Persons of working age
If you emigrate, you must officially leave your municipality of residence. This means you no longer have to take out insurance in Switzerland. You take out insurance in your new home country.
FAQ
As you would like to emigrate and work abroad, you must deregister in Switzerland and register in the new country. This means that you are no longer required to take out insurance in Switzerland.
- Basic insurance
You can take out insurance with us again as soon as you are registered in Switzerland. - Supplementary insurance
You can reapply for supplementary insurance with a health declaration. - Suspend supplementary insurance
Supplementary insurance can be suspended for a maximum of three years. In this case, no new health declaration is required. You will pay a suspended insurance premium during this period.
Do you have any further questions?
Give us a call or send us an email. Your EGK customer advisors will be happy to help you.
Official information:
Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH):
