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Timing is everything

by rcoach

Aug 19, 2016

So. I just had the opportunity to interview for a DODEA position. Interview went really well, but obviously there is a waiting game ahead of me. Here is the funny dilemma. Just recently (because I couldn't sit and wait for DODDS), I took a position in another state. Literally we moved here 12 days ago!! I will be happy either way, if I get offered the DODDS position or we simply stay where we just recently moved. However, if it happens and I do get an offer...I would like to have our old location as our HOR. Has anyone had this same position and can offer any advice? I know its down to the wire being that DODDS schools start soon. Any advice or suggestions or simply opinions are welcome. :)

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haha How far away did you move?

Generally they will use the address in your EAS as your HoR. You can possibly get them to use your former address if you get it changed right away (provided doing so does not cost the gov't more money). If you are offered a position then you should bring it with the HR person handling your processing.

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HelpOthers Home of Residence is determined based on location upon employment and is difficult to impossible to have changed. The best way to avoid any conflict is to continue using your old address on all documents and have household goods moved from your previous location. This can be an expensive decision.

The home of residence will be used to dete...See MoreHome of Residence is determined based on location upon employment and is difficult to impossible to have changed. The best way to avoid any conflict is to continue using your old address on all documents and have household goods moved from your previous location. This can be an expensive decision.

The home of residence will be used to determine allocations for renewal agreement travel (trip home every 1 or 2 years depending on location when renewing contract for that location). If it is less expensive to travel to where you used to live, they will pay for it, but if it will cost more, you would pay the difference.

State taxes (and in-state tuition rules) will be based on the Home of Residence State.

When you leave DoDDS, allocations for your household goods to be shipped back to your Home of Residence will be made. If the place you would prefer your goods be delivered costs more, you pay the difference and if it costs less, they will only cover the cost of the actual move.

I suggest reviewing the tax and in-state tuition and other regulations of each state before determining whether it is worth the expense of moving yourself back to the state of your previous residence.

On 8/19/16, haha wrote: > How far away did you move? > > Generally they will use the address in your EAS as your > HoR. You can possibly get them to use your former address > if you get it changed right away (provided doing so does > not cost the gov't more money). If you are offered a > position then you should bring it with the HR person > handling your processing. > > One thing to consider is that using the former address as > your HoR would generally mean that your household goods > shipment, travel tickets etc would have to originate from > that location. There may be a way to get the HoR that you > want AND be able to originate your shipment and travel from > where you are now but i would try and get clarification > about the possibilities ASAP if you are offered a position. > > In our case we were teaching overseas at an int'l school > and requested that HR use our permanent US address for our > HoR. That meant that we shipped our belongings (no > furniture) from our overseas location to the new post on > our dime (with some help from our old school), went on > vacation to the US and then traveled from the states to our > new post on our official orders (we also had a small > shipment sent from our HoR to our new location). So, > variations are definitely possible. > > On 8/19/16, rcoach wrote: >> So. I just had the opportunity to interview for a DODEA >> position. Interview went really well, but obviously there > is a >> waiting game ahead of me. Here is the funny dilemma. Just >> recently (because I couldn't sit and wait for DODDS), I > took >> a position in another state. Literally we moved here 12 > days >> ago!! I will be happy either way, if I get offered the > DODDS >> position or we simply stay where we just recently moved. >> However, if it happens and I do get an offer...I would > like to >> have our old location as our HOR. Has anyone had this >> same position and can offer any advice? I know its down > to >> the wire being that DODDS schools start soon. >> Any advice or suggestions or simply opinions are welcome. >> :)

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