{"id":36,"date":"2023-12-27T13:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T19:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mn\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2026-05-19T10:37:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:37:42","slug":"faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mn\/resources\/faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><em>[ If you have additional questions, please use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mn\/contact-webmaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact Webmaster<\/a> form ]<\/em><\/h6>\n<h5>Who can join NARFE?<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Current\/former federal civilian employees and retirees who are eligible to receive an annuity under any federal civilian retirement system (CSRS, FERS, Postal Service, Foreign Service, Non-Appropriated Fund \u2026)<\/li>\n<li>Spouses, former spouses or survivors entitled to a federal annuity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Does military service qualify to join NARFE?<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>No, not by itself. But retired\/former military may if they also have qualifying civilian federal service and contribute to a federal civilian retirement plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Are you required to join a Chapter?<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>No it\u2019s voluntary to join a Chapter and if not you are designated a National-only member<\/li>\n<li>Conversely you may join (be a member of) <em>any<\/em> chapter. \u00a0Example: you move but wish to remain with the Chapter located where you previously worked (or retired from) and supporting those members who were your co-workers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>How much does it cost to become a NARFE member?<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>NARFE membership is currently $48 annually; discounts exist for multi-year renewals and retirees can avail themselves of annuity withholding<\/li>\n<li>When you join NARFE, your first year of Chapter membership is <em>free<\/em> if you specify a chapter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>How do I locate a Minnesota NARFE Chapter near me?<\/h5>\n<p>Joining a chapter is a great way to meet and socialize with Federal Employees and Retirees.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can find a chapter near you on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/membership\/narfe-chapters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NARFE Chapters<\/strong> <\/a>web page<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mn\/chapters\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Minnesota Chapters<\/strong> <\/a>page provides contact forms for more information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>How can I change my contact information with NARFE?<\/h5>\n<p>You can update your contact information (address, email, phone) through any of these channels:<br>\n[<em>\u00a0<\/em>include your <em>name and member ID<\/em>\u00a0]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Online:<\/strong> Log in to the <a href=\"https:\/\/members.narfe.org\/Security\/Sign-In?returnurl=%2f\/?utm_source=MN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>NARFE Member Portal<\/strong><\/em> <\/a>and select \u201cMy Account,\u201d then \u201cMy Profile,\u201d and click \u201cUpdate Contact Information\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Email:<\/strong> Send requests to <em>memberrecords@narfe.org<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Phone:<\/strong> <em>1-800-456-8410<\/em> (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, Monday-Friday)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail:<\/strong> Send updates to: <em>Member Records, 606 N Washington St, Alexandria, VA 22314<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>If a Chapter Member:<\/strong> Contact your Chapter Secretary or Membership Chair<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Answers to questions NARFE MN Federation members may ask.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1155,"parent":32,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"kp-content-permissions":[],"class_list":["post-36","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1236,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions\/1236"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kp-content-permissions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/mn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kp-content-permissions?post=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}