Information on voluntary Swiss OASI/IV scheme, pension cover while living abroad, Swiss social security (OASI/IV) cover, health and accident insurance cover and hedging for means of existence with the Cooperative Society Solidarity Fund for Swiss Nationals Abroad “Soliswiss”:

The Swiss Compensation Office (SCO) and the Disability Insurance Office (DIO) are part of the Central Compensation Office (CCO). Please note that only the SCO and DIO are competent to provide information and administer the Old-age, survivors and disability insurance (OASI/DI) schemes.

All enquiries must be addressed directly to these offices.

For further information concerning contributions to the voluntary insurance scheme (freiwillige AHV/AVS facultative), please address your queries to:

Swiss compensation Office SCO
Voluntary Insurance – Contributions
Av. Edmond-Vaucher, 18
P.O. Box 3100
1211 Geneva 2
Switzerland

Tel.: +41 22 795 91 11
Telephone enquiries: 9am until 5pm
Fax: +41 22 795 99 81 

Voluntary Insurance contact form
csc-af@zas.admin.ch
Website

For further information concerning old age pension and survivors’ benefits, please address your queries to:

Swiss compensation Office SCO
OASI Benefits – Swiss Abroad
Av. Edmond-Vaucher, 18
P.O. Box 3100
1211 Geneva 2
Switzerland

Tel.: +41 22 795 91 11
Telephone enquiries: 8am until 5pm
Fax: +41 22 795 97 03

Old-age and survivors' Insurance contact
sedmaster@zas.admin.ch
Website

For further information concerning disability benefits, please address your queries to:

Disability Insurance Office for insured people living abroad
Av. Edmond-Vaucher, 18
P.O. Box 3100
1211 Geneva 2
Switzerland


Tel.: +41 22 795 91 11
Telephone enquiries: 8am until 5pm
Fax: +41 22 795 99 50 (requests for benefits sections)
Fax: +41 22 795 97 04 (payments in kind section)

Disability Insurance contact form
OAIE@zas.admin.ch
Website

Deduction of Swiss pension from New Zealand Superannuation

The Embassy of Switzerland and the authorities in Switzerland are aware of challenges Swiss citizens who contributed to the OASI while working in Switzerland may be facing while claiming their entitlements in New Zealand. More information can be found on our Website: Swiss Old Age and Survivors Insurance OASI/AHV/AVS & NZ Superannuation.

According to the policy and practice of the New Zealand authorities, pensions originating from compulsory contributions to overseas government pension schemes (such as the "normal" OASI/AHV/AVS originating from compulsory contributions while working in Switzerland) are routinely deducted from the superannuation by the New Zealand authorities. For further information, see the  website of the Ministry of Social Development. Switzerland is not responsible for this situation and has repeatedly expressed its dissatisfaction with the deduction policy to the Government of New Zealand.

On the other hand, voluntary contributions to overseas government pension schemes (such as contributions to the so called "voluntary OASI scheme" / "freiwillige AHV" / "AVS facultative") are no longer deducted from the superannuation by the New Zealand authorities, following a decision by the Social Security Appeal Authority on an appeal case back in 2005. The ruling can be found on the website of the New Zealand Legal Information Institut.