate in local events between Genevans and Internationals

Practical Geneva Conferences

To learn about the practical aspects of daily life in Geneva

Personnel du secteur privé

Travaillant au sein d’une multinationale implantée à Genève

Vous travaillez dans une entreprise multinationale et vous venez d’arriver à Genève?

Nous vous souhaitons la bienvenue !

Afin de vous accompagner dans votre installation et votre intégration, le CAGI vous offre gratuitement certaines prestations et son “Programme d’accueil”, qui faciliteront vos premiers pas dans votre nouvelle ville de résidence pour vous y sentir chez vous.

Toutes les prestations

Practical guide for newcomers

To simplify your settlement and integration in Geneva

Housing exchange: requests/offers and information

To ease your installation and assist you with administrative procedures

Welcome Programme

To facilitate your integration and that of your family in Geneva

Practical Geneva Conferences

To learn about the practical aspects of daily life in Geneva

Excursions and visits

To discover Geneva and the Lake Geneva region as a group

Language exchange scholarship

To practice and improve a foreign language

Activities for all

To discover leisure activities recommended by the CAGI

Social events

To participate in local events between Genevans and Internationals

Newcomers

Staff of International Organizations, NGOs, Permanent Missions

Are you an international civil servant, a member of a Permanent Mission, a Consulate or an NGO and you have just arrived in Geneva?

The CAGI welcomes you!

In order to support you in your installation and your integration into the local fabric, the CAGI, as a single gateway for Internationals, offers you free of charge its services and its “Welcome Programme” which will facilitate your first steps in your new city of residence to make you feel at home.

All services

Practical guide for newcomers

To simplify your settlement and integration in Geneva

Welcome Programme

To facilitate your integration and that of your family in Geneva

Housing exchange: requests/offers and information

To ease your installation and assist you with administrative procedures

Private Household Employees online platform

To offer your services or find a private household employee

Office of the Amiable Compositeur

For the amicable settlement of disputes between foreign Representations and local employees, and between private household employees and employers

CAGI Recruitment platform

To post or seek employment in NGOs and Permanent Missions

Practical Geneva Conferences

To learn about the practical aspects of daily life in Geneva

Excursions and visits

To discover Geneva and the Lake Geneva region as a group

Conversation exchange programme

To practice and improve a foreign language

Activities for all

To discover leisure activities recommended by the CAGI

Social events

To participate in local events between Genevans and Internationals

Cultural Kiosk at UN Geneva & CERN

To take advantage of offers at preferential rates and tourist information

NGOs / Permanent Missions

Support for Non-Governmental Organizations and diplomatic representations

The International Geneva Welcome Centre assists and accompanies NGOs and permanent missions in various fields, whether they are already established or wish to settle in Geneva.

The CAGI supports NGOs in terms of creating a structure, drafting statutes, taxation, among others.

It informs and guides them as well as the Permanent Missions in their search for premises, conference and meeting spaces as well as personnel.

All services

Support for international NGOs

To assist and inform NGOs established or wishing to set up in Geneva

CAGI Recruitment platform

To post or seek employment in NGOs and Permanent Missions

Office of the Amiable Compositeur

For the amicable settlement of disputes between foreign Representations and local employees, and between private household employees and employers

Search for office space

To rent a workspace for your NGO, your Mission or your Representation in Geneva

CAGI's meeting spaces

To work: spaces dedicated to International Organizations, Permanent Missions and NGOs

Conference and meeting spaces in Geneva

To find a suitable room for the organization of your event

Accommodation for visiting delegates

To financially support the stay of participants in international conferences

Delegates Information Desk

To advise and guide participants at international conferences

Practical Geneva Conferences

To learn about the practical aspects of daily life in Geneva

Cultural Kiosk at UN Geneva & CERN

To take advantage of offers at preferential rates and tourist information

Visiting delegates

Participating in conferences, meetings or training

The CAGI provides accommodation support and facilitates the stay of delegates during an international conference, meeting or free training in Geneva.

Representatives of civil society from developing countries and governments of least developed countries (LDCs) can benefit from our support during their stay in Geneva.

