Question juridique clé
Whether the claimant was fit for placement from 2004-04-01 despite lacking a work permit.
Solution extraite
No. Given the facts known when the opposition decision was issued, she could not realistically expect to obtain a work permit allowing salaried employment in Switzerland.
Motifs extraits
Placement suitability for a foreign national presupposes a work authorization enabling acceptance of an employer's offer. Her residence permit was tied to the assistant-doctorate purpose and lapsed when that purpose ended; she was not still pursuing a doctorate and did not rely on a new assistant position. A later permit in another canton could not retroactively establish eligibility.