An employee and the employer or a self-employed person who wish(es) to apply for a
special exception may write to the address below in the country where the worker wishes
to remain covered. The letter should:
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•
give all the information necessary to issue a certificate of coverage under the U.S.
- Swiss agreement; and
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•
explain the reason for the special exception request.
Persons wishing to request an exception granting U.S. coverage should write to the
following address:
Social Security Administration
Office
of
Earnings and International Operations (OEIO)
P.O.
Box 17741
Baltimore,
MD
21235-7741
USA
Persons wishing to request an exception granting Swiss coverage should write to the
following address:
Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA
Federal Social Insurance Office
FSIO
International
Affairs
Division
Effingerstrasse
20
CH-3003 Berne
SWITZERLAND
Upon receipt of a request for a special exception, the agency that receives the request
will consider it in collaboration with the other country's agency. If both agencies
approve the request for a special exception, the agency that receives the request
will issue a certificate of coverage. The certificate of coverage will serve as proof
of exemption from social security coverage and taxes in the other country.