I moved to Biel this June, and while I love the city, I’ve faced some challenges with the Gemeinde office.

First, it took three months and multiple visits to get my confirmation of residence. Now, I’m having issues with my B permit renewal. Despite submitting my renewal documents on time, it has been nearly three months, and my permit still hasn’t been processed. I’ve followed up five times, but I always been told the same response: “not ready, try again in two weeks.”

Is this a common experience for others, or am I just unlucky? Do things take such long here? I moved from another municipality within Bern, and things were faster.

Hey! I noticed this group is quite quiet but I figured I would post anyways - get it going again! My boyfriend and I are moving ( from the UK) to Biel early next year and wanted to know what the rental market is like ATM? How much time should we be looking for a place in an advance and do you have recommendations for estate agents?! I've been looking already on immoscout and comparis, immobilier also but if there any others I'm missing please let me know!

I'm quite excited to move it's small but seems like there's a cool community - if anyone has any recommendations drop them also!

Thanks

i cant find this info online

Hi,

I already work in Switzerland and I would like to help my gf finding a job but I struggle with that. She is French, she did a Master in Scientific Illustration in Paris. She has experience in internships in France.

She speaks French and English.

Do you have any advice? I do not find many jobs in this field. She applied spontaneously but for the time being it didn't help.

Thanks!

Hello!! Do you know where I can get a bike for a cheap price in Biel? 🚲🚲 (Other than fb marketplace)

Hi! ☀️ My mom is coming to visit me in Biel during her holiday for a week. She doesn't has a lot of money and my situation doesn't look way better. Does maybe anyone know of any cheap or at least affordable place to park a car for a week in Biel or around Biel with the option of getting public transportation into the city?

Would really appreciate any advice! 🙏

Hello everybody,

I am a drummer (playing metal mostly) that moved to Biel/Bienne a few months ago and I didn’t quite have the opportunity to explore the « scene » here in the town. So in the case the main question is way too broad, I’ll try to break it in a few smaller questions:

• are there many musicians around Biel that are active? And what about metal music?
• are there places for jam sessions or events so musicians can connect?
• what about practice rooms to rent, didn’t find that many when tried to google?

Hallo zusammen

Im Rahmen meiner Bachelorarbeit führe ich eine Umfrage zum Thema Mobilität durch. Es dauert nur 5 min und ihr könnt einen von zwei Migros-Gutscheinen im Wert von CHF 50 gewinnen.

Vielen Dank für eure wertvolle Unterstützung!

https://www.unipark.de/uc/stud_aspoecker_BA_FS24/e3dc/

Hi all Is there going to be any big screens in or around the city showing the euro’s matches? Thanks

Hallo zusammen Eine Freundin von mir (ja, really) möchte nach Biel ziehen und sie ist sich bei einem Quartier unsicher. Sie hat eine Wohnung in der Nähe des Stadtparks gefunden. Wie sicher ist dieser Ort / die Umgebung als Frau? Welches Quartier würdet ihr sonst empfehlen? Merci für eure Hilfe!

Gibts das überhaupt? Wenn ich auf die Website der BLS gehe, kann ich zwar in einer extra dafür existierenden Suchmaske danach suchen, aber es werden mir nie welche angezeigt, egal wie weit weg in der Zukunft ich suche. Ist das immer so?

Frage weil die zB Strecke Biel-Bern mit Halbtax so viel kostet (10.40) wie ein "normales" Sparbillet bei der SBB von Biel in eine andere Stadt wie Basel, Zürich, Lausanne oder Luzern...

Ich total aufgeregt für das diesjährige ESC.

SING THEIR BUTTS OFF, NEMO!!!

Weiss jemand ob Viewing Parties in der Region Biel/Bern geplant sind?

Hey, as the headline says… what are the best gyms in Biel?

I live quite central (next to Manor), and I like gyms which are not too full of teenagers, too packed and noisy. It doesn’t have to be fancy, but prefer a place where I can come in and ‘do my thing’ relatively smoothly. I have a car so I can drive, but ideally it’s nearby.

Does anyone have a recommendation for dog daycares that accept not castrated dogs?

Thank you beforehand for your help!!

Bonjour, j'apprends le français, mon test fide est dans environ un mois. Je me demandais si quelqu'un voulait se réunir et pratiquer ensemble.

La plupart de mon français est traduit, mais j'obtiens une note d'environ A2 sur mes applications d'apprentissage .

S'il vous plaît laissez-moi savoir si vous êtes intéressé.

Merci. J'espère avoir des retours positifs 🤞☺️

Hi everyone!

Never did this before but I thought I‘d try! I unfortunately can‘t drive, but also need a large amount of materials from Jumbo (Bahnhof Biel) for my balcony garden. Would anyone of you with a car be willing to help me with transportation from the Jumbo to my doorstep? I will of course pay for the car fuel, a coffee and something to eat - still much cheaper than the CHF 65.00 (!!!) Jumbo wants for the delivery. I also like meeting new people and thought this was a fun idea. My brother used to help me, but he moved away…

I speak German, French and English, so there shouldn‘t be any issues with communication I think 😊.

I would sincerely appreciate your help! You can either comment or send me a DM, either is fine.

Have a great day everyone!

Hello everyone! I am an expat coming from Asia who will be moving to Switzerland (specifically in Biel) next month. May I know if you have any leads as to where can I find apartments that are available for short term lease? Thank you!

Any gym recommendations in the area? Already tried the Migros Fitness and Non-Stop-Gym and was not too impressed. Looking for a place with multiple squat racks, free weight area and less machine focussed.

Was denken Leute, die in der Schweiz leben, über Führungskräfte im Unternehmen?

Ich suche dringend Teilnehmer und Teilnehmerinnen für meine Doktorarbeit, in der es um die Auswahl von Führungskräften geht! Die Teilnahme dauert maximal 10 Minuten: https://fpse.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d6GEZJ0Qtfu3yPI

Ich suche Leute, die

• erwerbstätig (nicht selbstständig) sind
• und in der Schweiz leben

Ich würde mich riesig freuen, wenn möglichst viele Leute teilnehmen könnten!

Danke schön!

Hi everyone!
We will be moving to Bienne soon and as we are looking for apartment (homegate/immoscout), we are wondering if there are any neighbourhoods to avoid (unsafe, not clean). Ideally we would like to be close to the train station because my wife might need to take the train everyday to commute.

Hi,

I found this link:

https://www.biel-bienne.ch/fr/carte-stationnement-permanente-emplacement.html/649

The parking zones listed there are not very clear:

Parkings: route de Neuchâtel, Pré Bösiger, Prés-de-la-Rive, Gurzelen, rue du Châtelet, rue de Gottstatt, rue Scholl, Petit-Marais, Longue-Rue, Plage, secteur D des Champs-de-Boujean.

Anybody knows where exactly they are ? Are these covered parking lots or on the street ?

Thank you !

I'm looking for a cheap parking place in Biel - something that could still provide some security for my car (and ease of mind for me :) ). It would be great to be a monthly pass or something.

Any suggestions are welcome !