I’ll be leaving Switzerland soon after 4 years. My understanding is that the 1st pillar stays in Switzerland until I reach retirement age because of my EU nationality the 2nd pillar is divided into a mandatory and non-mandatory; the non-mandatory part (seems to be about 2/3) I can cash out; what happens to the the mandatory part depends on where I move if I move to an EU countries (+ few others), it will be transferred to the social system of the country I move to if I move to another country, I can get it in cash Please correct me if I misunderstood. I am seriously considering to move to a non-EU country temporarily just so I can cash out the entire 2nd pillar. There are some countries where I could register easily and that I would be happy to spend some time in. My reasoning is the uncertainty: A lot can happen during the next 30+ years before I reach retirement - war, inflation, economical collapse, etc. Also, I might not be around anymore. I would much rather handle my own finances. I’d like to ask people who have been in this situation - what did you do and why? were you able to cash out the entire 2nd pillar or you had the mandatory part transferred to your new country? Happy to hear any opinions on this. submitted by /u/Express-Ad-6465
Originally posted by u/Express-Ad-6465 on r/Switzerland