Application for Spouse/Divorced Spouse Annuity

CURRENT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE
OFFICIALLY FILED
DAY
MONTH

APPLICATION FOR
SPOUSE/DIVORCED
SPOUSE ANNUITY

YEAR

OFFICE NUMBER

APPROVED

APPLICATION NUMBER

DATE CODED
DAY
MONTH

YEAR

CODED BY

Section 1

General Instructions

Before you complete this application, be sure to read the booklet RB-30, Spouse/Divorced Spouse Annuity, which explains information
you will need to answer many of the questions in this application. Also be sure to read the important notices at the end of the booklet
RB-30.
Type or print legibly in ink. If you need more space than is provided to answer a question, use Section 15 for this purpose. If you do not
know the answer to a question, print “Unknown” in the space provided for the answer.
When entering dates, always use numbers. Also, be sure there is one number in each box. For example, you would enter July 7, 2017, as:
Month

Day

Year

0 7 0 7 2 0 1 7
Some items in this application will not apply to you so you will not need to answer them. Based on your answer to a question, you may
be told to skip to another item number, or even another section. Follow the instructions that tell you to “Go to” another item. These are
designed to save you time and help you move through the application form quickly filling in only necessary information. If no “Go to”
instructions are given, answer the next item in order. Do not skip any items unless directed to do so.
If you are completing this application on behalf of someone else, you must answer each question as it applies to the applicant.

Section 2

Identifying Information

Check the information entered by the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) for Items 1 through 6 for accuracy.
 If the information is correct, go to Section 3.
 If the information is not correct, cross out the incorrect information and enter the correct information above it.
 If the information is missing, fill it in.
Employee
Identification

Applicant
Identification

1

EMPLOYEE’S RAILROAD RETIREMENT CLAIM NUMBER

2

EMPLOYEE’S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

3

EMPLOYEE’S NAME

4

APPLICANT’S NAME

5

MAILING ADDRESS

CITY AND STATE

ZIP CODE

6

DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER

OMB Approval Not Required (<10 Responses Annually)

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Information About You And Your Family

Section 3
Social
Security
Information

7

Enter your social security number.
If none, enter an “X” by “To be submitted.”

8

9

–
 To be submitted

Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
My name appears on my social security card
exactly as it does in Item 4.

 Yes
 No

10 Enter an “X” in the box that shows your sex.

Name At
Birth
Current
Marriage
Marital
Status
Previous
Marriage

Go to Item 10
Go to Item 9




MALE

Month

Day

Year

Month

Day

Year

FEMALE

11 Enter your date of birth.
12 Enter your name at birth if
different from Item 4.
13 Enter the date of your marriage
to the railroad employee.
14 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
Marital status to the railroad employee.

 MARRIED
 DIVORCED

15 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
The railroad employee was married
before our marriage.

 Yes
 No

16 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I was married before my marriage
to the railroad employee.

 Yes
 No

Subsequent 17 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
Marriage
I was married after my marriage

Go to Item 15
Go to Item 17

Go to Item 18
Go to Item 19

 Yes
 No

to the railroad employee.
Marriage
History

Go to Item 10

Enter your name as it appears on your
social security card.

Sex

Birthdate

Go to
Item 8

–

18 If you are a spouse, enter the following information about your marriage before your marriage to the employee.
If you are a divorced spouse, enter the following information about your marriage after your marriage to the
employee. If applicable, enter information for more than one marriage in Section 15.
Marriage Ended

Marriage Began

a
1. Date

5. Date

2. City and State

6. City and State

3. Former Spouse’s Name

7. Reason  Death

 Divorce  Annulment
 Other - Explain in Section 15

–

4. Former Spouse’s Social Security Number

–

Complete 18b if you do not know your former spouse’s social security number.
b

Month

Enter your former spouse’s
(1) Date of birth
(2) Place of birth
(3) Father’s name
(4) Mother’s maiden name

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Day

Year

Criminal
Offense

19 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
Within the past 12 months, I have been imprisoned or given a sentence of
confinement due to a conviction for a
criminal offense.



Yes

Go to Item 20

 No

Go to Section 4

Month

Day

Year

Month

Day

Year

Month

Day

Year

20 Enter the date of the conviction.
21 Enter the date of the sentence of
confinement.

22 Enter the date that confinement began.

23 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
Has the confinement ended?

