Application for Immediate Retirement Civil Service ...

1 Application for Immediate RetirementCivil Service Retirement System (CSRS) Introduction If you are a current Federal or Postal Service employee coveredby the Civil Service Retirement System and you wish to applyfor Retirement with an Immediate annuity (annuity commencingwithin one month after the date of separation on which title toannuity is based), this package is for you! If you are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System, you must use SF 3107 to apply for an Immediate annuity Retirement . If you are applying for disability Retirement , you mustcomplete both this Application and Standard Form 3112, Application for Disability Retirement . Ask your agency forthis form.

2 You, your physician, and your agency mustcomplete the various portions of SF 3112. The Office ofPersonnel Management (OPM) must receive the SF 3112within one year after the date you separate. Do not use this package or the forms it contains to apply fordeferred annuity. If you want to apply for a deferred annuity(generally beginning at age 62), you should request anapplication from the Office of Personnel Management, CivilService Retirement System, Retirement Operations Center,Boyers, PA 16017. Keep the information section of this package for futurereference. Where to Obtain Additional Information This package presents basic Retirement information aboutmatters affecting most retiring employees.

3 Contact the HumanResources Office at the agency where you work for retirementcounseling, detailed information, and other assistance youneed to prepare for Retirement . Your agency must certify thatyou are eligible for an Immediate annuity. OPM employeescannot advise you before you are separated and your certifiedrecords are forwarded to OPM. General Information This package contains the following: 1) Instructions for the completion and submission of the SF 2801, Schedules A, B, C, and SF 2801-2. 2) Additional information about Retirement , including: Post-1956 Military Service , page 4 Important Information About Survivor Annuity Elections, page 5 Survivor Annuity Election Changes After Retirement , page 7 How Annuities Are Computed, page 8 Cost-of-Living Increases, page 10 Payment and Accrual of Annuity, page 10 Filing Your Application , page 10 What Happens After You File Your Retirement Application , page 11 What To Do If Your Address Changes Before Processing Is Completed, page 11 4) Schedules A, B, and C to be completed by the retiringemployee if he or she has (1) active duty military Service , (2)

4 Has ever applied for military retired pay and/or pensionor compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairsin lieu of military retired pay, or (3) has applied forcompensation benefits from the Office of Workers'Compensation Programs, Department of Labor. 5) SF 2801-2, Spouse's Consent to Survivor Election, to be completed by the retiring employee, his or her currentspouse, and a notary public (or other person authorized toadminister oaths) in cases where a married applicant electsless than the maximum survivor annuity for the spouse. 6) SF 2801-1, Certified Summary of Federal Service , to be completed by the employing agency and signed by theapplicant after reviewing the information the employing agency enters.

5 7) Agency Checklist of Immediate Retirement Procedures, to be completed by the employing agency and, to the extentpossible, reviewed by the retiring employee to help assurecompleteness and correctness of the submission. Instructions for Completing Application for Immediate Retirement Type or print clearly. If you need more space in any section,use a plain piece of paper with your name and date of birthwritten at the top. If you do not know an answer write unknown. If you are not sure (for example, if you do notknow an exact date), answer to the best of your ability,followed by a question mark (?). Refer to the pamphlet SF 2801A, Applying for ImmediateRetirement Under the Civil Service Retirement System, for additional information about those questions on theapplication which are not entirely self-explanatory.

6 Section A - Identifying InformationItem 2: List other names under which you have beenemployed in the Federal government (such as amaiden name). This will help OPM locate andidentify records maintained under these names. Item 3: Enter the address to which correspondence should bemailed. If you want your payments sent to a bank orother financial institution, do not enter the bank address here; see Section H of the Application form. Item 6: List all social security numbers you have used. Section B - Federal Service Item 2: Enter the date of final separation for blank if applying for disability Retirement andnot yet separated. Please note that if you are currentlyserving in more than one appointive or electiveposition in the Federal Government, you mustseparate from all such positions before you canqualify for an Immediate Retirement .

7 3) SF 2801, Application for Immediate Retirement , to be completed and signed by the retiring employee. Office of Personnel Management (See page 11 for the Privacy Act Statement.) Standard Form 2801 CSRS/FERS Handbook for Personnel and Payroll Office 2801-111 Revised June 2013 NSN 7540-00-634-4250 Previous editions are not usable. Item 4: Indicate whether or not you have performed activeduty that terminated under honorable conditions inthe armed forces or other uniformed services of the United States, including the following: (a) Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, orCoast Guard of the United States, (b) Regular Corps or Reserve Corps of thePublic Health Service after June 30, 1960, (c) Commissioned Officer of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ora predecessor entity in function after June30, 1961.

8 (d) Cadet at the Military Academy, Force Academy, Coast GuardAcademy, or Midshipman at the NavalAcademy. (e) Excluding the National Guard, active servicein the reserve components of the uniformedservices, including active duty for training, ismilitary Service . Service as a National Guardmember does not meet the definition of military Service for purposes of Civil serviceretirement, except when the member isordered to active duty in the Service of theUnited States or performs full-time NationalGuard Duty (as such term is defined insection 101(d) of title 10) if the NationalGuard duty interrupts creditable civilianservice under subchapter III of chapter 83 oftitle 5, and is followed by reemployment inaccordance with chapter 43 of title 38 thatoccurs on or after August 1, 1990.

9 If you have performed such Service , completeand attach Schedule A, furnishing the requestedinformation from the military for each period ofactive duty. Provide evidence of active duty youclaim. You are responsible for obtaining thisinformation and submitting it to OPM to substantiateyour claim. OPM may verify the information with themilitary Service . Item 5: If you are receiving, or have applied for, any form ofmilitary retired pay and/or pension or compensationfrom the Department of Veterans Affairs in lieu ofmilitary retired pay, answer yes to item 5, thencomplete and attach Schedule B - Military RetiredPay. Important: Military retired pay includesdisability pay and reserve retainer pay.

10 Section C - Other Claim Information Item 2: Indicate whether or not you have ever applied forretirement, refund, deposit or redeposit, return ofexcess deductions, or voluntary contributions underthe Civil Service Retirement System. If you have,indicate which type in 2a and the applicable claimnumbers in 2b. This helps to assure that all of yourrecords are located and that proper credit is given for your Service , and for any deposit, redeposit orvoluntary contribution payments you may have made. Section D- Insurance Information If you want to continue your Federal Employees HealthBenefits (FEHB) and/or Federal Employees' Group LifeInsurance (FEGLI) coverage as a retiree, you must meet thefollowing basic requirements.