For some, emigrating is a long-held dream. But it involves a lot of organisation. Contact us in good time so that we can start making all the important arrangements.
When you leave Switzerland your health insurance situation can change. Special contractual or statutory provisions apply to insured people who live, reside or work abroad on a permanent basis.
Whether you’re still obliged to have health insurance in Switzerland once you’ve taken up residence abroad depends on a variety of factors:
Please contact us in good time so that we can make sure you continue to have insurance cover in compliance with the law in the future.
If you’re subject to the mandatory health insurance requirement and have your legal domicile in Switzerland, you can continue your supplementary insurance cover for a maximum of 12 months after leaving the country. Your supplementary insurance cover expires once you’ve spent more than 12 months abroad. The same applies if you aren’t subject to the compulsory insurance requirement or don't have a legal domicile in Switzerland.
Suspending supplementary insurance plans
If you intend to return to Switzerland within six years you can apply for your supplementary insurance to be suspended. In this case your supplementary cover will be put on hold and you will pay a special premium (30% of your current premium) for your suspended insurance. You can reactivate it at a later date when you return to Switzerland without another health check.
Conditions
Your basic health insurance, however, cannot be suspended if you emigrate or spend a period abroad. If you’d like to suspend your supplementary health insurance the easiest thing is to get in touch with us.
Entitlement to transfer
If you leave Switzerland for more than 12 months or move your legal domicile abroad, you have the option of taking out equivalent international insurance cover without a health check.
To be able to offer you a comprehensive insurance solution when you live abroad, we’ve entered into a partnership with ASN, Advisory Services Network AG, a provider specialising in international insurance solutions.
ASN has many years of experience in dealing with the best hospitals and doctors around the world and offers you many other benefits:
Please contact ASN directly if you wish to benefit from this option to transfer. Don’t forget to mention that you were insured with Sanitas.
ASN, Advisory Services Network AG
Bederstrasse 51
Postfach 1585
8027 Zürich
Our customer advisors are familiar with the requirements of people planning on moving abroad. We’ll help you find the best solution. Give us a call to arrange a non-binding consultation:
Freephone number
0800 22 88 44
Monday to Friday
9 am to 6 pm
Outside Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein: