New Hampshire Retirement System

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Member Filing Information Filing Deadlines
Pursuant to NHRS law, members must file an application for retirement with NHRS no more than 90 days or fewer than 30 days before their effective date of retirement, which for NHRS purposes is always the first of a month following the member’s termination of NHRS-covered employment. Please refer to the chart below for filing periods. Members must file their retirement application with NHRS while they are still actively contributing members of NHRS. Members who change their decision about retirement after filing for benefits must contact NHRS in writing before their effective date of retirement to change their retirement date or to withdraw their application.

To obtain a retirement application, one must contact NHRS.

Required Documentation

Retirement Application, based on the type of retirement pension for which the member is applying.
A W-4P Federal Withholding Certificate
A notarized, Mandatory Spousal Acknowledgment Form. (The spousal acknowledgement form indicates that the retiring member's spouse has been informed/understands the member's payment option choice; or the form certifies that the member is not married and a spousal acknowledgment is not applicable.)
A copy of the member’s birth certificate.
A copy of the member’s Social Security card or an IRS Form W-9.
A copy of the member’s beneficiary's(ies) birth certificate if the member elects Survivorship Option 2, 3, or 4.
A copy of the member’s marriage certificate (only for Group II members who are married).
Electronic Direct Deposit (EDD) Form.

Filing Periods
The following chart lists the dates during which members may file for retirement benefits based on their effective date of retirement, pursuant to the filing deadlines stated in NHRS law.

Filing Deadlines for 2009
Effective Date of Retirement	Filing Period
January 1, 2009	10/3/08– 12/2/08
February 1, 2009	11/3/08– 1/2/09
March 1, 2009	12/1/08– 1/30/09
April 1, 2009	1/1/09– 3/2/09
May 1, 2009	1/31/09– 4/1/09
June 1, 2009	3/3/09– 5/2/09
July 1, 2009	4/2/09– 6/1/09
August 1, 2009	5/3/09– 7/2/09
September 1, 2009	6/3/09– 8/2/09
October 1, 2009	7/3/09– 9/1/09
November 1, 2009	8/3/09– 10/2/09
December 1, 2009	9/2/09– 11/1/09