Reimbursement of OASI contributions for foreign employees
Foreign nationals from countries without a social security agreement can take advantage of contribution reimbursement. The prerequisite is that the person is resident abroad, or can provide proof of their intention to move abroad.
Switzerland has a social security agreement with the following countries. Foreign nationals from countries with a social security agreement have the following options for reimbursement of OASI contributions. The prerequisite is that the contributions were paid for at least one full year:
OASI pension on reaching Swiss retirement age, also payable abroad
- EU/EFTA countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Chile
- Israel (only if the relevant person is resident in Switzerland or Israel)
- Japan
- Canada/Quebec*
- Kosovo
- Montenegro
- North Macedonia*
- San Marino
- Serbia
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- USA
OASI reimbursement on leaving Switzerland
- China*
- India
- South Korea
OASI pension on reaching Swiss retirement age (also payable abroad) or OASI reimbursement on leaving Switzerland
- Australia*
- Brazil
- Philippines*
- Uruguay *
- Tunisia
OASI pension on reaching Swiss retirement age (also payable abroad), or transfer of contributions to social security system in Turkey (reimbursement not possible)
- Turkey
Provided the contributions were paid for at least one full year, foreign nationals from countries without a social security agreement have the following option:
Reimbursement of OASI contributions in the form of a cash payment
OASI contributions can be reimbursed on request without interest, provided the employee and their family are leaving Switzerland definitively.
For information and the application form for reimbursement of OASI contributions, contact:
Swiss Compensation Office SCO
Avenue Edmond-Vaucher 18
PO Box 3100
1211 Geneva 2 Switzerland
+41 (0) 58 461 91 11
external page https://www.zas.admin.ch/zas/en/home/particuliers/demander-une-rente-de-vieillesse/nationalite-d_un-autre-pays-.html
Additional information
The brochure for EU/EFTA nationals entitled “Leaving Switzerland and moving to an EU or EFTA member state” can be found at external page https://www.ahv-iv.ch/p/880.e
The brochure entitled “Swiss social insurance system: Sojourn in Switzerland and departure” for foreign nationals from countries with and without a social security agreement can be found at external page https://www.bsv.admin.ch/bsv/en/home/informations-for/auswanderer.html
If you have any questions, please contact your HR Partner.