 Yes
 No
Month

Go to Item 24
Go to Section 4
Day

Year

24 Enter the date confinement ended.

Section 4

Information About Type Of Annuity

Please read Parts I & III of the RB-30 booklet for information about spouse and divorced spouse annuities and reductions for
early retirement.
Type of
Annuity

25

Enter an “X” in the box that shows the type of
spouse annuity you are filing for.

26 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I will accept a reduced age annuity if
I am not eligible for a full age annuity
or an annuity based on child(ren).

Section 5

}

Go to
Item 26

REDUCED AGE
ANNUITY

}

Go to
Section 5

DIVORCED SPOUSE
WITH PREVIOUS
AGE REDUCTION

}

Go to
Section 6




FULL AGE ANNUITY




ANNUITY BASED ON
CHILDREN

 Yes
 No

Information About Children In Your Care

Please read Part I of the RB-30 booklet for an explanation of “child-in-care.”
Filing
Based On
Child-InCare

27 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I have one or more of the railroad employee’s
children in my care who are unmarried and under
age 18. (This includes natural children, adopted
children, stepchildren and dependent
grandchildren.)
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

Yes

 No

Go to Item 28
Go to Item 33

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Children

Print the requested information for every child in your care who would count toward qualifying you for an annuity.
Print the youngest child in 28, the second youngest in 29, and so on. If a child does not have a social security
number, enter “TO BE SUBMITTED.”
Child’s Full Name and
Social Security Number
28a Name

Relationship to Employee
(Check One)
28c

28b
29a Name

29c

29b
30a Name

30c

30b
31a Name

31c

31b
32a Name

32c

32b



























Natural
Adopted
Stepchild
Grandchild
Other
Natural
Adopted
Stepchild
Grandchild
Other
Natural
Adopted
Stepchild
Grandchild
Other
Natural
Adopted
Stepchild
Grandchild
Other
Natural
Adopted
Stepchild
Grandchild
Other

Enter an ”X” in the
appropriate box:
The child is disabled

Date of Birth

28e

28d
Month

Day

Year

Day

Year

Day

Year

Day

Year

Day

Year

29e

29d
Month

30e

30d
Month

31e

31d
Month

32e

32d
Month

 Yes
 No

 Yes
 No

 Yes
 No

 Yes
 No

 Yes
 No

Note: To support your entitlement to a spouse annuity based on having a disabled child in your care,
either you or the employee must complete and return to the RRB Form AA-19a, Application for
Determination of Child’s Disability, for each disabled child listed in Items 28-32.
Do not complete Item 33 if every child in items 28-32 is living with you; go to Section 6.
Children
Not Living
With
Applicant

33 Print the requested information for every child not living with you. Print the youngest child in (a).
Explain your parental responsibilities in Section 15.
Full Name
Of Child

Person With Whom Child Now Lives
Child’s Address
Name

a
b

Note: Items 34-45 are reserved.

Section 6

Information About Your Railroad Work

Please read Part II of the RB-30 booklet for an explanation of work that you must stop.
Railroad
Work
Last
Railroad
Employment

46 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I have worked for a railroad or other employer in the
railroad industry or a railroad labor organization.
47 Enter the name of the railroad company or railroad
labor organization that last employed you.
48 Enter your payroll name and identification
number for that employer. (If you did not
work for the employer named in Item 47 this
year or last year, leave this item blank.)
49 Enter your last job title for that employer.
(If you did not work for the employer named
in Item 47 this year or last year, leave this
item blank.)

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 Yes
 No

Go to Item 47
Go to Section 7

Relationship
To Child

Last
50
Railroad
Employment
(Cont.)

Enter your last division or department
and its location for that employer.

51 Enter the dates you worked for that employer.
(If your railroad employment has not ended,
enter the last date you will work for that
employer in the “TO” date.)

Other
Railroad
Work

TO

FROM
Month

Day

Year

52 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I relinquish my seniority rights and all other
rights to work for the employer shown in Item 47
as of the last date entered in Item 51.

 Yes
 No

53 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I have worked for another railroad or other
employer in the railroad industry or a railroad
labor organization this year or last year.

