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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
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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