Once we receive your application, we enter your information into our system, validate it for compliance, and place it in either a ‘hold’ queue (if we need additional information before calculating your benefit) or a ‘processing’ queue (if no further information is required to proceed.) Please note that although the ASRS may receive your retirement application before your retirement date, we cannot begin calculating your benefits until the retirement date has passed.
As you contribute to your ASRS retirement account, you may find yourself wondering, “When can I Retire?” There are actually a number of different combinations of criteria that can be used to determine when you’re eligible for “normal” ASRS retirement. Due to changes in law over time, a primary factor is your ASRS membership date.
Members who began contributing to the ASRS prior to June 30, 2011
If you began contributing before June 30, 2011, you are able to utilize the 80 points system.