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Discover essential information for overseas assignments including family status, clearance processes, health insurance, training requirements, relocation procedures, and more. Get prepared with this thorough orientation guide.
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Overseas Assignment Orientation Center for Global Health Workforce Management Office Global Assignment Management Team
Meet your GAM Coordinator • Review GAM services • Determine Family Status • What family members will be accompanying employee Introductions
Why is clearance necessary • State Program • Clearance Process • Health insurance requirements • Medevac process Medical Clearances
Security Process • Training Requirements • PFWO • FSI Security Requirements
Passport/Visa process • Contacts Passport/visa
Educational Allowance • Education Travel • Special Needs Children
Pet travel • Employee’s responsibility • Check Country requirements • Make arrangements • Reimbursement of travel expenses only Pets
Annual Leave Ceiling increase • Home Leave accrual • Rest and Recuperation Travel • Authorized Destination • Home Leave travel • UAB • Home of Record • Emergency Visitation Travel Leave
Loss of Locality • Post Allowance – Cost of Living • Post Hardship Differential • Danger Pay • Separate Maintenance Allowance • Foreign Transfer Allowance • Miscellaneous • Pre-departure Subsistence Pay and Allowances
Ensure correct withholding is made • Check tax liability Taxes
Important – keep updated • Forms needed • Retirement • CSRS, SF-2808 • FERS, SF-3102 • Unpaid Compensation, SF-1152 • FEGLI, SF-2823 • TSP, TSP-3 (www.tsp.gov) • http://www.opm.gov/forms/html/sf.asp Beneficiary Forms
Who handles relocation? • BPD • HHGs • POV Shipment • Consumables • Unaccompanied Baggage (UAB) • Housing • USG • LQA Relocation Process
Online Bill Payments • Home Owners Insurance • Contacts • Medevac@cdc.gov • COGH-GAM@cdc.gov • EOC – 770-488-7100 • GAM Coordinator • MyPay access Miscellaneous
U.S. Department of State Consular Information Sheets • http://travel.state.gov/travel • U.S. Department of State Travel Warnings • http://travel.state.gov/travel • State Deparment Post Reports • http://www.ediplomat.com/np/post_reports/post_reports.htm • State Deparment Office of Allowances • http://aoprals.state.gov/ Useful Websites