And here is the info concerning the "Auslandurlaub": http://www.vtg.admin.ch/internet/vtg...de/urlaub.html. There are some conditions to fulfill, so make sure you ask them directly. If you're moving for good and changing your "Wohnsitz", then there should be no problem in obtaining an Auslandurlaub. If you're planning to move only temporarily, this might not be your best choice (depending on circumstances): as long as the request is well motivated, you can repeatedly ask for a year's exemption -- this is what I did, four years in a row.