Welcome To The City Of Rorschach - Integration im Kanton St.Gallen

CITY ADMINISTRATION – www.rorschach.ch
STADTVERWALTUNG
Stadt Rorschach, Rathaus, Hauptstrasse 29,
9400 Rorschach, 071 844 21 11
Opening hours:
Mon - Fri: 08.00 - 11.30 a.m.
Mon: 01.30 - 06.00 p.m.
Tue - Thu: 01.30 - 05.00 p.m.
Fri: 01.30 - 04.30 p.m.
Residents’ Registration Office / Front Office
(Einwohneramt / Front Office)
Registration and cancellation within 14 days
(Registration with valid travel documents, residence
permit, family reunification, compulsory health
insurance, copy of the rental agreement), registration
of moped, animal protection office, board of control for
dogs, authentication of signatures and documents
Registry Office (Zivilstandsamt)
Registration of birth, marriage or death.
Certificates of birth, marriage and death, etc.
Branch Office (AHV-Zweigstelle)
integrated in the Front Office
Information on old-age pension and survivor`s
benefits insurance (AHV), disability insurance (IV),
supplementary policies, premium reduction,
child benefits, etc.
Other Departments at the Municipal Hall
Tax Office, Chancellery
Other Departments near the Municipal Hall
Debt Enforcement Office
Social Services (Social Welfare, Guardianship Office)
Location Promenadenstrasse 74
Building Inspection and City Development Office
Garbage Disposal
Issuing of parking-cards and garbage disposal
The garbage is collected once a week. The garbage
schedule comes every year by mail and is obtainable at
the Front Office or on our homepage. Special garbage
bags (A-Region) for household waste, obtainable e.g. at
Coop, Migros etc.
Promenadenstrasse 74, 9400 Rorschach, 071 844 21 50
Location Promenadenstrasse 74
Technical Company Rorschach (Technische Betriebe)
Electricity and water supply. If you move contact them
very early to check the electricity or water metersl
Promenadenstrasse 74, 9400 Rorschach, 071 844 22 22
Road Traffic and Shipping Department
Canton St. Gallen – www.stva.sg.ch
(Strassenverkehrs- und Schifffahrtsamt)
Driving - and vehicle test, changing of foreign driving
licenses (within 12 months), etc.
Strassenverkehrs- und Schifffahrtsamt,
St. Leonhardstrasse 40 und Moosbruggstrasse 11,
9001 St. Gallen, 058 229 22 22
SCHOOL / SCHULE – www.rorschach.ch
School Secretariat (Schulsekretariat)
Enrollment for kindergarten and school, German
courses, school holiday schedule, etc.
Kirchstrasse 6, 9400 Rorschach, 071 844 21 81
International Schools – www.standort.sg.ch
The private schools focus on internationally-oriented
families. The medium of instruction is English.
LEGAL ADVICE AND TRANSLATION SERVICE
Arbitration board for tenancies (Mietschlichtung)
Free advice for tenants and landlords
Sekretariat Rathaus Rorschach, 071 844 21 47
Free Legal Advice (Gratis Rechtsberatung)
Thursday: 04.30 - 07.00 p.m.
Bleichestrasse 11, 1st floor, Office of the Women`s
Center (Büro der Frauenzentrale) 9000 St. Gallen
071 228 46 00
Translation Service (Übersetzungsdienst)
Translations (also for legal purposes)
Handels- und Dolmetscherschule St. Gallen,
Hodlerstrasse 2, 9008 St. Gallen, 071 245 30 35
or Telephone Directory: „Übersetzungen“(Translations)
EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION – www.afa.sg.ch
Regional Employment Placement Center (RAV)
Support in search for employment, advice, courses
and educational offers, clarification of earning- related
benefits and unemployment benefits
Berneckerstrasse 12, 9435 Heerbrugg, 058 229 97 77
Vocational, Studies and Career Advice
Personal advice for young people and adults
Teufenerstrasse 1/3, 9001 St. Gallen, 058 229 72 11
Careers and studies advice: 058 229 72 33
Recognition of Foreign Diplomas
www.bbt.admin.ch oder www.crus.ch
Gap Offers for Young People without Apprenticeship
Amt für Berufsbildung, Davidstrasse 31,
9001 St. Gallen, 058 229 38 78