Encircled icon of a desktop computer monitorEncircled hand hold a mobile device on which the screen shows a check markArrow pointing leftArrow pointing rightAt symbol indicating an email addressInstitution IconMenu IconGo to first page symbolClosed book iconBookmark with tabsEncircled image of a handheld calculatorCalculator IconEncircled monthly calendarCalendar shaped box with checkmarkMonth view of a CalendarCaret DownCaret LeftCaret RightCheckmark on a circlular backgroundCheck mark in a square boxChild IconCircleClock faceClose or Cancel symbolThree cogs enmeshedComment bubbleComment bubbleTwo comment bubbles addressing each other in conversationIcon indicating a database as a stack of circlesEncircled image of a small hand laid atop a larger handDependent Care FSA IconDesktop computer monitor over a circle with a shadowDesktop computer iconEncicled open document folderMoney IconEncircled dollar signUS Dollar symbolDotted Arrow IconEdit IconGo to last page symbolPen with checked checkbox within a circleEnvelope IconExclamation Mark within a Triangular SignEncircled hand holding dollar billsAmerican FlagEncircled compassEye IconFacebook LogoEdit IconStar IconFax IconEncircled hand holding a dollar signAdobe Acrobat PDF iconSingle, blank file iconTwo files in a stackLightning bolt symbolEncircled file iconA group of peopleEncircled white crossHealth Care Flexible Spending Account IconHeartbeat IconEncircled "i" characterText file icon symbolizing a paper letterEncircled image of two files, one laid above the otherEncircled icons of a tooth and an eyeLimited Expense Healthcase FSA IconEncircled lightbulbList IconLock IconEncircled megaphoneMedkit IconEncircled chat bubbleMobile phone over a circle with a shadowPause IconEncircled stack of coinsPhone IconPlay IconMouse Pointer IconPrescription SymbolPrinter IconQuestion Mark IconEncircled question markEncircled cloud with download symbolSearch IconSecure EmailSign In IconSign out of this siteSpinning circle indicating a process is activeEncircled starStar IconWrench within a circleTwitter LogoUser Icon with Plus SymbolDownload on the App StoreFSAFEDS LogoGet it on Google PlayUnited States Office of Personnel ManagementAmerican FlagVideo IconDownload IconQuestion Mark

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

FAQs

Most Popular Questions

When is my election or change in election effective?

The following chart summarizes when your election is effective:

IF YOU ENROLLED YOUR ENROLLMENT, OR ENROLLMENT CHANGE, MUST BE SUBMITTED YOUR ELECTION IS EFFECTIVE YOU MAY CHANGE YOUR ELECTION

During Open Season

By midnight on the last day of Open Season

January 1 of the following year

Until the last day of
Open Season

Belated Enrollment

Any changes by midnight of the day the belated request is submitted

Either January 1 OR the day after your election is received and approved by FSAFEDS

If you experience a QLE, or the next Open Season

As a new/newly eligible employee, within 60 days of becoming eligible, before October 1

Any changes by midnight of the day after your enrollment was submitted

The day after your election is received and approved by FSAFEDS

If you experience a QLE, or the next Open Season

As a result of a QLE, before October 1

A QLE must be submitted 31 days before to 60 days after the date of the event

The first day of the first pay period that starts after approval of the QLE and verification of the event by FSAFEDS.
If the change is requested due to the birth or adoption of a child, the change will be effective retroactively to the date of birth or placement for adoption.

If you experience a second QLE, or the
next Open Season

As a result of a QLE with a decrease in your election, on or after October 1

A QLE must be submitted 31 days before to 60 days after the date of the event

The first day of the first pay period that starts after approval of the QLE and verification of the event by FSAFEDS.
If the change is requested due to the birth or adoption of a child, the change will be effective retroactively to the date of birth or placement for adoption.

If you experience a second QLE, or the
next Open Season