1. AREA OF APPLICATION
1.1 Immigration, Education Consultancy & Advisory Services™(herein after called IECAS™) provides ancillary services and / or acts as an agent on behalf of their clients in the submission of applications for work permit, residence, immigration to the appropriate institutions and / or authorities.
1.2 All services and agreements with IECAS™ are based exclusively on these business terms and conditions. Even if they are not expressly referred to again, they also apply to all future business relationships with IECAS™.
1.3 General business terms and conditions of the customer that deviate from these business terms and conditions do not apply to orders submitted to IECAS™ or to agreements or contracts entered into with IECAS™.
1.4 Deviations from these business terms and conditions are only effective if IECAS™ has confirmed them in writing.
1.5 IECAS™ is entitled to adapt Terms & Conditions should the need arise. Customers will be informed in written form prior to the adaptation. The submission of an application to IECAS™ by web, post, fax, email, constitutes agreement to these Terms & Conditions, including amendments thereto, by the customer.
2. ORDER
2.1 IECAS™ services include the support in the submission of work permit, residence, immigration applications and / or documents for authentication to the applicable authorities in Switzerland and all over the world. IECAS™ begins providing the services after it receives the order for it by the customer as well as the necessary documentation for work permit, residence permit, immigration application and / or documents for authentication.
2.2 A work permit, residence permit, immigration may be cancelled at any point in time after the work permit, residence permit, immigration grant letter is issued if it is discovered that the information provided to IECAS™ and in turn to the authorities for the purposes of the work permit, residence permit, immigration application is deemed to be false and / or misleading information. In the event of a work permit, residence permit, immigration being cancelled on such grounds, IECAS™ will bear no responsibility for any costs, grievances, liabilities or any other outcomes suffered by the clients that results from the cancellation of a work permit, residence permit, immigration application arranged through IECAS™.
3. LIABILITY
3.1 If the documents identified in Section 2 cannot be transported by IECAS™ but by third parties appointed by IECAS™, this is done at the sole risk of the customer. However, IECAS™ is obligated to assign the right of recourse against third parties to the customer upon request.
3.2 IECAS™ will complete orders assigned to it with due diligence and care. However, a guarantee by IECAS™ for the issuance and the quality of a work permit, residence permit, immigration or authentication is excluded.
3.3 IECAS™ cannot influence: any decision made by an authority; any requests for additional information before finalising a work permit, residence permit, immigration; any delay by an authority in the issuing of a work permit, residence permit, immigration, residence, immigration; or a decision to refuse to grant a work permit, residence permit, immigration.
3.4 IECAS™ aims to process the work permit, residence permit, immigration application in the timelines committed to in its promotional materials. IECAS™ will use its best endeavors to minimise any delay or inconvenience caused in this respect. However, IECAS™ does not guarantee time guidelines for any work permit, residence permit, immigration application. IECAS™ will not be held responsible should the authorities or any other third party change their rules, regulations or processing requirements if that change has a direct effect on the timeline for delivery.
4. PRICES AND PAYMENT TERMS
4.1 IECAS™ is entitled to compensation from the customer for the orders processed by it. The amount of compensation consists of a one-time fee of 1250.- Sfr. (incl. VAT) and a success provision fee.
4.2 The success provision fee is due for payment to IECAS™ if the authorities have decided in favor of the customer of IECAS™ and provided a written confirmation. This fee amount is 10% of gross annual salary (incl. VAT) stated in the employment contract, saving or assets, for which the work permit, residence permit, immigration, is issued.
4.3 IECAS™ offers the option to pay the success provision fee in instalments of equal amount. Under this option, the customer agrees to pay this fee within 4 months from the start date of employment for which the work permit, residence permit, immigration in question was issued. In this case, an additional charge of 5% of the success provision fee is charged with the last instalment.
4.4 The compensation amount and the fees payable to the respective authorities by IECAS™ must be paid to IECAS™ on or before the date the order is placed, unless otherwise agreed. A payment from the customer is only regarded as having been received when IECAS™ has the funds at its disposal.
4.5 IECAS™ operates a strict no refund policy for all ancillary services and products.
4.6 IECAS™ will not be held responsible for costs incurred due to a delay in the work permit, residence permit, immigration process due to circumstances outside of our control.
4.7 All prices are quoted in Swiss Francs including VAT and the respective rate required by law.
4.8 Unless otherwise stated by IECAS™, all payments have to be done in full within 10 working days (after invoice issuance date) to a post or bank account of IECAS™. In case of delayed payments, a reminder fee of 30.00 CHF (per reminder) will occur.
5. PLACE OF FULFILMENT, JURISDICTION, AND SEVERABILITY
5.1 The place of fulfilment for all obligations arising from the business relationship with IECAS™ is Zurich (Switzerland).
5.2 The place of jurisdiction for all disputes that arise directly or indirectly from the contractual relationship between IECAS™ and the customer is Zurich (Switzerland).
