
Sex Work in Switzerland: Cantonal Legal Framework (2026)
Legal at federal level since 1942 but regulated canton by canton: understanding the 27 regimes that coexist in Switzerland for one recognised profession.
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Legal at federal level since 1942 but regulated canton by canton: understanding the 27 regimes that coexist in Switzerland for one recognised profession.

Coming to work self-employed for up to 90 days per calendar year means filing a federal notification — mandatory from day one in sex work, and filed at least eight days before you start.

Where registration is mandatory, where it is not, and how it actually works — addresses, opening hours, documents and costs, canton by canton, with official sources.

IntimX Magazine — Switzerland's adult sector covered both as a regulated profession and as a more intimate reality.