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AHV branch office NidauRegistering a cleaner or a nanny: what you can do here

The AHV branch office Nidau is the local outpost of the compensation fund of the canton of Bern: information, forms, advice on specific questions. It accepts your paper registration and forwards it; online, it goes directly to the fund.

Responsible for 3 municipalitiesVerwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne
The registration form, filled in ↓

Address and opening hours

AHV-Zweigstelle Nidau

Address
Schulgasse 2
2560 Nidau
Directions ↗On the national map ↗
Responsible for
Ligerz, Nidau, Twann-Tüscherz
Office website ↗

Sources: Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern, Zweigstellen der AKB · Checked

Where the Nidau office is

Aarberg: AHV office AarbergBargen (BE): AHV office AarbergKallnach: AHV office KallnachKappelen: AHV office AarbergLyss: AHV office LyssSeedorf (BE): AHV office SeedorfBiel/Bienne: AHV office Biel/BienneEvilard: AHV office Biel/BienneBüetigen: AHV office BüetigenCormoret: AHV office CourtelaryCortébert: AHV office CortébertCourtelary: AHV office CourtelaryOrvin: AHV office Péry-La HeutteVilleret: AHV office Saint-ImierBrüttelen: AHV office InsErlach: AHV office GalsFinsterhennen: AHV office SiselenGals: AHV office GalsLüscherz: AHV office GalsSiselen: AHV office SiselenVinelz: AHV office GalsLa Neuveville: AHV office La NeuvevilleNods: AHV office La NeuvevillePlateau de Diesse: AHV office La NeuvevilleAegerten: AHV office BrüggBellmund: AHV office IpsachBrügg: AHV office BrüggBühl: AHV office WalperswilEpsach: AHV office IpsachHagneck: AHV office IpsachHermrigen: AHV office HermrigenJens: AHV office HermrigenIpsach: AHV office IpsachLigerzMerzligen: AHV office HermrigenMörigen: AHV office IpsachNidauOrpund: AHV office OrpundPort: AHV office IpsachSafnern: AHV office OrpundScheuren: AHV office ScheurenSchwadernau: AHV office StudenStuden (BE): AHV office StudenSutz-Lattrigen: AHV office IpsachTäuffelen: AHV office IpsachWalperswil: AHV office WalperswilWorben: AHV office WorbenTwann-TüscherzCressier (NE): AHV office LaténaLe Landeron: AHV office LaténaLignières: AHV office LaténaTwann-TüscherzLigerzBiel/BienneAarbergIpsachLa NeuvevillePortStuden (BE)TäuffelenOrpundEvilardWorben

Coloured: the municipalities this office is responsible for. Click a neighbouring municipality to go to its office.

Responsible for 3 municipalities

  • Coat of arms of NidauNidau6,815 Population
  • Coat of arms of Twann-TüscherzTwann-Tüscherz1,159 Population
  • Coat of arms of LigerzLigerz544 Population

Postcodes: 2503, 2505, 2512, 2513, 2514, 2516, 2560, 3235

What the office does for you

  • Information, documentation and advice on specific questions
  • It accepts your paper registration and forwards it to the compensation fund
  • According to the compensation fund, employers hand in paper wage forms (wage statement, correction) at the AHV branch office

What goes through the Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern

  • The registration as a household employer online, with federal form 318.147 directly to the compensation fund where you live
  • The annual wage report: the fund sends the invitation at the end of November
  • The invoice for AHV, ALV and family allowances, in the simplified procedure with the 5 % withholding tax

Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern ↗ · Chutzenstrasse 10, 3007 Bern · +41 31 379 79 79

The registration form, filled in

With the Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern you register online. Here you see what goes where before you open the fund's form.

What to have ready for the registration

  • Your own AHV number (on your health insurance card) and your date of birth
  • Since when you employ someone and the estimated wage
  • An IBAN for refunds
  • Whether you already have accident insurance. If not, choose accident insurance through the compensation fund in the form (simplified procedure plus)

The federal form asks nothing about the employee. Those details come with the wage report.

Register within 30 days

The registration must reach the Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern within 30 days of the first working day. After that, you report the previous year's wages every year by 30 January.

Leaflet 2.07, sections 9 and 10 ↗

What a household employee costs in Bern

Rates in Bern: family allowances 1.5 % of the wage, administration fee 5 % of the AHV contributions.

Clino prepares the documents, you submit them.

Employment contract, payslips and the pre-filled registration for the Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern. You submit it online or take the paper to the branch office.

Prepare the documents

Nothing charged before day 30. Cancel monthly.

What does your cleaner really cost?

Hourly rate
CHF 30per hour
Hours
4 hper week
You pay, everything included
CHF 630.45per month
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Good to know in Bern

What is particular here

  • The branch office is often regional: 204 offices for 334 municipalities. Ostermundigen goes to the office in Bern, Spiez to the one in Thun.
  • In the Bernese Jura, the branch offices work in French. The Biel-Bienne/Evilard office is bilingual.
  • In the simplified procedure plus, you cannot use the fund's ePortal yet.
  • You do not have to report new employees to the fund. In a private household, contributions are still due on every wage, even below CHF 2'500 a year.
  • Small branch offices are often open on certain days only. Call before you go.

Household staff in Bern

Do you work in Nidau as a cleaner, nanny or caregiver?

Your wage, your holidays and your AHV: this applies in every household, even for a few hours a week.

Offices nearby

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipalities belong to the Nidau AHV branch office?

The Nidau AHV branch office is responsible for Nidau, Twann-Tüscherz, Ligerz.

When is the Nidau AHV branch office open?

The office publishes no opening hours of its own. Call before you go: 032 332 94 26.

By when do I have to register my household help?

Within 30 days of the first working day, with the Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern. The Nidau office accepts paper forms and forwards them.

What does it cost to register household help in Nidau?

The registration itself is free. On the wage you pay the social insurance contributions and, in Bern, 1.5 % for family allowances. The calculator on this page shows what that means for your wage.

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