 Yes
 No

Month

Year

Day

Go to Item 54
Go to Item 60

54 Enter the name of that employer.
55 Enter your payroll name and Identification
number for that employer.
56 Enter your last job title for
that employer.
57 Enter your last division or department
and its location for that employer.
58 Enter the dates you worked for the employer
named in Item 54. (If your railroad employment
has not ended, enter the last date you will work
for this employer in the “TO” date.)

Railroad
Seniority
Rights

FROM
Month

Day

TO
Year

59 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I relinquish my seniority rights and all other
rights to work for the employer shown in
Item 54 as of the last date entered in Item 58.

 Yes
 No

60 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I still have seniority rights or other rights to return
to work for a railroad employer or a railroad labor
organization not listed in Items 47 or 54.

 Yes
 No

Month

Year

Day

Go to Item 61
Go to Section 7

61 Enter the name and address of any additional
employer indicated in Item 60 with whom you
still have rights to return to work.

Note: Your spouse annuity cannot begin until you relinquish your rights to employment
with the employer(s) named in Items 47-61.

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Information About Your Nonrailroad Work

Section 7

Do not complete this section if you are filing for a divorced spouse annuity.
Nonrailroad
Work

Please read Part IV of the RB-30 booklet for information about nonrailroad work and how employment affects your
annuity.

62

Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I worked for pay outside the railroad industry within the 6
months before the date I expect my annuity to begin. (Do
not include self-employment. Include any employment for an
incorporated business which you own or public service.)

 Yes

Go to Note and Item 63



Go to Item 73

No

Note: If you had Last Pre-Retirement Nonrailroad Employment (LPE) after your annuity would begin,
complete Form G-19F, Earnings Information Request, only when one of the following applies:
(1) The annuity beginning date (ABD) is before January 1 of this year or
(2) the ABD is January 1, or later, of this year, and you ceased working in LPE after the ABD month.
Most Recent
Nonrailroad
Work

63

Enter the name and address of your current or most
recent nonrailroad employer.

64

Enter your current or most recent job title
for that employer.

65

Enter your average monthly salary for that employer.
(SHOW DOLLARS ONLY)

66

Enter the dates you worked for that
employer. (If you have not set the date
you expect to stop working, leave the
“TO” date blank and check the box
“I am still working.”)

67

Next Most
Recent
Nonrailroad
Work

SelfEmployment

FROM
Month Day

Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
The employer named in Item 63 is a seasonal employer.

68

Enter the name and address of your next most
recent nonrailroad employer within the 6 months
before the date you expect your annuity to begin.

69

Enter your last job title for that employer.

70

Enter your average monthly salary for that employer.
(SHOW DOLLARS ONLY)

71

Enter the dates you worked for that
employer. (If you have not set the date
you expect to stop working, leave the
“TO” date blank and check the box
“I am still working.”)

72

$



I am still working




Yes

TO
Month Day

If none, enter “NONE” and go to Item 73

$
Year



I am still working




Yes

TO
Month Day

No

If you are employed and your business is incorporated, answer Item 73 “No.” Make sure Items 62-72 are also
completed. If your business is not incorporated, answer Item 73 “Yes” and go to Item 74.
73

Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I was self-employed during the last
6 months.

 Yes
No

Go to Item 74
Go to Section 8

Note: If answered “Yes,” complete and return Form AA-4, Self-Employment and Substantial Service
Questionnaire, to the RRB.
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Year

No

FROM
Month Day

Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
The employer named in Item 68 is a seasonal employer.

Year

Year

SelfEmployment 74
(Cont.)

 Yes
 No

Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I am still self-employed.

Month

75 Enter the date you were last
self-employed.

Section 8

Go to Section 8
Go to Item 75
Day

Year

Information About When Your Annuity Will Begin

Please read Part II of the RB-30 booklet to find out how your annuity beginning date is determined.
Annuity
Beginning
Date

76 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I want my annuity to begin on the
earliest date permitted by law.

 Yes
 No
Month

Go to Section 9
Go to Item 77
Day

Year

77 Enter the date you want your annuity to begin.

Section 9

Information About Your Earnings

Before answering Items 78-89, please read Part IV of the RB-30 booklet to find out how earnings can affect your annuity.
For the exempt amounts, refer to Form G-77a, How Work Affects Your Railroad Retirement Benefits.
Earnings
Last
Year
________
(Year)

78 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I expect my annuity to begin before
January 1 of this year.

