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  • 8/13/2019 Peace Corps RPCV Handbook: You On Your Way Home

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    Zhurg hd yhur way chmg

    _^EP

    Cadiohhf

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    ^alg ? _^EP Cadiohhf

    Dggi th Ehdtaet tcg ^gaeg Ehrps8Ycg gaeg Ehrps majd dumogr js 377.377.1:01.

    _ggdtry Ij`fieukty

    Ehdtaet2 H`fieg h` Mgijeak Ugrvjegs377.377.1:01, gxt. 179>, hr ?>?.0:?.179>

    cttp2//pgaegehrps.sgvgdehrdgrs.ehmJ`, wjtcjd tcg rst sjx mhdtcs h` yhur EHU, yhu arg cav-

    jdl a partjeukarky ij`eukt tjmg wjtc yhur rggdtry aibust-

    mgdt adi `ggk yhu dggi a mgijeak gvakuatjhd, ehdtaet

    tcg H`eg h` Mgijeak Ugrvjegs th ijseuss yhur sjtuatjhd.

    Mgijeak adi Igdtak Jssugs

    Ehdtaet2 H`fieg h` Mgijeak Ugrvjegs377.377.1:01, gxt. 179>, hr ?>?.0:?.179> cttp2//

    pgaegehrps.sgvgdehrdgrs.ehm

    @hr ad gxpkadatjhd h` tcg ^gaeg Ehrps 1??, hr ?>?.0:?.17>? Yh hotajd a ehpy h` yhur cgaktc rgehris (wjtc wrjt-

    tgd autchrjzatjhd)

    Ehdtaet2 ^gaeg Ehrps Cgaktc Ogdgfit ^rh-lram3>>.799.13>?

    @hr mgijeak ojkkjdl/rgjmoursgmgdt jssugs rgkatgi

    th 1?, hr

    ?>?.0:?.179>

    Garky Ygrmjdatjhd (GY)Ehdtaet2 H`eg h` Ehudsgkjdl adi Hutrgaec

    377.377.1:01, gxt. 19, hr ?>?.0:?.19

    J` yhu igejig th GY wcjkg jd tcg Wdjtgi Utatgs hd

    chmg kgavg hr gmgrlgdey kgavg, yhu dggi th ehd-

    taet tcg H`eg h` Ehudsgkjdl adi Hutrgaec. J` yhu

    igejig th GY wcjkg jd yhur ehudtry h` sgrvjeg, yhu

    dggi th ehdtaet yhur jd-ehudtry sta``.

    @jdadejak Jssugs, Yaxgs, Igserjptjhds h`

    UgrvjegEhdtaet2 Phkudtggr @jdadejak Hpgratjhds

    377.377.1:01, gxt. 1?.0:?.1?.0:?.1?50

    @hr rgqugsts rgkatgi th yhur jd-ehudtry kgs adi

    yhur Phkudtggr appkjeatjhd kg, hr ady htcgr ^gaeg

    Ehrps rgehris, suomjt qugstjhds th tcg rjvaey Aet

    H`egr

    @hr a ehpy h` yhur mgijeak kg, ehdtaet tcg Mgij-

    eak _gehris Igpartmgdt ijrgetky at ?>?.0:?.17>?

    Utay Ehddgetgi th tcg ^gaeg Ehrps^artjejpatg jd tcg ^gaeg Ehrps ^auk I. Ehvgrigkk @gk-

    khws ^rhlram2

    377.377.1:01, gxt. 199>, hr ?>?.0:?.199>

    Ehvgrigkk \hrki \jsg Uechhks (as a ekassrhhm spgaf-

    gr)2

    377.377.1:01, gxt. 197>, hr ?>?.0:?.197>

    ^gaeg Ehrps _gsphdsg (as a Phkudtggr)2

    377.377.1:01, gxt. ??7>, hr ?>?.0:?.??7>

    Datjhdak ^gaeg Ehrps Asshejatjhd

    Dhtg2 D^EA js a sgparatg gdtjty `rhm tcg ^gaeg Ehrps

    www.pgaegehrpsehddget.hrl hr ?>?.?:5.?.0:?.195>6

    hr vjsjt www.pgaegehrps.lhv/rpev

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    ^alg 5_^EP Cadiohhf

    EhdtgdtsJdtrhiuetjhd ....................................................................................................................................... 7

    Mafjdl tcg Mhst h` Ekhsg h` Ugrvjeg2 Aivjeg hr Phkudtggrs .......................................................... 0

    Og`hrg Kgavjdl tcg Ehudtry2 A Ekhsg h` Ugrvjeg Ecgefkjst .............................................................

    Ycg @hur Ehmphdgdts h` _ggdtry ........................................................................................................... 1>

    Ehpjdl wjtc _ggdtry ................................................................................................................................. 15

    Kgavjdl Ugrvjeg Garky2 _ggdtry wjtc a Ywjst ............................................................................................ 19

    H`fieg h` Ycjri Lhak adi _gturdgi Phkudtggr Ugrvjegs .................................................................. 10

    _^EP Earggr Kjdf A Cht Bho Ugarec Yhhk hr _^EPs! ........................................................................ 10

    _^EP Mgdthrjdl ^rhlram ........................................................................................................................ 10

    Earggr Gvgdts ........................................................................................................................................... 1s, tcg ^gaeg Ehrps

    gxpgetgi _^EPs th rgassjmjkatg

    wjtc kjttkg ij`eukty. Ujmjkarky, eur-

    rgdt Phkudtggrs may udigrgstjmatg

    chw ij`eukt tcgjr phst-^gaeg Ehrps

    tradsjtjhds wjkk og. Cavjdl hvgr-

    ehmg mabhr erhss-eukturak adi kad-

    lualg oarrjgrs jd htcgr ehudtrjgs,

    tcg jdgvjtaokg tradsjtjhd oaef th tcg

    Wdjtgi Utatgs sggms kgss prhokgm-

    atje. Htcgrs, rgehldjzjdl tcg ecadl-gs jd tcgmsgkvgs, whdigr chw tcgy

    wjkk `arg uphd rgturdjdl th tcgjr `hr-

    mgr gdvjrhdmgdts.

    Ycg gxpgetatjhds h` htcgrs, suec

    as prg-^gaeg Ehrps `rjgdis adi

    `amjky mgmogrs, arg aksh part h`

    tcjs tradsjtjhd ehmphdgdt. Uhmg

    `amjky mgmogrs adi `rjgdis may

    gxpget a Phkudtggr th rgturd mhrg hr

    kgss udecadlgi. Ycjs js as udrgakjs-

    tje as Phkudtggrs ogkjgvjdl dhtcjdl

    at chmg wjkk cavg ecadlgi wcjkg

    tcgy wgrg lhdg.

    As iurjdl ^gaeg Ehrps trajdjdl,

    _^EPs schuki `ascjhd a supphrt

    lrhup th rgky hd. Wdkjfg prg-sgrvjeg

    hr ehmmudjty-oasgi trajdjdl, tcjs

    lrhup wjkk dht og rgaiy-maig adi

    wjkk cavg th og ergatgi `rhm htcgr

    _^EPs, `amjky mgmogrs, adi dgw

    adi hki `rjgdis.

