[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR20.9]

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                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 20--BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN FORMER SPOUSES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 20.9  Application procedure.

    (a) Submission of Application. To be eligible for retirement or 
survivor benefits under this part, a former spouse must submit a 
properly executed and completed application to the Department of State 
by June 22, 1990 or, if an exception is made for compelling cause to 
this deadline, within 60 days following the date of the letter from the

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Department transmitting the application to the former spouse. The 
application must be delivered or mailed to the Retirement Division (PER/
ER/RET), Room 1251, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520.
    (b) Request for Application. The Department of State has attempted 
to mail applications to all former spouses of whom it is aware that it 
believes may be eligible for benefits under this part. Any eligible 
former spouse who does not have an application at the time this part is 
published in the Federal Register (October 7, 1988) must communicate 
with the Department as soon as possible and request an application. 
Request may be in person or by mail to the address in Sec. 20.9(a) or by 
telephoning the Retirement Division on area code 202-647-9315. A request 
by letter must include the typed or printed full name and current 
address of the former spouse.
    It shall also give the dates of marriage and divorce or annulment 
that establish eligibility and fully identify the Foreign Service 
employee or former employee in question and state the agency of current 
or last employment.
    (c) Payment of Benefits Delayed. Payment of benefits cannot be made 
to a former spouse until the application for benefits is approved by the 
Retirement Division of the Department. Upon such approval, benefits will 
be paid to an eligible former spouse retroactively, if necessary, back 
to the commencing date determined under this part.