Leaving Switzerland
Expiry notice "Verfallsanzeige"
Usually around 30 days before your Swiss residence permit expires you will receive a letter entiteled "Verfallsanzeige" (expiry notice). If you receive this letter, react and inform the authorities about your departure date.
Deregister from the authorities
You can deregister from the authorities 30 days before your departure from Switzerland:
- outside the city of Zurich at the same office (local administration = Gemeindeverwaltung) where you originally registered,
- in the city of Zurich at one of the three external page residence registration offices (Zürich Süd, West and Nord).
Please be make sure to deregister in Switzerland, as otherwise there may be problems if you re-enter the country later.
Housing contract
Do you have a housing contract through ETH, through WOKO or a room from the free market? In the contract you should be able to see what you need to do in case you want to cancel the contract and the deadlines which you need to be aware of.
Health insurance
You can cancel your Swiss health insurance with the official confirmation of deregistration ("Abmeldebestätigung"), which you will receive for a fee. In the city of Zurich you can order the external page confirmation of deregistration online.
Tax office
Please contact the tax office by phone (+41 44 412 33 11) to see if there is anything needed from your side before you leave Switzerland.
Swiss bank account
If you have a Swiss bank account, please contact your bank directly to ask for the process if you want to keep or close it.
SBB Half Fare Travelcard
If you have a SBB Half Fare Travelcard you find information how to cancel the contract on the external page SBB webpage.