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| I do not intend to hijack this thread, but I am going to be in a similar situation and I would like to clarify this point a bit more.
I am going to be employed and from what I have been told the AHV is going to be deducted from my salary. My wife will not be working, so I will have to pay 450CHF per year additionally on her behalf. Did I get it right? | |
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| Is this contribution (450 CHF) mandatory? Richard, from your last sentence it sounds that it is not and it is just a matter of, if one wishes to receive a single persons pension or as a married couple. Could you clarify this.
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It is mandatory for every person who stays in Switzerland and is more than 18 years old, no matter if he is a foreigner or if he's not making money. If somebody doesn't pay the 450 Fr. for a calendar year, his pension will be significantly cut back.
You can find the whole regulation in English
here. Since AHV is regulated at the national level, the link is useful for those living outside canton Zürich, too.