Brochures and guides
Brochure: Switzerland’s invalidity insurance system. A tried-and-tested system – in simple terms
Version 2025
Broschüre: Die Ergänzungsleistungen – Ein bewährtes System einfach erklärt
Ausgabe 2025
Broschüre: Die Erwerbsersatzordnung – Ein System einfach erklärt
Ausgabe 2025
Broschüre: Die Überbrückungsleistungen für ältere Arbeitslose – Ein bewährtes System einfach erklärt
Ausgabe 2025
Brochure "Switzerland’s old-age insurance system: A tried-and-tested system – in simple terms"
Edition 2025
Broschüre: Die Familienzulagen – Ein bewährtes System einfach erklärt
Ausgabe 2025
Vested benefits: don’t forget your retirement assets!
Sometimes people forget that they have vested benefits, particularly when they change jobs. The brochure explains what vested benefits are and sets out the various situations where action needs to be taken. It also provides information on where help can be obtained if someone suspects that they have due to them vested benefits they had forgotten about.
Vested benefits: don't forgetyour retirement assets!
Vested benefits: don’t forget your retirement assets!
Occupational benefit plans (2nd pillar)
Prestación de libre paso: No se olvide de sus fondos de previsión!
Previsión laboral (2° pilar)
Prestação de livre circulação:não se esqueça dos seushaveres de previdência!
Previdência profissional (2.° pilar)
Përfitimi nga kursimet medisponim të lirë: Mos harroni depozitën tuajtë përkujdesjes!
Përkujdesja profesionale (Shtylla e 2-të)
Uštedjeni kapital:Ne zaboravite svojupreventivnuštednju!
Prevencija za zaposlene (2. stub)
Ek emeklilik sigorta mevduatıalacağı: Emeklilik sigortamevduatlarınızı unutmayın!
İşletme emeklilik sigortası (ek emeklilik [İsviçre’deki sosyal güvenlik sisteminin üç temel direkten 2ncisi])
Swiss social insurance system: Sojourn in Switzerland and departure
The brochure explains the elements of the Swiss social insurance systems, i.e. the Swiss old-age, survivors’ and disability insurance (AHV/IV, 1st pillar) and the occupational benefit plans (2nd pillar). It also provides practical instructions for the preparation of a definitive departure from Switzerland.
Information about the social security agreements
The FSIO offers detailed brochures for the major social security agreements. This brochures provide an overview of the coordination of the social security schemes of the contracting state and Switzerland.
Information about the social security agreement between Switzerland and Australia
Information about the social security agreement between Switzerland and Canada
Information about the social security agreement between Switzerland and Japan
Information about the social security agreement between Switzerland and North Macedonia
Information about the social security agreement between Switzerland and the Philippines
Information about the social security agreement between Switzerland and the Republic of Chile
Information about the social security agreement between Switzerland and the United States of America
Information about the social security agreement between Switzerland and Uruguay
Social security agreement between Switzerland and Brazil
Social security agreement between Switzerland and Kosovo