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width="798px" id="AutoNumber1"> <tr> <td width="798px"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="798px" valign="top"> <table width="100%" cellpadding="3"> <tr> <td> <center> <h2><p align="center" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Advance of Pay</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br><br></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Advance of Pay:<span style="font-weight: normal;"> Up to three months' salary (minus certain deductions as designated by the agency) may be advanced when an employee is assigned to a foreign post. An advance of pay may also be authorized for medical emergencies. Repayment varies by agency; the State Department maximum is 18 pay periods; the DOD maximum is 26 pay periods. See</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><a href="/content.asp?content_id=282&menu_id=101" title="DSSR" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">DSSR</a></span> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">850 </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and</span> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><a href="https://fam.state.gov/FAM/04FAH03/04FAH030530.html#H536" title="4 FAH-3 H-536" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">4 FAH-3 H-536</a></span> <span style="font-weight: normal;">for further information.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"><br><br>REFERENCES:<br><br></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Questions regarding Advance of Pay should be directed to HelpDeskGFSS@state.gov</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: 400;">ALDAC Cable 22 State 92022 dated 8/18/2022 (Advance of Pay Request Reminders) provides valuable information for processing requests for this benefit</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: 400;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: left;"><br><a href="https://www.state.gov/m/fsi/tc/c49274.htm" title="Foreign Service Assignment Notebook" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">Foreign Service Assignment Notebook</a><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; font-weight: normal;"><br></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div></span></div></div></h2></center><blockquote><blockquote><ul><blockquote> </blockquote></ul> </blockquote></blockquote></td> <td>   </td> </tr> </table> </table></table> </tbody></table> </p> </div> </div> </main>  <div class="row collapse"> <div class="small-12 columns">  <footer role="contentinfo" class="l-footer">  <div class="row collapse"> <div class="small-12 columns"> <div class="l-dos-divider text-center"> <img src="./images/dos_divider.png" width="1000" height="100" alt="Image - DOS Divider" /> </div> </div> </div>  </footer>  </div> </div> </div>  </body> </html> <script type="text/javascript" src="/includes/js/federated-analytics.js"></script> </tbody></table>