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    ^alg 15_^EP Cadiohhf

    Ehpjdl wjtc _ggdtryYcgrg arg spgeje ogcavjhrs adi

    attjtuigs _^EPs ead euktjvatg `hr a

    smhhtcgr kadijdl jd tcg Wdjtgi Utatgs.

    \hrfjdl ecrhdhkhljeakky, tcg rst h`

    tcgsg js th hrecgstratg a smhhtc ig-

    parturg `rhm yhur chst ehudtry.

    Og`hrg Zhu KgavgOg`hrg yhu kgavg yhur phst, og surg

    th ih akk tcg tcjdls yhu akways wadt-

    gi th ih out dgvgr lht arhudi th ih-

    jdl. Ouy tcg earpgt, erystak, hr swgat-

    gr yhu cavg oggd gygjdl `hr mhdtcs.

    Yafg tcg trjp yhu cavg oggd puttjdl

    h``. Pjsjt yhur `avhrjtg pkaegs adi

    jdiuklg jd `avhrjtg pastjmgs hdg kast

    tjmg. Lh th tcg rgstauradt tcat wastcg segdg h` sh mady lhhi mgmhrjgs.

    Cavg tcg ijsc dh hdg gksg prgpargs

    qujtg as wgkk as tcgy ih. Mayog tcgrg

    js a vjgw h` yhur vjkkalg hr ejty yhu

    wadt th sgg hdg kast tjmg, a parf yhu

    wadt th vjsjt, a wakf yhu wadt th tafg.

    Jd tcg samg way, vjsjt akk tcg pghpkg

    yhu wadt th sgg og`hrg kgavjdl adi

    say a prhpgr tcadf yhu adi a prhpgr

    lhhioyg. Ycjs schuki dht og kg`t `hr

    tcg kast wggfhr gvgd tcg kast mhdtc.

    Uhmg h` tcgsg pghpkg may og jd htcgr

    parts h` tcg ehudtry hr away hd vaea-

    tjhd hr hd ousjdgss tcg wggf yhu arg

    kgavjdl. J` yhu wajt udtjk tcg kast mjd-

    utg th ehdtaet tcgm, jt may og thh katg.

    Zhu may tcjdf yhu ih dht dggi th say

    lhhioyg th shmg h` yhur EP rjgdis

    ogeausg tcgy wjkk og lhjdl oaef th

    tcg Utatgs, thh. Zhu schuki rgmgmogr

    tcat tcg Wdjtgi Utatgs js a ojl pkaeg,adi yhu mjlct gdi up kjvjdl `ar away

    `rhm hdg adhtcgr.

    Adhtcgr tcjdl yhu schuki ih wcjkg

    yhu arg stjkk jd ehudtry js th jigdtj`y

    yhur gxpgetatjhds aohut lhjdl chmg.

    \cat fjdi h` rgegptjhd arg yhu gx-

    pgetjdl8 Ih yhu assumg pghpkg arg

    lhjdl th og jdtgrgstgi jd wcat cas

    cappgdgi th yhu8 Arg yhu gxpget-

    jdl th og aokg th pjef up wcgrg yhu

    kg`t h`` jd yhur fgy rgkatjhdscjps8

    Ih yhu assumg pghpkg wjkk rgakjzg

    yhu cavg ecadlgi8 Ih yhu gxpget

    tcgm th kjfg tcg dgw yhu8 Chw

    arg yhu lhjdl th `ggk aohut kjvjdl

    oaef jd tcg kadi h` cudirgis h`

    ecaddgks adi lrhegry sthrgs tcg sjzg

    h` yhur vjkkalg8

    A`tgr Zhu Arrjvg\cjkg akk tcg jssugs ijseussgi

    aohvg arg egrtajdky rgak gdhulc, `hr

    mady rgturdggs tcg surprjsg h` rggd-

    try js akmhst as cari as tcg rggdtry

    jtsgk`. Aktchulc jt wjkk dht rgkjgvg

    yhu gdtjrgky h` tcg ijsehm`hrt as-shejatgi wjtc rgaibustmgdt, prhpgr

    prgparatjhd wjkk gasg tcg prhegss.

    Aohvg akk, ljvg yhursgk` tjmg th

    rggdtgr adi rgaibust th tcg Utatgs as

    wgkk as th yhur `rjgdis adi `amjky.

    Ih dht gxpget th cjt tcg lrhudi rud-

    djdl, jmmgijatgky cappy adi ehd-

    tgdt. Ih dht builg yhur ehudtry adi

    yhur ehmpatrjhts thh shhd hr thh

    carscky jd tcg ogljddjdl. Zhu usgi

    th kjfg tcjs pkaeg adi tcgsg pghpkg6yhu ead prhoaoky kgard th ih sh

    alajd, j` yhu arg patjgdt. Adi pa-

    tjgdeg js hdg tcjdl yhu cavg kgardgi

    jd tcg ^gaeg Ehrps.

    _gmgmogr tcat yhu ih dht cavg

    th tgkk akk yhur sthrjgs adi schw akk

    yhur pjeturgs hd yhur rst iay oaef.

    Kgt yhur ^gaeg Ehrps sthry ehmg

    hut skhwky, hvgr tjmg, jd ijlgstjokg

    ihsgs sujtaokg th yhur auijgdeg.Asf pghpkg wcat cappgdgi th tcgm

    jd tcg past twh ygars, adi kjstgd

    earg`ukky th tcgjr adswgrs.

    Yry th avhji tcg tgmptatjhd th

    puokjeky ehmparg tcg Utatgs ud`a-

    vhraoky wjtc Yhdla hr _hmadja, hr

    gxampkg. (Jd prjvatg hr wjtc htcgr

    _^EPs, yhu ead og mhrg hpgd.)

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    ^alg 19 _^EP Cadiohhf

    Ycjs praetjeg may ruo pghpkg tcg

    wrhdl way. Ycgy may asf yhu, J`

    jts sh oai cgrg, wcy iji yhu ehmg

    oaef8 J` tcjs qugstjhd ihgs ehmg up,

    og earg`uk dht th kgt yhur `rjgdis adi

    khvgi hdgs `ggk tcrgatgdgi adi rgbget-

    gi. Zhu may dht mgad tcat yhu arg

    udcappy ogjdl amhdl tcgm alajd,

    out yhu schuki dht og surprjsgi j`

    tcgy tcjdf sh.

    Hdg h` tcg ogst tcjdls yhu ead ih th

    ehpg wjtc rggdtry js th sggf hut htcgr

    _^EPs, jigakky `rhm yhur samg chst

    ehudtry. Yakfjdl th htcgr _^EPs ak-

    khws yhu th vgdt shmg h` yhur `rus-

    tratjhds adi rgassurgs yhu tcat yhu

    arg dht akhdg. Zhu wjkk di hut jt js

    pgr`getky dhrmak th wadt th gat wjtcyhur dlgrs jd `adey rgstauradts adi

    tcat yhu arg dht tcg hdky pgrshd cadl-

    jdl yhur kaudiry hd tcg `rhdt cgilg

    th iry.

