As soon as you take up residence in Switzerland, you must exchange your foreign driving license for a Swiss one. This must be done within 12 months of taking up residence in Switzerland.
The driver must present himself/herself in person at the driver’s license counter and provide the following documents:
- Foreign driver’s license exchange form
- Original foreign driver’s license to be exchanged
- Certified optician’s certificate less than 24 months old
- 1 passport-size, full-face, headless color photo
- Identification :
- Switzerland: identity card or passport
- Foreigners: booklet for foreigners
- Price list:
- Exchange of a foreign driver’s license (except categories C, C1, D): CHF 150 – Exchange of a foreign driver’s license categories C, C1, D: CHF 200
Source: https://www.ge.ch/echanger-son-permis-conduire-etranger
