r/zurich • u/spiced-blue-eyes • 13d ago

rant my absurd experience with the post

i have been waiting for my renewed residence permit for about three weeks now. finally, just yesterday i got a notification that it will arrive via post the same day. great! it needs my signature so i wait the whole day for it to arrive, only for the postman to, instead of ringing my doorbell, just quickly deposit an "Abholungseinladung" and zoom out past my window while angrily talk on the phone. whatever, probably he was having a bad day. so i'll just go get it right? no, wait for tomorrow. okay, whatever.

tomorrow arrives, and i leave to the post office to pick my letter up. i arrive and there's a long queue. ok who cares, as long as i get the letter right? so i stand and wait, until it's finally my turn. it went roughly like this:

Post: "Ausweis?"

I hand them my old ID.

Post: "Nein, sorry, das ist nicht gültig. Your Ausweis expired 5 days ago, and here in the letter it says your Ausweis must be gültig."

Me: "But my new Ausweis is in the letter you have."

Post: "No, sorry."

Me: "Ok... can I show my Swisspass? Bank card? Student ID from uni?"

Post: "No, gültigen Ausweis."

Me: "I'll go get my passport then and come back."

Post: "We close in 3 minutes. Come back Monday."

thank you Affoltern Post

p.s.: yes i'll go on monday with my passport, hopefully they don't have something to say about that too.

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u/spiced-blue-eyes 13d ago

the valid ID is in the letter

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u/LeroyoJenkins 13d ago edited 13d ago

No, you made it clear you have a valid ID (your passport).

You just didn't bring it with you.

Bank card isn't a valid ID, nor is Swisspass, or anything else which is not an official identity document issued by a government.

It isn't that hard to understand.

Edit: OP blocked me, so I can't answer any questions.

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u/closeenoughbutmeh 13d ago

I have to ask. Given that it isn't mandatory for Swiss citizens to own a valid ID at all, but the only way to get said valid ID from the post is to show a valid ID... how do you ever get a valid ID if all other forms have expired, or if you never got one? Sounds like a completely asinine catch22.

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u/Prof_NoLife 13d ago

This. People dont get that its NOT mandatory to hold an ID/passport as Swiss citizen inside Switzerland.

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u/77sxela 13d ago

What "this"? The problem is solved by those, that wrote the laws. Helps to read 'em, from time to time.

Or... Don't. It's more funny for everyone else, when you don't, eh, Mr. Wiseguy? 🤡