    Hdeg jd tcg Wdjtgi Utatgs, yhu ead

    bhjd ad _^EP akumdj hr @rjgdis h`

    lrhup. Ycgsg jdigpgdigdt hrladjza-

    tjhdsehmprjsjdl a datjhdwjig dgt-

    whrf h` apprhxjmatgky 19> _^EP

    lghlrapcje adi ehudtry-h`-sgrvjeg

    lrhupsead assjst dgwky rgturdgiPhkudtggrs wjtc rgaibustmgdt adi bho-

    sgarec jssugs. Ycgy prhvjig a rgaiy-

    maig prh`gssjhdak dgtwhrf h` pghpkg

    jd ij``grgdt gkis. Uhmg lrhups ehd-

    sjst h` _^EPs jd a ljvgd rgljhd hr

    ejty, wcjkg htcgr lrhups arg datjhdak

    jd sehpg, ehdsjstjdl h` _^EPs wch

    sgrvgi jd tcg samg ehudtry. Aktchulc

    akumdj lrhups arg as ijvgrsg as tcg

    _^EPs wch hrladjzgi tcgm, mgm-ogrscjp ljvgs a sgdsg h` scargi sgr-

    vjeg adi ehmmhd gxpgrjgdeg. Ycgsg

    arg lrgat rgshuregs th cgkp yhu stay

    ehddgetgi wjtc htcgr _^EPs.

    _gmgmogr, thh, tcat yhu cavg gxpg-

    rjgdegi tradsjtjhds og`hrgdht dge-

    gssarjky rggdtry, out htcgr udsgttkjdl

    pgrjhis jd yhur kj`g wcgd yhu cai

    th mafg aibustmgdts adi ecadlgs

    jd yhur kj`gstykg adi yhur sgk`-pgr-

    egptjhdadi yhu madalgi. _ggd-

    try js bust adhtcgr tradsjtjhd, akogjt

    hd a seakg yhu may dht cavg cai th

    ehdtgdi wjtc og`hrg. Ycjdf oaef th

    chw yhu `gkt wcgd yhu wgrg lhjdl

    tcrhulc eukturg schef jd yhur chst

    ehudtry. Jt akk sggmgi kjfg a kht tcgd,

    out yhu kjvgi th tgkk aohut jt. Adi

    yhu wjkk tcjs tjmg as wgkk.

    @jdakky, ih dht og a`raji h` rgai-

    bustjdl. Zhur ^gaeg Ehrps gxpgrj-

    gdeg cas ecadlgi yhu at yhur ehrg.

    Zhu wjkk ehdtjdug th aii kaygrs th

    yhur pgrshdakjty adi ecaraetgr tcg

    rgst h` yhur kj`g, adi yhur ^gaeg

    Ehrps gxpgrjgdeg wjkk akways og apart h` wch yhu arg.

    Kgavjdl Ugrvjeg Garky2

    _ggdtry wjtc a YwjstYcg rgashds ogcjdi garky tgrmj-

    datjhd arg ehmpkjeatgi adi h`tgd

    jdvhkvg gxtrgmgky ij`eukt echjegs

    adi ehmpkgx ejreumstadegs.

    Ycg rggdtry prhegss, wcjec js a

    sjldjeadt tradsjtjhd jd adi h` jtsgk`,

    may ogehmg mhrg ehmpkjeatgi as a

    rgsukt h` garky tgrmjdatjhd. Ycjs js

    dht th say tcat akk ^EPs wch gdi

    sgrvjeg garky wjkk cavg a mhrg ij`-

    eukt tjmg wjtc rggdtry tcad ^EPs

    wch cavg ehmpkgtgi tcgjr sgrvjeg

    as pkaddgi. Chwgvgr, tcgrg arg egr-

    tajd ecaraetgrjstjes h` garky tgrmj-

    datjhd tcat may aii th tcg akrgaiy

    ehmpkgx prhegss h` rggdtry. Ehd-

    sjigr tcg `hkkhwjdl2

    Ehdtrhk adi EchjegEhdtrhk adi echjeg hvgr hur kjvgs

    adi kj`g igejsjhds arg gxtrgmgky

    jmphrtadt jd sueegss`uk tradsjtjhds.

    H`tgd tcg igejsjhd th tgrmjdatg

    garky js dht udigr tcg ehdtrhk h` tcg

    Phkudtggr, dhr js jt tcg echjeg h` tcg

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    ^alg 17_^EP Cadiohhf

    Phkudtggr. Mhrg kjfgky, jt js tcg ogt-

    tgr h` twh hr mhrg echjegs, dhdg h`

    wcjec js jigak.

    ^rgparatjhdCavjdl tjmg th prgparg `hr ecadlg

    js akways cgkp`uk adi js usuakky egd-

    trak th ady aibustmgdt prhegss. Chw-

    gvgr, tcgrg js usuakky kjttkg tjmg, adi jd

    shmg easgs akmhst dh tjmg, th prgparg

    wcgd tgrmjdatjdl garky. Lhhioygs th

    `rjgdis, ehkkgalugs, adi ehudtgrparts

    arg usuakky ruscgi hr shmgtjmgs dht

    phssjokg. Ycgrg js h`tgd a sgdsg h`

    kgavjdl whrf prhbgets adi rgkatjhd-

    scjps uddjscgi hr jdehmpkgtg.

    EkhsurgAecjgvjdl ekhsurg as wg mafg trad-

    sjtjhds js h`tgd ad jmphrtadt part h`

    tcg prhegssgs h` kgavjdl. Mhst Phk-

    udtggrs wch tgrmjdatg garky ih dht

    cavg tcg hpphrtudjty th partjejpatg jd

    a Ekhsg h` Ugrvjeg (EHU) Ehd`grgdeg

    wjtc tcgjr trajdjdl lrhup. Ycg ^gaeg

    Ehrps h``grs tcg EHU Ehd`grgdeg as

    a `hrmak hpphrtudjty `hr ekhsurg, adi

    jt ehdstjtutgs hdg h` tcg rst stgps jd

    prgparjdl th kgavg. Kaef h` a EHUEhd`grgdeg may og gxpgrjgdegi as

    adhtcgr khss oy ^EPs wch cavg th

    gdi tcgjr sgrvjeg garky.

    _gashds `hr KgavjdlYcgrg arg mady rgashds a ^EP ead-

    dht hr schuki dht rgmajd jd sgrvjeg

    udtjk tcgjr ehmpkgtjhd h` sgrvjeg iatg.

    Garky tgrmjdatjhds may `akk jdth tcg

    `hkkhwjdl eatglhrjgs2 rgsjldatjhd,mgijeak sgparatjhd, aimjdjstratjvg

    sgparatjhd, adi jdtgrruptgi sgrvjeg.

    _gsjldatjhd js a igejsjhd maig oy a

    ^EP tcat cg hr scg dh khdlgr wjscgs

    th ehdtjdug jd ^gaeg Ehrps sgrvjeg.

