Welcome to the Independent Transfer webpage. We have created this page to provide a place where employers and divisions can find information on how to use the new automated system for Independent Transfers. If you are an employee, please contact your employer for additional information. This web page will provide written instructions on how to fill out and submit forms. Please contact us if you need additional information. Also, below you will find additional working policy information.
Working Policy
E 20 An Independent Transfer is affected in any one of the following four situations:
- The transfer of an employee on his/her own responsibility from one division and the subsequent employment in the other division without a regular call. (See E 15 30)
- The choice of an inter-division employee who meets the necessary criteria (E 15 30 and GC M 15 20) to adopt another division country as his/her adopted division country. In the case of the employee who remains in continuous inter-division employment, a permanent return is voted for record-keeping purposes only. An independent transfer is processed to the chosen division.
- The choice of an inter-division employee who meets the necessary criteria ( see E 15 35 and GC M 15 40) to adopt the host division country as his/her adopted division country. Such a choice is followed by processing a permanent return and an independent transfer to the chosen division where the employee then serves on a local employment basis.
- The choice of an inter-division employee to take out citizenship in the host division country. This decision terminates his/her inter-division employee status Such a choice is followed by processing a permanent return and an independent transfer to the chosen division where the employee then serves on a local employment basis.