Change of address

When you move, don’t forget … !

Whenever you move, there are lots of things to remember. This includes notifying your change of address to various administrations and organisations.

Some changes of address can be notified by mail. Some notifications are compulsory, others aren’t.

SmartCaution makes life easier for you by providing a summary list of the formalities you must not forget.

NOTIFY THE FOLLOWING OFFICES OF YOUR DEPARTURE / ARRIVAL

• les Services Industriels (pour l’eau, le gaz, l’électricité)

  For Geneva :
  SIG Customer Service: 0844 800 808 (charged at local rate on fixed lines)
  
  
  For other cantons and communes::
  

• Cantonal Population Office (PO Box 51, 1211 Geneva 8)

  Notice of departure to the commune that you are leaving
  
  Notice of arrival to the new commune where you will now be resident
  

• Vehicle licensing department

  You must notify your new address to the vehicle licensing department. If you have a driving licence in credit card format, you can carry out the formalities online. Otherwise, your vehicle registration document and old driving licence must either be sent by post or produced at the counter.
  

• Swisscom

  0800 800 800
  

• Sunrise

  0844 202 202
  

• Billag, the Swiss organisation that receives payment for radio and TV licences

  0844 83 48 34
  

• Post Office
  

• Connection and subscription to the Télégenève/Naxoo network

  022 322 08 00
  

• your employer
• credit card companies
• your insurance companies
• your medical insurance fund
• your subscriptions (newspapers, clubs, mobile phones, associations, etc.)
• your bank(s)
• schools, clubs, etc. for your children
• clubs or associations you belong to
• send your new address to your former property management company so that they can forward the heating charges for the season in progress

• the cantonal tax department (only if you change canton 022 327 41 11)
  Cantonal Tax Department
  26 rue du Stand
  PO Box 3937
  1211 Geneva 3
  Head of section (persons subject to military service)

Change of address document : :

Some useful links :

http://www.ch.ch/
http://www.geneve.ch/parkings/
http://www.naxoo.ch/index_fr.aspx
http://www.geneve.ch/