    Mgijeak sgparatjhd js a igejsjhd

    maig oy tcg H`eg h` Mgijeak Ugr-

    vjegs tcat a ^EPs mgijeak ehdijtjhd

    eaddht og mgijeakky aeehmmhiatgi

    hr rgshkvgi wjtcjd 97 iays. Aimjd-

    jstratjvg sgparatjhd js a igtgrmjda-

    tjhd oy tcg ^gaeg Ehrps tcat a ^EP

    schuki dht ehdtjdug jd ^gaeg Ehrps

    sgrvjeg. Jdtgrruptgi sgrvjeg js a ig-

    tgrmjdatjhd oy tcg ehudtry ijrgethr

    tcat ejreumstadegs ogyhdi tcg ehd-

    trhk h` tcg ^EP mafg jt dgegssary

    `hr tcg ^EP th kgavg cjs hr cgr prgs-

    gdt assjldmgdt.

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    ^alg 10 _^EP Cadiohhf

    9Ycg ^gaeg Ehrps js autchrjzgi th

    udigrtafg prhlrams th ehudsgk Phk-udtggrs hd hpphrtudjtjgs `hr `urtcgr

    giueatjhd adi gmpkhymgdt a`tgr tcgjr

    rgturd `rhm sgrvjeg.

    Ycg H`eg h` Ycjri Lhak adi _g-

    turdgi Phkudtggr Ugrvjegs prhvjigs

    earggr, giueatjhd, adi tradsjtjhd assjs-

    tadeg th tcg tchusadis h` ^gaeg Ehrps

    Phkudtggrs wch rgturd th tcg Wdjtgi

    Utatgs gaec ygar. J` yhu cavg a qugs-

    tjhd hr dggi ady cgkp uphd rgturdjdl,

    tcjdf h` us as yhur `rhdtkjdg rgshureg.Zhu ead rgaec us at 377.377.1:01,

    gxt. 195>6 ?>?.0:?.195>6 hr at rvsN

    pgaegehrps.lhv.

    Mhst _^EP jd`hrmatjhd ead og

    `hudi hd tcg ^gaeg Ehrps wgosjtg2

    www.pgaegehrps.lhv/rpev. Zhu ead

    di jd`hrmatjhd hd dhdehmpgtjtjvg

    gkjljojkjty, aeehmpadjgi oy a ihwd-

    khaiaokg kgttgr aiirgssgi th `gigrak

    gmpkhygrs. Zhu ead aksh di adswgrs

    th `rgqugdtky asfgi qugstjhds, suec

    as Chw ih J lgt a ehpy h` my ig-

    serjptjhd h` sgrvjeg8 Chw ead J lgt

    assjstadeg wjtc dadejak adi mgij-

    eak jssugs8 Chw ead J ecadlg my ai-

    irgss8 Chw ead J stay ehddgetgi wjtc

    tcg ^gaeg Ehrps8 Yh aeegss tcgsg

    adi mady mhrg @AQs, vjsjt www.

    pgaegehrps.lhv/rpev/`aqs.

    A summary h` sgrvjegs `hkkhws2

    _^EP Earggr Kjdf A Cht

    Bho Ugarec Yhhk `hr _^EPs!_^EP Earggr Kjdf (`hrmgrky Cht-

    kjdg) js ad hdkjdg bhos ohari h` gm-

    pkhymgdt adi giueatjhdak hpphrtudj-

    tjgs. Jt ehdtajds bho addhudegmgdts

    `rhm gmpkhygrs jdtgrgstgi jd cjrjdl

    _^EPs, as wgkk as sechkarscjp ad-

    dhudegmgdts `rhm giueatjhdak jd-stjtutjhds jdtgrgstgi jd gdrhkkjdl

    _^EPs jdth tcgjr prhlrams. Yh

    orhwsg hpphrtudjtjgs, vjsjt www.

    pgaegehrps.lhv/rpevearggrkjdf.

    ^kgasg cgkp us fggp tcjs dgtwhrf

    akjvg! J` yhu cgar h` a bho tcat

    whuki og wgkk-sujtgi `hr _^EPs hr

    fdhw h` ad gmpkhygr wch whuki og

    jdtgrgstgi jd cjrjdl _^EPs, pkgasg

    ehddget tcgm wjtc hur `rgg rgshure-

    gs at www.pgaegehrps.lhv/rpevea-rggrkjdf.

    _^EP Mgdthrjdl ^rhlram@hr ^gaeg Ehrps Phkudtggrs, jt

    cas h`tgd oggd saji tcat tcg carigst

    tcjdl aohut tcg gxpgrjgdeg js aibust-

    jdl th kj`g oaef chmg. Ycats wcy

    jd ?>>< tcg Datjhdak ^gaeg Ehrps

    Asshejatjhd (D^EA), jd ehdbude-

    tjhd wjtc tcg ^gaeg Ehrps, ergatgi

    a udjqug prhlram th cgkp rgturdjdl

    Phkudtggrs kjdf up wjtc _^EP mgd-

    thrs.

    A mgdthr ead cgkp yhu mafg tcg

    mhst h` tcg dgtwhrf h` ^gaeg Ehrps

    rgshuregs avajkaokg th yhu adi prh-

    vjig jdvakuaokg gmhtjhdak supphrt

    as yhu tradsjtjhd oaef th yhur kj`g jd

    tcg Wdjtgi Utatgs.

    Pja pchdg, gmajk, adi `aeg-th-

    `aeg mggtjdls, tcgsg mgdthrs cgkpgasg tcg ij`eukt tradsjtjhd, prhvjig

    a ehddgetjhd th tcg _^EP ehmmu-

    djty at karlg, adi ead say shmg h`

    tcg mhst ehm`hrtjdl whris jd tcg

    Gdlkjsc kadlualg, damgky, J fdhw

    wcat yhurg lhjdl tcrhulc. Jvg

    oggd tcgrg.

    Mhrg jd`hrmatjhd rglarijdl tcg

    H`fieg h` Ycjri Lhak adi

    _gturdgi Phkudtggr Ugrvjegs

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    ^alg 16

    ?>?.0:?.195>6 hr rvsNpgaegehrps.

    lhv.

    Hdkjdg Earggr Assgssmgdt

    Uh`twargYh cgkp yhu assgss yhur earggr-

    rgkatgi jdtgrgsts, aojkjtjgs, adi bho

    vakugs, tcg H`eg h` Ycjri Lhak adi

    _gturdgi Phkudtggr Ugrvjegs h``grs

    @heus Earggrs, ad jdtgraetjvg earggr

    adi giueatjhd pkaddjdl systgm.

    Ycjs qugstjhddajrg-oasgi prhlram

    wjkk cgkp yhu igtgrmjdg earggr hp-

    tjhds tcat arg a lhhi matec `hr yhu.

    Ycg hdkjdg sh`twarg ehmojdgs sgk`

    assgssmgdt, earggr gxpkhratjhd, adi

    igejsjhd mafjdl jdth hdg ehmprg-

    cgdsjvg prhlram. @heus Earggrs

    cgkp usgrs darrhw ihwd tcgjr rg-

    sukts th pkad tcgjr giueatjhd adi

    earggr patcs. G-majk us at rvsN

    pgaegehrps.lhv hr a rgg passwhri.

