Hello everyone,
I am new to this forum and also to Switzerland. I just moved here 3 weeks ago and I just finished gathering papers and info for the insurance company. I can tell from my experience how it went (in my case):
- you choose an insurance company (we chose Agrisano, they were recommended by our landlady who said that most insurance companies operate on the same principles, so no need to spend time on who's better)
- they give you the forms that match your type of insurance and tell you to choose a family doctor.
- you start looking for a doctor (at first I was a bit nervous because I heard that not all doctors can take you as patient, because they have to many other patients and so on- but it wasn't the case, they are fine with this)
- you find a doctor that is ok with you (we looked for someone to speak english at first)
- you need a proof from the Gemeindehaus that you live in Switzerland and a proof from your workplace that you work there.
- you take the forms from the insurance company, the papers from work and Gemeidehaus and the name of your doctor and you give them back to your insurance company--> then they start processing your data to receive the insurance cards (I was told it takes aproximately 2 weeks to get the cards).
I hope this helps and if you have Qs I will answer as best as I can
Regards,