642 Collect Appointment Support Documents

The content of an OPF or electronic OPF (eOPF) that is used as a basis for an employee’s first Postal Service employment will vary, but the content is generally limited to the documents described below.

  1. The application for employment, submitted online or using PS Form 2591, Application for Employment.
  2. Supplemental application forms and any statements from applicants added to original applications.
  3. Certificates from local school authorities stating that applicants under age 18 who desire employment consideration have terminated their formal education for adequate reasons.
  4. Correspondence and statements related to applicants who have relatives that work for the Postal Service.
  5. Dual compensation waiver statement, approval of waiver, and annuitant notification letter for any former Postal Service employee hired as a reemployment annuitant in the position of postmaster relief/leave replacement or temporary relief carrier.
  6. Documentation of HR manager’s approval to appoint an individual who has been removed from Postal Service employment for cause, or who resigned after being notified that charges proposing removal would be, or had been, issued.
  7. Documents relating to claims for veterans’ preference, including SF 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, letters or certificates from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), statements or retirement orders issued by service branches, and other documents used in the adjudication process.

Do not file VA rating summary or other proof of entitlement to 10-point preference that contains medical information.

  1. A copy of DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, for each period of active military service.
  2. Results of automotive mechanic bench test, qualification review panel evaluation, typing test, or other requirement.
  3. PS Form 61, Appointment Affidavit.
  4. OMB Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
  5. Applicable federal, state, and local tax-withholding forms.