    Earggr _gshureg MaduakYcg H`eg h` Ycjri Lhak adi _g-

    turdgi Phkudtggr Ugrvjegs puokjscgs

    tcg Earggr _gshureg Maduak, wcjec

    ehdtajds jd`hrmatjhd hd sgk`-assgss-

    mgdt, dgtwhrfjdl, rsums, adi

    ehvgr kgttgrs. Ycg Earggr _gshureg

    Maduak js khaigi hd tcg Ijljtak

    EHU Fjt udigr _PU ^uokjeatjhds.

    J` yhu dggi ad gkgetrhdje vgrsjhd h`

    tcjs puokjeatjhd sgdt th yhu, pkgasg

    sgdi ad gmajk th rvsNpgaegehrps.lhv.

    _^EP CadiohhfYcjs js tcg gkgetrhdje rgshureg yhu

    arg dhw rgaijdl. Ychulc yhu may

    dht og aokg th `heus thh jdtgdtky hd

    jt dhw, wg chpg jt prhvgs usg`uk as

    yhu mafg yhur tradsjtjhd. \g arg

    akways khhfjdl th jmprhvg hur h`-

    `grjdls sh j` yhu cavg sullgstjhds`hr tcjs cadiohhf, pkgasg g-majk us

    at rvsNpgaegehrps.lhv.

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    ^alg 13 _^EP Cadiohhf

    Earggr EgdtgrYcg _^EP Earggr Egdtgr js kheatgi

    at gaeg Ehrps cgaiquartgrs jd \asc-

    jdlthd, I.E. Jt js sta``gi oy ad _^EP

    Earggr Ehudsgkhr wch ead cgkp yhu

    wjtc yhur bho hr giueatjhd sgarec.

    Ycg egdtgr `gaturgs ehmputgrs, tgkg-pchdgs, a `ax maecjdg, a pchthehpjgr,

    a rgshureg scgk` wjtc earggr lujiadeg

    ohhfs, a iataoasg h` hrladjzatjhds

    adi ehmpadjgs, adi a chusjdl adi

    gmpkhymgdt oukkgtjd ohari. @hr mhrg

    jd`hrmatjhd, eakk 377.377.1:01, gxt.

    1955, hr ?>?.0:?.1955.

    Umakkgr earggr rgshureg argas arg

    avajkaokg at rgljhdak rgerujtjdl h`egs

    tcrhulchut tcg Wdjtgi Utatgs.

    Dhdehmpgtjtjvg Gkjljojkjty

    (DEG)A`tgr ad _^EP sueegss`ukky ehm-

    pkgtgs tcgjr thur h` sgrvjeg, tcgy arg

    lradtgi 1?-mhdtcs h` dhdehmpgtjtjvg

    gkjljojkjty (ehmmhdky rg`grrgi th oy

    jts aerhdym, DEG), a spgejak `gigrak

    cjrjdl status. DEG js awarigi oy

    yhur Ehudtry Ijrgethr adi kadlualg

    gxpkajdjdl tcjs ead og `hudi at tcg

    ohtthm h` yhur IHU (Igserjptjhd h`

    Ugrvjeg) iheumgdt. (Dhtg2 Ycg Ehud-

    try Ijrgethr may jssug egrtjeatjhd

    th Phkudtggrs wch cavg satjs`aeth-

    rjky sgrvgi adi wchsg tgrmjdatjhd js

    igtgrmjdgi th og `hr rgashds ogyhdi

    tcg Phkudtggrs ehdtrhk.) Ehudtry Ij-

    rgethrs wjkk jdekuig tcg egrtjeatjhd

    statgmgdt as tcg dak paralrapc hd

    tcg IHU `hr Phkudtggrs lradtgi tcjs

    ogdgt. DEG ead og a ojt ehd`usjdl, out

    tcjs sgetjhd js igsjldgi jd a Q & A

    `hrmat th cgkp adswgr shmg ehm-

    mhdky asfgi qugstjhds aohut DEG.

    J`, a`tgr ehmpkgtjdl yhur EHU Ehd-

    `grgdeg adi rgvjgwjdl tcjs sgetjhd,

    yhu stjkk cavg qugstjhds, `ggk `rgg th

    ehdtaet tcg H`eg h` Ycjri Lhak adi

    _gturdgi Phkudtggr Ugrvjegs (ehd-

    taet jd`hrmatjhd js kjstgi hd tcg kast

    palg h` tcjs iheumgdt).

    \cat js DEG gxaetky8Wdigr tcg ^rhvjsjhds h` Gxgeu-

    tjvg Hrigr (GH) 111>5 (7 E@_,

    517.0>7), egrtajd rgturdgi ^gaegEhrps Phkudtggrs arg awarigi hdg

    ygar h` dhdehmpgtjtjvg gkjljojkjty

    (DEG) `hr sgkgetjhd `hr `gigrak gm-

    pkhymgdt. Ycjs gkjljojkjty ihgs dht

    mgad tcat rgturdgi Phkudtggrs arg

    gdtjtkgi th `gigrak gmpkhymgdt.

    Chwgvgr, aktchulc dhdehmpgtj-

    tjvg gkjljojkjty ihgs dht rgqujrg,

    jt ihgs pgrmjt ad algdey th cjrg a

    rgturdgi Phkudtggr wch mggts tcg

    mjdjmum quakjeatjhds `hr tcg

    phsjtjhd wjtchut lhjdl tcrhulc akk

    h` tcg `hrmakjtjgs h` tcg ehmpgtj-

    tjvg prhegss. Ycg igejsjhd wcgtcgr

    th cjrg a rgturdgi Phkudtggr udigr

    dhdehmpgtjtjvg gkjljojkjty js wjtcjd

    tcg ijsergtjhd h` tcg cjrjdl algdey.

    Ycgrg`hrg, th akkgvjatg ady ehd`u-

    sjhd jt js aivjsgi tcat _^EPs mafg

    tcg cjrjdl algdey awarg h` tcgjr rg-

    majdjdl DEG as ekgarky as phssjokg.

    \cat arg ehmpgtjtjvg sgrvjegphsjtjhds8

    Ehdlrgss cas gstaokjscgi kaws,

    phkjejgs, adi prhegiurgs lhvgrdjdl

    gmpkhymgdt. Ycjs `hrmak prhegss

    js igsjldgi th gkjmjdatg ijserjmjda-

    tjhd adi `avhrjtjsm adi th prhvjig

    `ajr adi hpgd ehmpgtjtjhd sh tcat

    cjrjdl adi prhmhtjhd arg oasgi hd

    mgrjt. Ycgsg ehmpgtjtjvg sgrvjegbhos arg lhvgrdgi oy spgeje gxam-

    jdatjhd hr apphjdtmgdt prhegiurgs

    as sgt hut oy tcg W.U. H`eg h` ^gr-

    shddgk Madalgmgdt (H^M).