 Yes
 No

79 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
My total earnings from all employment
last year were more than the annual
earnings exempt amount.

 Yes
 No

80 Enter your total earnings for last year.
(SHOW DOLLARS ONLY)

Go to Item 83

Go to Item 80
Go to Item 83

$

81 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I earned more than the monthly earnings exempt
amount in employment for hire or performed substantial services in self-employment in every month
last year.

 Yes
 No

82 Enter an ”X” next to each month last
year in which you did not earn more than
the monthly earnings exempt amount or perform
substantial services in self-employment.
Earnings
This Year
_______
(Year)

Go to Item 79

83 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I expect my total earnings for all employment this year
to be more than the annual earnings exempt amount.
(If all your earnings are from only railroad employment
before your date last worked, answer “No.”)
84 Enter the total amount you expect
to earn this year.
(SHOW DOLLARS ONLY)

Go to Item 83
Go to Item 82

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

 Yes
 No

Go to Item 84
Go to Item 87

$
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Earnings
This Year
(Cont.)

85 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I expect to earn more than the monthly earnings
exempt amount in employment for hire or to
perform substantial services in self-employment in
every month this year.

 Yes
 No

86 Enter an ”X” next to each month this year in which
you did not, or do not expect to, earn the monthly
earnings exempt amount or perform substantial
services in self-employment.

Earnings
Next Year
_______
(Year)

87 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I expect my total earnings for all employment
next year to be more than this year’s annual
earnings exempt amount.
88 Enter the total amount that you expect
to earn next year.
(SHOW DOLLARS ONLY)

Go to Item 86

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

 Yes
 No

Go to Item 88
Go to Section 10

$

89 Enter an ”X” next to each of the first four
months of next year in which you expect
to earn less than this year’s monthly
earnings exempt amount.

Section 10

Go to Item 87

JAN

FEB

MAR

Information About Social Security Benefits

Please read Part V of the RB-30 booklet to see how this application can protect your rights to social security
benefits, and to see what effect social security benefits will have upon your railroad retirement annuity.
Social
Security
Filing Date

Social
Security
Benefits

90 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I also want this application used to protect my filing
date for social security benefits. (Answer “Yes” only
if you are age 62 or older, disabled, or otherwise
eligible for social security old age, disability, or
survivor benefits and you have not filed an application for such benefits.)
91 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I have filed, or plan to file within the next 90 days,
an application for social security benefits.

 Yes
 No

 Yes
 No
Month

Go to Item 92
Go to Section 11

Year

92 Enter the date you became or will become
eligible for these social security benefits.
93 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I have received my first social security payment.

94 Enter the current total monthly amount of
your social security benefits (before
reduction for work or Medicare premiums).
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 Yes
 No

$

Go to Item 94
Go to Item 95

APR

Social
Security
Benefits
(Cont.)

95 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
All or part of my social security benefits
described above are based on the earnings
of someone other than the railroad
employee or myself.

 Yes
 No

Go to Item 96
Go to Section 11

96 Enter the social security number of the person on whose
earnings your social security benefits are based.
97 Enter the name of the person on whose earnings
your social security benefits are based.

Section 11

Information About Other Railroad Retirement Annuity

Please read Part V of the RB-30 booklet for an explanation of the reduction for other railroad retirement annuities.
Other
Railroad
Annuity

98

99

Enter an ”X” in the appropriate box:
I previously filed, or I am now filing for a
separate railroad retirement annuity based
on an earnings record of someone other than
the railroad employee named in Item 3.
(Include yourself if applicable.)

 Yes
 No

Go to Item 99
Go to Section 12

Print the full name of that other person.

Section 12

If only six numbers,
enter here:

Prefix

100 Enter that other person’s Railroad
Retirement Board claim number,
including the letter prefix.

Information About Public Service Pension

Please read Part V of the RB-30 booklet for an explanation of the reduction for a Public Service Pension.
Public
Service
Pension

101 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I am receiving or expect to receive a pension or a
lump-sum payment instead of a pension, based
on my earnings from an agency of the Federal,
state, or local government. (Answer “No” if your
only government pension payments are social
security, railroad retirement, veterans affairs,
worker’s compensation, or black lung benefits.
Also answer “No” if you received a lump-sum
payment that was just your contributions to the
pension fund plus interest.)

