UPCOMING EVENTS

Swiss Community Events Calendar

Available for the first time, a comprehensive calendar to download with all Swiss events in the UK - from music concerts to art exhibitions to talks to just having a cuppa.

If you know of an event that is not listed on the calendar below of the PDF download, please do let us know so that we can keep it as up to date as possible:

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October
The webinar will take place online and there is no need to pre-register.

The Consular Directorate of the FDFA, the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA), SwissCommunity and Soliswiss are pleased to invite you to the second in this year's series of webinars on the subject of ‘Return-ing to Switzerland’.

On October 15th 2024, this year's second webinar will be held on the theme of ‘’Challenges of returning to Switzerland at retirement age‘’. The webinar will take place at 12:00 p.m. Swiss time in German and at 2:00 p.m. Swiss time in French and will last approximately 90 minutes. Participation is free of charge.

Every year, a large number of Swiss citizens abroad decide to return to Swit-zerland, including those who are already at retirement age. If, as a Swiss abroad, you find yourself in this phase of your life and are thinking of return-ing to Switzerland, this webinar will give you an overview of the various ele-ments to be taken into account and the challenges to be faced.

Topics

What do I need to bear in mind when returning to Switzerland, particularly when I reach retirement age? What are the challenges involved in repatria-tion? What support and care is available? What happens after I arrive in Swit-zerland? What are the costs involved, is there any financial support available and under what conditions? What are the administrative hurdles? What do I need to pay attention to when it comes to the various social insurance schemes? Who are the competent authorities and contacts?

Speakers

Specialists from the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA), SwissCommu-nity, Soliswiss, the Consular Division of the FDFA, in particular the Social As-sistance for the Swiss Abroad (SSA) and Pro Senectute Switzerland will give their views and answer your questions.

The webinar will be recorded and will be available to watch on the FDFA, OSA and Soliswiss websites after October 15th 2024. If you have any questions about the webinar, please send an email to webinar@eda.admin.ch.

The webinar will take place online and there is no need to pre-register. The find out more information and to access the webinar on the day please click on the following link. 

https://www.swisscommunity.org/en/webinare/herausforderung-einer-rueckkehr-im-rentenalter