Swiss/EU/EFTA nationality

This page provides information for the widowers / widows of Swiss, European Union (EU) or EFTA (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) nationals who reside outside Switzerland.


You reside in an EU or EFTA Member State...

...in which the deceased paid social security contributions:

Please contact the social insurance liaison office of your country of residence. This office is responsible for preparing the appropriate European forms and forwarding them to the Swiss compensation Office in Geneva.

...in which the deceased never paid any social security contributions:

Please contact the social insurance liaison office of the last EU or EFTA country, in which the deceased paid their social security contributions.

If, among EU or EFTA countries, the last country, in which the deceased paid social security contributions, is Switzerland, please complete the forms below and return them to the Swiss compensation Office in Geneva.

Form E207 CH (PDF, 276 kB, 29.02.2024)Information concerning the career of the insured person


You reside outside the EU or EFTA:

Please contact the social insurance liaison office of the last EU or EFTA Member State, in which the deceased paid contributions. This office is responsible for preparing the appropriate European forms and forwarding them to the Swiss compensation Office in Geneva.

If, among EU or EFTA countries, the last country, in which the deceased paid social security contributions, is Switzerland, please complete the forms below and return them to the Swiss compensation Office in Geneva.

Form E207 CH (PDF, 276 kB, 29.02.2024)Information concerning the career of the insured person

Last modification 29.02.2024

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