NAFUSA member David Iglesias found out by accident recently that his 5.5 years of DOJ service, plus one year of White House Fellowship entitled him to a small retirement income at age 62. David wondered if other NAFUSA members may have forgotten about this benefit.

Here is what he learned from his former administrative officer:

“As long as he did not take a refund for his retirement contributions and he has at least five years of creditable service, he can apply for deferred retirement at age 62.  He should complete the application 60 days prior to his 62^nd birthday if possible.”

This is the link to FERS deferred retirement pamphlet –https://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/publications-forms/pamphlets/ri92-19a.pdf

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The link for the application for deferred retirement- https://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/ri92-19.pdf“