All services

Accommodation for visiting delegates

To financially support the stay of participants in international conferences

Delegates Information Desk

To advise and guide participants at international conferences

CAGI's meeting spaces

To work: spaces dedicated to International Organizations, Permanent Missions and NGOs

Support for international NGOs

To assist and inform NGOs established or wishing to set up in Geneva

Cultural Kiosk at UN Geneva & CERN

To take advantage of offers at preferential rates and tourist information

Doctoral students Professors

Working in academia and University Hospitals

Have you just arrived in Geneva and you are a PhD student or a professor at :
– University of Geneva (UNIGE)
– Geneva University Hospitals (HUG)
– HES-SO//GE

The CAGI welcomes you!

In order to support you in your installation and your integration into the local fabric, the CAGI offers you free of charge its services and its “Welcome program” which will facilitate your first steps in your new city of residence to make you feel at home.

All services

Practical guide for newcomers

To simplify your settlement and integration in Geneva

Housing exchange: requests/offers and information

To ease your installation and assist you with administrative procedures

Welcome Programme

To facilitate your integration and that of your family in Geneva

Practical Geneva Conferences

To learn about the practical aspects of daily life in Geneva

Excursions and visits

To discover Geneva and the Lake Geneva region as a group

Conversation exchange programme

To practice and improve a foreign language

Activities for all

To discover leisure activities recommended by the CAGI

Social events

To participate in local events between Genevans and Internationals

Interns

Doing an internship in an international organization, an NGO or a Permanent Mission

Are you doing or going to do an internship in International Geneva as part of a certified training?

The CAGI informs you about practical life in Geneva thanks to its thematic conferences, about its offers in terms of housing and employment, but also about working conditions in Switzerland.

Leisure suggestions are also offered to facilitate your integration into the local fabric.

All services

Practical guide for newcomers

To simplify your settlement and integration in Geneva

Housing exchange: requests/offers and information

To ease your installation and assist you with administrative procedures

CAGI Recruitment platform

To post or seek employment in NGOs and Permanent Missions

Practical Geneva Conferences

To learn about the practical aspects of daily life in Geneva

Cultural Kiosk at UN Geneva & CERN

To take advantage of offers at preferential rates and tourist information

Conversation exchange programme

To practice and improve a foreign language

Social events

To participate in local events between Genevans and Internationals

Private household employees

Domestic employees holding an F permit

Staff members of diplomatic missions, permanent missions, consular posts and international organizations have the option, depending on their status and if they wish, of employing house staff through the CAGI.

This service is supplemented with information on the conditions of entry into Switzerland, residence and work of private servants

All services

Private Household Employees online platform

To offer your services or find a private household employee

Office of the Amiable Compositeur

For the amicable settlement of disputes between foreign Representations and local employees, and between private household employees and employers

Conversation exchange programme

To practice and improve a foreign language

Activities for all

To discover leisure activities recommended by the CAGI

Social events

To participate in local events between Genevans and Internationals

Practical Geneva Conferences

To learn about the practical aspects of daily life in Geneva

Local staff

for Permanent Missions and NGOs / Candidates for employment in a Permanent Mission or an NGO

Do you live in Geneva or the region and want to work for a Permanent Mission or an NGO?

The CAGI job exchange allows you to offer your services or to offer a job to be filled. Also discover our suggestions for activities or our social events.

All services

CAGI Recruitment platform

To post or seek employment in NGOs and Permanent Missions

Office of the Amiable Compositeur

For the amicable settlement of disputes between foreign Representations and local employees, and between private household employees and employers

Conversation exchange programme

To practice and improve a foreign language

Activities for all

To discover leisure activities recommended by the CAGI

Social events

To participate in local events between Genevans and Internationals

Practical Geneva Conferences

To learn about the practical aspects of daily life in Geneva

Private sector staff

Working in a multinational based in Geneva

Do you work in a multinational company and have you just arrived in Geneva?

We welcome you !

In order to support you in your installation and your integration, the CAGI offers you certain services free of charge and its “Welcome program”, which will facilitate your first steps in your new city of residence for feel at home there.

All services

Practical guide for newcomers

To simplify your settlement and integration in Geneva

Housing exchange: requests/offers and information

To ease your installation and assist you with administrative procedures

Welcome Programme

To facilitate your integration and that of your family in Geneva

Practical Geneva Conferences

To learn about the practical aspects of daily life in Geneva

Excursions and visits

To discover Geneva and the Lake Geneva region as a group

Conversation exchange programme

To practice and improve a foreign language

Activities for all

To discover leisure activities recommended by the CAGI

Social events

To participate in local events between Genevans and Internationals