Federal Benefits Unit (FBU)

Sulgeneckstrasse 19

CH-3007 Bern, Switzerland
Tel: (031) 357-7011
Fax: 031-357-7366

The Federal Benefits Unit assists people with questions regarding Social Security and other Federal benefits.

Services provided include:

• Social Security Numbers
• Applications for new, replacement and corrected Social Security cards.
• Securing copies of Social Security records.
• Filing applications for Social Security and Veterans Administration retirement, survivor and disability benefits.
• Assistance with continuing benefits issues for the Social Security Administration, Veterans Administration, Railroad Board, Department of Labor and Office of Personnel Management claims such as changing your address, reporting changes affecting entitlement, and reporting missing payments.
• Information about U.S. Social Security coverage when working in Switzerland.
• Information about the U.S.-Swiss Social Security Agreement and combining work under both systems.

Department of Defense retirees must deal directly with their Defense Finance and Accounting Service Center office in the United States.