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Published on 17 December 2021

Applying for a foreign disability pension

You are resident in Switzerland and wish to apply for pension from another country.

Applying to an EU/EFTA country

You live in Switzerland and are a Swiss or EU/EFTA national.

Please contact the disability insurance office in your canton of residence.

DI offices

You live in a contry in the border area.

The application can be submitted:

  • in the country of residence
  • to the disability insurance office in the canton in which you are gainfully employed

If you have resumed gainful employment outside of Switzerland, you should submit your application in the EU/EFTA country in which you live.

Addresses of foreign liaison bodies responsible for each type of social security (in French)

Applying to a country with which Switzerland has signed a bilateral social security agreement

Bilateral agreements

Please send us your application at the following address:

Swiss Compensation Office
International administrative assistance
P.O. Box 3100
1211 Geneva 2
Switzerland

Applying to an other country

You wish to apply for a pension from a country with which Switzerland has not concluded a bilateral social security agreement.

Please contact that country’s embassy in Switzerland:

Foreign Representations in Switzerland