    Ycus, _^EPs (wjtc DEG) wch

    cavg ad jdtgrgst jd a ehmpgtj-

    tjvg sgrvjeg phsjtjhd may og cjrgi

    mhrg gasjky ogeausg tcat gmpkhyjdl

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    ^alg 1:_^EP Cadiohhf

    algdey ead sgkget tcat _^EP wjtchut

    lhjdl tcrhulc akk tcg ehmpgtjtjvg-rg-

    katgi cjrjdl prhegiurgs.

    Chw ih J mafg surg tcg gmpkhy-jdl algdey js awarg h` my DEG8

    _PU cas igvgkhpgi a sampkg ehvgr

    kgttgr tcat ead og tajkhrgi th cgkp gx-pkajd DEG status th tcg cjrjdl algdey.

    Ycg rglukathry autchrjty `hr DEG js

    sgt hut udigr Yjtkg 7 Ehig h` @gigrak

    _glukatjhd (E@_) 517.0>7. _^EPs

    schuki cjlckjlct DEG status jd tcgjr

    ehvgr kgttgr, hd tcgjr rgsumg, adi

    tcrhulc tcg suppkgmgdtak iheumgdts

    arga mhst hdkjdg appkjeatjhds systgms

    prhvjig.

    Jd aiijtjhd, wg cavg maig avajkaokg

    ad jd`hrmatjhdak kgttgr `rhm ^gaeg

    Ehrps tcat _^EPs may aksh ljvg th

    prhspgetjvg `gigrak gmpkhygrs gx-

    pkajdjdl tcgjr dhdehmpgtjtjvg gkjlj-

    ojkjty. Ycjs kgttgr ead og `hudi at www.

    pgaegehrps.lhv/deg.

    Chw ih J prhvg DEG8DEG js h`ejakky lradtgi th yhu

    tcrhulc yhur Igserjptjhd h` Ugrvjeg

    (IHU) adi js prhvgi oy attaecjdl a

    ehpy h` yhur IHU wcgd appkyjdl `hr

    a `gigrak bho. Ycg IHU wjkk rg`grgdeg

    Gxgeutjvg Hrigr 111>5, wcjec js

    tcg ^rgsjigdtjak ijrgetjvg tcat gstao-

    kjscgi DEG. J` yhu cavg mjspkaegi

    yhur hrjljdak IHU, tcg ^gaeg Ehrps

    ead sgdi yhu a ehpy. Ehdtaet tcg H`-

    eg h` Phkudtggr adi ^UE @jdadejak

    Ugrvjegs `hr a ehpy at egrtjeatjhdsN

    pgaegehrps.lhv.

    Chw ih J prhvg DEG wjtchut fikk-jdl jd a lraig adi sgrjgs hd tcgappkjeatjhd8

    Mady `gigrak appkjeatjhds rgqujrg

    tcat yhu gdtgr yhur lraig adi sgrjgs

    wcgd prhvjdl DEG. _^EPs ih dht

    cavg a lraig adi sgrjgs sjdeg tcgy

    wgrg Phkudtggrs adi wgrgdt `gigrak

    gmpkhyggs. Ad _^EP must ehdtaet

    tcg gmpkhyjdl algdey th igtgrmjdg

    chw tcgy schuki kk hut ad appkjea-

    tjhd tcat rgqujrgs a lraig adi sgrjgs

    jd hrigr th prhvg DEG.

    Ead DEG og gxtgdigi8Dhdehmpgtjtjvg gkjljojkjty ead og

    gxtgdigi oy tcg cjrjdl algdey `hrup th twh aiijtjhdak ygars (wcjec

    whuki gquak a maxjmum h` tcrgg

    ygars `rhm tcg EHU iatg) `hr tcrgg

    rgashds. Alajd, pkgasg sgg 7 E@_

    517.0>7. Ycgsg rgashds arg2

    J` a`tgr ^gaeg Ehrps sgrvjeg,

    yhu gdtgr tcg mjkjtary.

    J` yhu stuiy at a rgehldjzgi

    jdstjtutjhd h` cjlcgr kgardjdl.

    Ycjs dhrmakky mgads ogehmjdl

    a `ukk-tjmg stuigdt.

    J` yhu gdlalg jd adhtcgr

    aetjvjty tcat tcg cjrjdl algdey

    tcjdfs warradts ad gxtgdsjhd.

    Ycg @gigrak ^grshddgk Maduak

    statgs, Lgdgrakky, whrf gxpgrj-

    gdeg wcjec js pgrtjdgdt th tcg

    phsjtjhd ogjdl kkgi adi wcjec

    ead og gxpgetgi th gdcadeg tcg

    eadijiatgs pgr`hrmadeg adi

    vakug th tcg algdey ehuki ogad apprhprjatg oasjs `hr gxtgd-

    sjhd. Gxtgdsjhds schuki dht og

    lradtgi rhutjdgky, out schuki

    og rgsgrvgi `hr sjtuatjhds jd

    wcjec tcg aetjvjty cas truky

    gdcadegi tcg _^EPs vakug th

    tcg algdey.

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    ^alg ?> _^EP Cadiohhf

    Ead dhdehmpgtjtjvg gkjljojk-jty og usgi up iurjdl tcg 1?mhdtc pgrjhi8

    Ycg adswgr th tcjs qugstjhd js dh.

    Zhu arg aokg th usg yhur dhdehmpgtj-

    tjvg gkjljojkjty mhrg tcad hdeg iurjdl

    tcg pgrjhi h` gkjljojkjty j` tcg cjrjdl

    algdey pgrmjts yhu th ih sh.

    Ihgs dhdehmpgtjtjvg gkjljojkjtyappky hdky th `gigrak phsjtjhds8

    Zgs. DEG js appkjeaokg hdky th gi-

    grak lhvgrdmgdt phsjtjhds. Dhdehm-

    pgtjtjvg gkjljojkjty ihgs dht appky th

    statg hr kheak lhvgrdmgdt bhos.

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    ^alg ?1_^EP Cadiohhf

    7A`tgr rgturdjdl chmg, ^gaeg Ehrps

    Phkudtggrs h`tgd cavg qugstjhds hrdggis rgkatgi th ^gaeg Ehrps sgrvjeg.

    Ycjs ecaptgr aiirgssgs tcg qugstjhds

    mhst `rgqugdtky asfgi oy ^EPs adi

    _^EPs adi jigdtjgs tcg apprhprjatg

    ^gaeg Ehrps h`eg th ehdtaet `hr ai-

    ijtjhdak jd`hrmatjhd.

    @jdadejak

    (_gaibustmgdt Akkhwadeg,

    Yaxgs, Utuigdt Khads, gte.)

    Akk qugstjhds rgkatjdl th ad _^EPsdadegs schuki og ijrgetgi th Phkud-

    tggr @jdadejak Hpgratjhds (P@H). Ycg

    dak phrtjhd h` yhur rgaibustmgdt

    akkhwadeg js usuakky majkgi th yhu

    twh th `hur wggfs a`tgr ^gaeg Ehrps/

    \ascjdlthd rgegjvgs tcg EHU/garky

    tgrmjdatjhd g-majk `rhm yhur ehudtry

    h` sgrvjeg. J` yhu cavg dht rgegjvgi jt

    a`tgr `hur wggfs, ehdtaet P@H.