102 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I am/was an employee of the Federal Government.

 Yes
 No

 Yes
 No

Go to Item 102
Go to Section 13

Go to Note and Section 13
Go to Item 103

Note: If answered “Yes,” complete and return to the RRB, Form G-208, Public
Service Pension Questionnaire, and verification of your pension.

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Public
Service
Pension
(Cont.)

103 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
In the last 60 months of employment,
I was employed by a state or local
government or the military service, and
social security (FICA) taxes were being
deducted from my public service earnings.

 Yes
 No

Go to Section 13
Go to Note and Section 13

NOTE: If answered “No,” complete and return to the RRB, Form G-208,
Public Service Pension Questionnaire, and verification of your pension.

Section 13

Information About Medicare

Complete this section only if you are 64 years and 5 months of age or older.
Please read Part VI of the RB-30 booklet for an explanation of the Medicare program.
Medicare
Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
Enrollment 104

 Yes
 No

I have a Medicare card that shows entitlement
to Medicare medical insurance (Part B).

105 Enter your Medicare claim number.
(If this is a railroad retirement filing, enter the prefix.
If it is a social security filing, enter the suffix.)

Go to Item 105
Go to Item 106

Prefix

Suffix

Go to Section 14
106 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I have filed for Part B within
the last three months.

 Yes
 No

107 a Enter the social security number or railroad retirement claim number under which you filed. (If this
is a railroad retirement filing, enter the prefix. If it
is a social security filing, enter the suffix.)

Go to Item 107a
Go to Item 108

Prefix

Suffix

Month

Day

Year

b Enter the date you filed.
108 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I wish to enroll in Part B.

 Yes



If you are under age 65 years
and 4 months, go to Section 14.
If you are older than age 65 years and 3
months, go to Item 109.
No
I understand that I elected not to
enroll in Part B and that the premium rate
may be higher if I do enroll later in Part B.
Go to Section 14.

109 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I am currently covered by an employer group health
plan (EGHP) based on my own or my spouse’s
current employment.

 Yes
 No

110 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I was previously covered by an EGHP based on my
own or my spouse’s current employment.

 Yes
 No

111 The beginning date of my EGHP coverage is:
If applicable, the date employment will stop for the
person whose employment qualifies me for EGHP
coverage is:
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Go to
Section 14

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Go to Item 111
Go to Item 110

Go to Item 112
Go to Section 14

Month

Day

Year

Month

Day

Year

Go to Item 113

Medicare
112 The beginning and ending dates of my EGHP
Enrollment
coverage and the date last worked in the employment
(Cont.)

Month

Day

Year

which qualified me for EGHP coverage are:

EGHP Beginning Date
EGHP Ending Date
Date Employment Stopped
Go to Item 113

113 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I wish to enroll in a special enrollment period.

 Yes
 No

114 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
a. I am enrolling in Part B while either still covered
by an EGHP or during the first full month after my
EGHP coverage.

 Yes
 No
Month

Go to Item 114a
Go to Item 115

Go to Item 114b
Go to Section 14
Day

Year

Go to
Section 14

b. I am requesting a Part B effective date of
115 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I am requesting premium surcharge relief
for the months of EGHP coverage.

Section 14

 Yes
 No

Receiving Your Payments

All applicants filing for RRB benefits must choose to receive their annuity payments either:



By Direct Deposit to a bank, savings and loan, credit union or other financial institution; or
Into a Direct Express® Debit MasterCard® account.

Please read Part VII of the RB-30 booklet for an explanation of Direct Deposit and the Direct Express® Debit MasterCard®.
Payment
Options

Direct
Deposit

116 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box to indicate how you
want to receive your payments.



Direct Deposit - Go to Item 117



Direct Express® Debit MasterCard®
Go to Section 15



Neither Direct Deposit nor Direct Express®
Debit MasterCard® - Go to Section 15

To provide the information we need to correctly deposit your payments by Direct Deposit, either attach a voided
personal check and go to Section 15, or call your financial institution for the information you need to complete
Items 117 through 121 below.

117 Enter the name of your financial institution.

Area Code

118 Enter the telephone number of your
financial institution.

Telephone Number

119 Enter the routing transit number of your financial institution.
120 Enter your account number.
121 Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
Type of account for the above account number.





