AA-3cert (complete Application Summary and Certification

United States of America
Railroad Retirement Board

CURRENT (COMPLETED)

Form Approved
OMB 3220-0042

APPLICATION SUMMARY FOR SPOUSE ANNUITY

Employee’s Name
RR Claim No.
Social Security Number
Date of Birth

John Public
A 123-45-6789
123-45-6789
01/02/1940

The following information was either supplied by or verified by you in support of your
application for a Spouse Annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act. After you have
reviewed the information, make any changes on the summary, initial the change and sign
the certification on the last page. Return the certification and all pages of the summary to
the RRB.

Applicant Information

Daytime Telephone Number
Social Security Number
Date of Birth

Jane Public
844 N. Rush Street
Chicago, IL 60611
555-555-1212
111-22-3333
02/20/1942

Type of Application Filed

Spouse Annuity

Name and Address

You have requested that any payment due you be sent using the Direct Express® Debit
MasterCard®. Payments will be sent to the address shown above until the card is issued.
Applicant’s Marriages
You are currently married to or separated from the employee.
You were not married before your marriage to the employee.
Criminal Offense Information
Within the past 12 months you have not been imprisoned or given a sentence of
confinement due to a conviction for a criminal offense.
Other Government Benefits
You have not filed nor do you plan to file in the next three months for social security
benefits on any account number.
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You are not receiving a social security benefit.
In the past month you have not filed nor do you plan to file in the next three months for
railroad retirement benefits on any other account number.
You are not receiving a railroad retirement annuity.
You are not receiving nor do you expect to receive a pension or lump-sum payment based
on your earnings from a Federal, state or local government agency.
Earnings Information
In 2013, you expect your total earnings will be less than $14,640.
Railroad Work and NonRailroad Work
You have not worked for a railroad, railroad labor organization or other employer in the
railroad industry.
You worked for the following employer(s) outside the railroad industry in the six months
before you expect your annuity to begin:
Jive Records

from 04/28/1993 to 01/20/2006

Beginning Dates and Filing Dates
You have requested your annuity begin on the earliest date permitted by law, even if you
will receive a reduced annuity.
You do not want this application to protect your filing date for social security benefits.

Application for a Spouse Annuity - Certification
Employee’s RR Claim Number
Employee’s Name
Employee’s Social Security Number

A 123-45-6789
John Public
123-45-6789

Applicant’s Name
Applicant’s Social Security Number

Jane Public
111-22-3333

I certify that the information I have given to the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) in
relation to this application is true to the best of my knowledge. I know that if I make a
false or fraudulent statement or withhold information, in order to receive benefits from the
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RRB, I am committing a crime under Federal law, which may be punishable by fines,
imprisonment or both.
I have received and reviewed a summary of the information I provided. I understand that I
have an obligation to advise the RRB immediately if there are any errors in the summary I
received, and I have made and initialed any corrections on the summary being returned to
the RRB.
I have received and reviewed the booklets RB-30, Spouse Annuity, and RB-9, Employee
and Spouse Annuities - Events that Must be Reported, and Form G-77a, How Work
Affects Your Railroad Retirement Benefits. I understand that I am responsible for
reporting events that would affect my annuity as explained in the booklets and form.
Failure to report any of the events listed below or other events that may affect my annuity,
may result in a penalty deduction from my annuity, as well as criminal and/or civil
prosecution.
I agree to immediately notify the RRB, if
 My marriage to the employee ends in death or divorce.
 I receive a lump-sum payment or begin to receive a monthly pension based on my
earnings from a Federal, state or local government agency.
 I file for social security benefits on any person’s earnings record.
 I go to work for a railroad or railroad labor organization or work in any capacity in
the railroad industry.
 I return to work for Jive Records.
 I earn over the annual earnings exempt amount.
 I perform work, including self-employment, for a family owned, controlled or
managed business, including a business operated, managed or owned by me, a
family member, friend or close associate, whether for pay or not, and without
regard to how the business is organized (e.g., sole proprietorship, partnership,
corporation, LLC, etc.).
 I become a corporate officer of, own or operate a corporation (including a
corporation owned by a family member or friend), whether for pay or not.
 I receive anything of value in lieu of salary or wages for any work that I perform.
 My address changes.
 My financial organization or the account number of my financial organization
changes.
 I am confined in a jail, prison, penal institution, or correctional facility due to a
conviction for a criminal offense.

_________________________________
Signature (First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name)
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Date (Month/Day/Year)

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If this certification is signed by mark (“X”), two witnesses who know the person signing must sign below, giving their
full addresses and daytime telephone numbers.

____________________________________
Signature of Witness

________________________________
Signature of Witness

____________________________________
Address (Street, City, State and ZIP Code)

________________________________
Address (Street, City, State and ZIP Code)

(_____)______________________________
Daytime Telephone Number

(_____)__________________________
Daytime Telephone Number

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