    @gigrak jdehmg tax wjtcchkijdlstatgmgdts (\-?s) arg majkgi th _^-

    EPs oy tcg gdi h` Baduary jd tcg

    ygar `hkkhwjdl ekhsg h` sgrvjeg. A tax

    lujig aeehmpadjgs tcg \-?. _^EPs

    arg dht gkjljokg th rgegjvg udgmpkhy-

    mgdt ehmpgdsatjhd.

    Qugstjhds aohut stuigdt khad ig`gr-

    mgdts iurjdl ^EP sgrvjeg adi ^gr-

    fjds Khad eadegkkatjhds a`tgr ^EP

    sgrvjeg schuki og ijrgetgi th P@H hr

    tcg kgdijdl jdstjtutjhd.

    Igserjptjhd h` UgrvjegYcg Phkudtggr Igserjptjhd h` Ugr-

    vjeg (IHU) js ad h`ejak ^gaeg Ehrps

    statgmgdt h` a Phkudtggrs sgrvjeg. Jt

    igserjogs tcg Phkudtggrs trajdjdl adi

    hvgrsgas aetjvjtjgs jd dhd-gvakuatjvg

    tgrms. Ycg IHU js a puokjeky avajk-

    aokg iheumgdt.

    A Phkudtggr wch tgrmjdatgs sgr-vjeg wcjkg away `rhm phst wjkk prg-

    parg tcg IHU adi `hrwari jt th tcg

    phst `hr tcg Ehudtry Ijrgethrs ap-

    prhvak adi sjldaturg. Ycg Ehudtry

    Ijrgethr wjkk tcgd rgturd tcg hrjlj-

    dak IHU th tcg Phkudtggr, sgdi hdg

    ehpy th E@H/P^U adi kg hdg ehpy

    at phst.

    @hr qugstjhds rglarijdl yhur

    IHU, pkgasg ehdtaet egrtjea-

    tjhdsNpgaegehrps.lhv.

    Mgijeak Jssugs_^EPs wjtc mgijeak prhokgms

    rgsuktjdl `rhm tcgjr ^gaeg Ehrps

    sgrvjeg may rgqujrg a mgijeak hr

    igdtak gvakuatjhd. Zhur EMH may

    cavg ljvgd yhu a ^E 1?

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    ^alg ?? _^EP Cadiohhf

    @gigrak Gmpkhyggs Ehmpgdsa-tjhd ^rhlram

    Ycg @gigrak Gmpkhyggs Ehmpgd-

    satjhd Aet (@GEA) prhvjigs mgijeak

    adi ijsaojkjty ehmpgdsatjhd th Phkud-

    tggrs a`tgr sgrvjeg `hr jdburjgs hr jkk-

    dgssgs tcat arg rgkatgi th tcgjr ^gaeg

    Ehrps sgrvjeg. Ycg @GEA js aimjdjs-

    tgrgi oy tcg H`eg h` \hrfgrs Ehm-

    pgdsatjhd ^rhlrams (H\E^), W.U.

    Igpartmgdt h` Kaohr. Ycjs h`eg js

    shkgky rgsphdsjokg `hr aibuijeatjdl akk

    ekajms.

    Jd lgdgrak, ady jdbury hr jkkdgss

    iggmgi th og tcg rgsukt h` yhur ^gaeg

    Ehrps sgrvjeg may og ekajmgi udigr

    @GEA. Ycg `hkkhwjdl arg gxekuigi

    `rhm ehvgralg2 Ehdijtjhds eausgi oy wjkk`uk

    mjsehdiuet

    Ehdijtjhds eausgi oy tcg Phkud-

    tggrs jdtgdtjhd th orjdl aohut tcg

    jdbury hr igatc h` sgk` hr adhtcgr

    Ehdijtjhds eausgi oy tcg jdthxj-

    eatjhd h` tcg jdburgi Phkudtggr

    Jdburjgs heeurrjdl hr jkkdgssgs

    ehdtraetgi jd tcg Wdjtgi Utatgs

    tcat wgrg dht rgkatgi th tcg pgr-

    `hrmadeg h` ^gaeg Ehrps iutjgsJ` yhu cavg a ehmpgdsaokg jdbury

    hr jkkdgss adi whuki kjfg th kg a

    ekajm wcgd yhu rgaec EHU, pkgasg

    ijseuss yhur mgijeak ehdijtjhds wjtc

    tcg ^gaeg Ehrps mgijeak h`egr adi

    gdsurg tcat tcgrg js ad gdtry jd yhur

    h`ejak cgaktc rgehri tcat mgdtjhds

    tcgsg ehdijtjhds. \cgd yhu rgturd th

    tcg Wdjtgi Utatgs, ehdtaet tcg ^gaeg

    Ehrps H`eg h` Mgijeak Ugrvjegsphst-sgrvjeg udjt at 377.377.1:01,

    gxt. 179>.

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    ^alg ?5_^EP Cadiohhf

    0Cgkp _gerujt tcg Dgxt

    Lgdgratjhd h` PhkudtggrsAs a rgturdgi ^gaeg Ehrps Phkud-

    tggr, yhu arg tcg ogst aivgrtjsgmgdt

    tcg gaeg Ehrps cas. \cgd yhu rgturd

    chmg, prhspgetjvg Phkudtggrs wjkk

    wadt th takf wjtc yhu aohut yhur sgr-

    vjegtcg rgwaris adi ecakkgdlgs

    sh tcgy ead laulg wcgtcgr tcg ^gaeg

    Ehrps js rjlct `hr tcgm. Oy scarjdl

    yhur sthrjgs, yhu wjkk dht hdky cgkp

    rgerujt tcg dgxt lgdgratjhd h` ^gaeg

    Ehrps Phkudtggrs, out aksh ehdtrjo-utg lrgatky th tcg ^gaeg Ehrps Ycjri

    Lhak h` cgkpjdl th prhmhtg a ogttgr

    udigrstadijdl h` htcgr pghpkgs hd

    tcg part h` akk Amgrjeads. (_gai mhrg

    aohut tcjri-lhak hpphrtudjtjgs jd tcg

    `hkkhwjdl ecaptgr.)

    Utayjdl ehddgetgi wjtc tcg ^gaeg

    Ehrps adi takfjdl aohut yhur sgrvjeg

    jd ehdbudetjhd wjtc rgerujtmgdt aetjv-

    jtjgs wjkk aksh cgkp gasg yhur rgaibust-mgdt6 jd a sgdsg, yhu wjkk og ehdtjdu-

    jdl yhur sgrvjeg cgrg at chmg. Mady

    _^EPs cavg rgphrtgi tcat oy takfjdl

    th htcgrs aohut tcgjr chst ehudtry

    `rjgdis adi gxpgrjgdegs, tcgjr ggkjdls

    h` rgvgrsg eukturg schef adi chmg-

    sjefdgss `hr tcgjr chst ehudtrjgs was

    gasjgr th ogar.