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Checking
Savings
Go to Section 15
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Section 15
Remarks

Remarks

122 This section is to be used for the continuation of answers to other items. Be sure to include the item number
at the beginning of the answer you wish to continue. You may also use this section to enter any additional
information that you feel may be important to include.

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Section 16
Certification 123

Enter an “X” in the appropriate box:
I will have a guardian or other representative
sign this application on my behalf.

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YES

Go to Note and Item 124

NO

Go to Item 124

Note: If answered “Yes,” your guardian or other representative must sign this application. That
person must also complete and return Form AA-5, Application for Substitution of Payee.

124 I certify that the information I gave the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) on 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 RRB, I am
committing a crime under Federal law which may be punishable by fines, imprisonment, or both. I have received and reviewed
the booklets, RB-30, Spouse/Divorced Spouse Annuity and RB-9, Employee and Spouse Annuities-Events That Must be
Reported. I understand that I am responsible for reporting events that would affect my annuity as explained in the booklets.
I agree to immediately notify the RRB:

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IF I go to work for a railroad or railroad labor
organization, or return to work in any capacity in the
railroad industry.
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IF I am filing in advance of the date(s) shown in
•
items 51 (and 58), and there is a change in a date.
IF I receive a settlement with credit for railroad ser•
vice as “pay-for-time-lost” for months after the date(s)
shown in item(s) 51 (and 58).
IF I return to work for my Last Pre-Retirement
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Nonrailroad Employer and there is a change in my
estimated earnings.
•
IF I begin to receive benefits directly from the Social
Security Administration.
IF benefits I receive directly from SSA are adjusted for
a reason other than normal cost-of-living increases.
IF I begin to receive a public service pension or there is
a change in the amount of my public service pension.
IF my marriage ends in death or divorce (if I am filing •
for a spouse annuity).
IF I remarry (if I am filing for a divorced spouse
•
annuity).

IF a qualifying child marries or leaves my custody or
residence.
IF my address changes.
IF my financial organization or the account number at
my financial organization changes.
IF I am confined in a jail, prison, penal institution, or
correctional facility due to a conviction for a criminal
offense.
IF I earn more than the annual earnings exempt
amount.
IF 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.).
IF 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.
IF I receive anything of value in lieu of salary or wages
for any work that I performed.

Also, if I am covered by the earnings restriction provisions of the Railroad Retirement Act, I have received and reviewed
Form G-77a, How Work Affects Your Railroad Retirement Benefits. Failure to report any of the above events
or other events that may affect my annuity may result in a penalty deduction from my annuity, criminal and/or civil
prosecution.
SIGNATURE
(First Name, Middle Initial,
Last Name)
Month

Day

Year

DATE

125 If this certification is signed by mark (“X”) in Item 124, two witnesses who know the person signing must
sign below, giving their full addresses and daytime telephone numbers.
a. Signature of Witness

b. Signature of Witness

Address (Number and Street)

Address (Number and Street)

City, State, ZIP Code

City, State, ZIP Code

Area Code

Telephone Number

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Area Code

Telephone Number

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How To Return Your Application

Before you return your application, check to make sure that:
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Every question that applies to you has been answered.

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You have entered “unknown” in any answer space for which you were unable to answer a question.

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You have signed and dated the application.

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You have included all the needed proofs listed in the letter you received with this application.

When you received your application, you should also have received a pre-addressed return envelope. If you
do not have this envelope, you can use any envelope as long as it is addressed to the RRB office serving your
location. No matter which envelope you use, you must put the correct postage on the envelope. Be careful
to provide enough postage, because your application and the accompanying forms may weigh more than a
standard letter. The U.S. Postal Service will not deliver your application unless it has the correct postage.
Make one final check before you seal the envelope to ensure that the following are enclosed:
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NEEDED PROOFS

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THE APPLICATION FORM ITSELF

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ADDITIONAL FORMS YOU WERE ASKED TO COMPLETE

Note: After the RRB receives your application, a receipt form with information about your claim
will be sent to you. When you receive it, you will know that the RRB has received your application and has started the work needed to determine if you are entitled to benefits. If you do not
receive the receipt within two weeks after you have filed this application, please contact us so
we can find out what is causing the delay.

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