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Q & A About Being in Korea

  • Retirees can use on-base Legal Office Services for Wills, Notary, etc? Ask your base for their details.
  • Retirees can get copies of their DD 214 discharge form from the National Archives.
  • You MUST have a U.S. telephone number to obtain a DS Logon Account?  Read more...
  • U.S. Toll Free numbers can be called FREE from a Korean cell phone using 1688-4663.
  • Un-Remarried Retiree Widows/Widowers retains all benefits including TRICARE? Read More...
  • You must keep your retired pay information on DFAS myPay updated or it could cause problems with your Survivor Benefit Plan.
  • INDEF ID Card Expiration Date for dependent spouses is now 65 if enrolled in Medicare Part B  Read more...
  • DBIDS Registering of new ID cards is no longer required - it's automated.  Read more...
  • TRICARE is lost at age 65 if you do not enroll in Medicare Part BRead more...
  • A Retiree turning 65 can obtain an INDEF (indefinite) ID Card prior to the actual 65th birthday.  Read more...
  • If you had a Community Bank account before you retired, you can keep it for as long as you remain in Korea.  Read more...
  • An apostille is a certificate that authenticates the origin of a public document. Read more...
  • DOD ID card is not proof you have TRICARE medical coverage, before or after age 65.  Read more...
  • Medicare Part B enrollment is automatic "IF" you are already collecting Social Security Benefits before age 65. Read more...
  • "IF" you are enrolled in TRICARE Plus overseas, you can keep it as you transition to TRICARE For Life.  Read more...
  • VA Disable American Veterans with VHIC Card, but not Retired, can shop in Korea Commissaries and Exchanges Read more...
  • The Civilian Retiree ID Card was discontinued 17 Feb 2023. Read more...
  • TRICARE is a qualified exemption for the Korea National Health Care System (NHIS)? Read more...