
AHV branch office OberdorfRegistering a cleaner or a nanny: what you can do here
The AHV branch office Oberdorf gives information, has the forms and forwards paper forms to the Ausgleichskasse Nidwalden. Your registration as an employer is processed by the Ausgleichskasse Nidwalden.
Address and opening hours
AHV-Zweigstelle Oberdorf
- Phone
- 041 618 62 62
- oberdorf@nw.ch
- Opening hours
Mon–Fri 08:00–12:00, 14:00–17:00 - Responsible for
- Oberdorf (NW)
Sources: oberdorf-nw.ch · Checked
Where the Oberdorf office is
Coloured: the municipalities this office is responsible for. Click a neighbouring municipality to go to its office.
- Population
- 3,121
- District
- Kanton Nidwalden
- Area
- 16.2 km²
- Elevation
- 716 m
Postcodes: 6370, 6374, 6382, 6383
Localities: Büren NW, Niederrickenbach
What the office does for you
- Information on AHV, IV, supplementary benefits and your duties as an employer
- Forms and leaflets at the counter
- It checks the documents you hand in and forwards them to the Ausgleichskasse Nidwalden
What goes through the Ausgleichskasse Nidwalden
- The registration as an employer, online or on paper
- The annual wage declaration, online through AHVeasy or on paper
- The invoice for AHV, ALV and family allowances, in the simplified procedure with the 5 % withholding tax
Ausgleichskasse Nidwalden ↗ · Stansstaderstrasse 88, 6371 Stans · +41 41 618 51 00
The registration form, filled in
With the Ausgleichskasse Nidwalden 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)
Depending on the form, the fund also asks about the employee: AHV number, date of birth and wage.
Register within 30 days
The registration must reach the Ausgleichskasse Nidwalden within 30 days of the first working day. After that, you report the previous year's wages every year by 30 January.
What a household employee costs in Nidwalden
Rates in Nidwalden: family allowances 1.5 % of the wage, administration fee 3 % of the AHV contributions.
Clino prepares the documents, you submit them.
Employment contract, payslips and the pre-filled registration for the Ausgleichskasse Nidwalden. You submit it online or take the paper to the branch office.
Nothing charged before day 30. Cancel monthly.
What does your cleaner really cost?
Good to know in Nidwalden
What is particular here
- Each of the 11 municipalities has its own branch office, usually in the municipal administration.
- The Ausgleichskasse Nidwalden in Stans gives personal advice by appointment. Several branch offices offer appointments outside their counter hours.
- In a private household every wage is subject to contributions. The only exception is wages up to CHF 750 a year paid to young people up to age 25, unless they ask otherwise.
- Family allowance contribution: 1.5 % of the wage
- Child allowance CHF 258 a month, education allowance CHF 311
- Standard employment contract for household staff ↗NAV Hauswirtschaft NW
- The fund's online portal: AHVeasy ↗
- Accident insurance through the fund (simplified procedure plus): on request
Household staff in Nidwalden
Do you work in Oberdorf 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
- Stans1.4 km
- Dallenwil2.8 km
- Ennetmoos3.3 km
- Buochs3.7 km
- Ennetbürgen4.1 km
- Stansstad4.3 km
- Wolfenschiessen5.3 km
- Hergiswil6.3 km
Frequently asked questions
When is the Oberdorf AHV branch office open?
Mon–Fri 08:00–12:00, 14:00–17:00. Phone 041 618 62 62.
By when do I have to register my household help?
Within 30 days of the first working day, with the Ausgleichskasse Nidwalden. The Oberdorf office accepts paper forms and forwards them.
What does it cost to register household help in Oberdorf?
The registration itself is free. On the wage you pay the social insurance contributions and, in Nidwalden, 1.5 % for family allowances. The calculator on this page shows what that means for your wage.

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