Questions and answers about International Affairs (FAQ)

The answers to the FAQs are basic and refer to the most frequent cases. They provide a rough overview. However, specific individual cases should always be assessed by the responsible family allowances compensation fund.

 

Affiliation of employers based abroad

Information for foreign nationals

Do you seek information as a foreign national?

Information for foreign nationals can be found under: 

Medical treatment in Switzerland

Swiss social insurance system: Sojourn in Switzerland and departure

Overview of Swiss Social Security - as of 1. 1. 2018 (PDF, 374 kB, 27.03.2018)

Posting

Do you seek information about postings?

Information about posted workers can be found in our brochures.

• Social Security for Posted Workers between Switzerland and EU (PDF, 518 kB, 10.01.2018)
• Social Security for Posted Workers between Switzerland and EFTA (PDF, 311 kB, 15.08.2017)
• Social Security for Posted Workers - Contracting States (outside EU/EFTA) (PDF, 214 kB, 15.08.2017)
• Social security for Posted Workers - Non-contracting States (PDF, 187 kB, 15.08.2017)

Medical treatment

Do you seek information about medical treatment?

Medical treatment of nationals of an EU/EFTA member State in Switzerland

Last modification 28.02.2019