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New Employee Orientation - On Your First Day

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This web page will provide you with the information and forms necessary for your appointment to be processed and for you to receive your first paycheck. The forms on this page apply to both new employees and to those who transfer to the USDA from another Federal agency or department (outside of the Department of Agriculture).

On your FIRST DAY, you should fill out the forms below. To fill out these forms, click on each of the titles, fill the form out on-line, print and sign it. Then return the forms to your supervisor or local administrative person.

Employee Address, AD-349 (PDF; 16Kb)
Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate, W-4 (PDF; 225Kb)
Appointment Affidavit, SF-61 (PDF; 41Kb)
Request for USDA Identification (ID) Badge, AD-1197 (PDF; 751Kb). NOTE: This form is used to identity proof and register all Federal Employees as part of the government-wide Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process. Employee may complete Section A. Source Document Confirmation, line items 4 - 23 with a representative from Human Resources or a designated Program Official completing the remainder of Section A and all of Section B. (Instructions (PDF; 43Kb)
Employment Eligibility Verification, I-9 (PDF; 488Kb)
Self-Identification of Medical Disability, SF-256 (PDF; 41Kb) (as needed)
Ethnicity and Race Identification, SF-181 (PDF; 62 Kb)
State Tax Withholding Certificate - http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/forms.ssi (as needed). NOTE: State taxes are attached to your official duty station. If you work in one state but live in another state, you may waive the state taxes of your duty station by completing the state tax form waiver, and also completing a state tax withholding form for the state you live in.
City and/or County Tax Withholding Certificate (as needed). Your local administrative person will provide you with the appropriate certificate to fill out.
Statement of Prior Service (if applicable), SF-144 (PDF; 141Kb)
Direct Deposit Sign-Up Form or Waiver Form, SF 1199A (PDF; 493Kb)

Samples of how to complete these forms may be found in the Guide to Submitting New-Hire Paperwork (PDF; 6.6Mb).

Employees who transfer from one agency to another may need to restart withholdings for savings bonds - http://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/research/indepth/
ebonds/res_e_bonds.htm, financial and discretionary
allotments (PDF; 493Kb) , union dues (PDF; 27Kb), and/or Combined Federal Campaign.

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