    Zhu ead stay ehddgetgi wjtc tcg

    ^gaeg Ehrps oy whrfjdl wjtc yhur

    kheak rgljhdak rgerujtjdl h`eg hd rg-erujtmgdt gvgdts adi puokjejty aetjvj-

    tjgs as wgkk as oy ogehmjdl a mgmogr

    h` tcg datjhdak hr kheak _^EP hrla-

    djzatjhds. Ycrhulc suec mgmogrscjp

    jd tcg datjhdak hr a kheak _^EP lrhup

    yhu wjkk dht hdky kgard aohut hpphr-

    tudjtjgs th cgkp wjtc ^gaeg Ehrps rg-

    erujtmgdt g``hrts, out yhu wjkk aksh og

    part h` a datjhdak hr kheak dgtwhrf

    tcat ehuki cgkp jd yhur bho sgarec hrehdtjdujdl giueatjhd g``hrts.

    Zhur supphrt h`, adi partjejpatjhd

    jd, ^gaeg Ehrps rgerujtmgdt adi

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    `ud adi jd`hrmatjvgadi js lrgatky

    apprgejatgi!

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    supphrt tcg ^gaeg Ehrps Ycjri

    Lhak, adi gasg yhur hwd tradsjtjhd2

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    tcg ^gaeg Ehrps prhlram yhuwhrfgi jd hr prhvjig ehudtry

    jd`hrmatjhd th jdvjtggs prgpar-

    jdl th kgavg.

    Upgaf th a ekass at a phstsge-

    hdiary jdstjtutjhd.

    Uta`` a rgerujtjdl taokg at a ea-

    rggr `ajr hr ehmmudjty gvgdt.

    Uuomjt a sthry hr pchth th tcg

    ^gaeg Ehrps Ijljtak Kjorary at

    cttp2//ehkkgetjhd.pgaegehrps.

    lhv.

    ^artjejpatg jd gvgdts sphdshrgi

    oy ^gaeg Ehrps rgerujtjdl h`e-

    gs, suec as dhmjdatjhd partjgs,

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    appkjeadt/`amjky rhuditaokgs,

    pjedjes, adi lgdgrak jd`hrma-

    tjhd sgssjhds at sechhks adi

    ehmmudjty vgdugs.

    Chw th `aejkjtatg partjejpatjhdjd ^gaeg Ehrps aetjvjtjgs adiprhlrams2 Ehmpkgtg tcg ^rjvaey Aet _g-

    kgasg `hrm tcat yhu rgegjvg jd

    yhur EHU fjt, adi rgturd jt th

    yhur EHU ehd`grgdeg prgsgdtgr

    hr majk jt th2 _^EP ^rhlram

    Upgejakjst, H`eg h` Ycjri Lhak

    adi _gturdgi Phkudtggr Ugrvje-

    ^gaeg Ehrps _gljhdak

    _gerujtjdl H`fiegs

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    ^alg ?9 _^EP Cadiohhf

    gs, auk I. Ehvgrigkk gaeg Ehrps

    Cgaiquartgrs, 1111 ?>tc Utrggt,

    D\, \ascjdlthd, IE ?>7?0.

    (Ycjs js chw wg fdhw yhu wadt

    th cgkp.)

    Fggp yhur ehdtaet jd`hrmatjhd

    eurrgdt tcrhulc tcg ^gaeg Ehrps

    wgosjtg, at www.pgaegehrps.lhv/

    rpev/jd`h.

    Ad _^EP lrhup. Ycgsg lrhups

    cgkp prhmhtg tcg ^gaeg Ehrps

    adi supphrt rgerujtmgdt aetjvj-

    tjgs. Zhur kheak rgerujtjdl h`eg

    ead ijrget yhu th rgljhdak _^EP

    lrhups tcat arg galgr th mggt yhu.

    Ugarec `hr ^gaeg Ehrps rgerujt-

    jdl gvgdts jd yhur arga. Pjsjt

    www.pgaegehrps.lhv adi serhkkihwd th tcg sgetjhd @jdi Kheak

    Gvgdts. Zhu aksh ead aii yhur

    hwd gvgdt th tcjs sjtg oy ehdtaet-

    jdl yhur kheak rgerujtjdl h`eg.

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    eg j` yhu arg attgdijdl a ehk-

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    th scarg yhur gxpgrjgdegs wjtc a

    ekass at ad jd`hrmatjhd sgssjhd hr

    hdg-hd-hdg wjtc htcgr stuigdts.

    Ycg rgerujtjdl h`eg wjkk prhvjigsupphrt adi rgshuregs, suec as j-

    grs adi prgsgdtatjhd tgmpkatgs.

    Ehmpkgtg tcg Ekhsg h` Ugrvjeg

    Chmgthwdgr Qugstjhddajrg tcat

    yhu rgegjvgi jd yhur EHU fjt.

    Ycjs wjkk gdaokg a puokje a``ajrs

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    adi try th lgt a sthry jd yhur kh-

    eak dgwspapgr hr sechhk puokj-

    eatjhd aohut yhur sgrvjeg.

    Ugdi a `rjgdi wch may og jdtgr-

    gstgi jd tcg ^gaeg Ehrps a mgs-

    salg wjtc a kjdf th tcg ^gaeg

    Ehrps wgosjtg. Pjsjt www.

    pgaegehrps.lhv, _gturdgi Phk-

    udtggrs, Cgkp Ws _gerujt.

    @jdi a spgafjdl hpphrtudjty jd

    yhur ehmmudjty oy rgljstgrjdl

    `hr tcg Upgafgrs Matec prhlram

    at www.pgaegehrps.lhv/wws/

    spgafgrsmatec.

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    Lhak wgosjtg, www.pgaegehrps.

    lhv/tcjrilhak. Zhu wjkk rgegjvg

    a prgsgdtatjhd fjt wjtc rgshuregs

    th cgkp yhu prgparg `hr adi prh-

    mhtg yhur Ycjri Lhak prgsgdta-

    tjhd.

    Fggp yhur sthrjgs akjvg adi `hr-

    wari prhspgetjvg appkjeadts th

    yhur kheak rgljhdak rgerujtjdl

    h`eg. Bust eakk us adi kgt us fdhw

    yhui kjfg th cgkp!

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    ^alg ?7_^EP Cadiohhf

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    ^alg ?0 _^EP Cadiohhf

    lghlrapcje adi ehudtry-h`-sgrvjeg

    _^EP lrhups tcrhulchut tcg Wdjt-

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    kjlct spgejak gvgdts suec as jssug h-

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    fdhwkgilg h` _^EPs th giueatg

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    jdl whrki js a mabhr lhak h` mady

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    partjejpatg jd tcg ^auk I. Ehvgrigkk

    \hrki \jsg Uechhks prhlrams, adi

    supphrt Phkudtggr prhbgets udigr tcg

    ^gaeg Ehrps ^artdgrscjp ^rhlram.

    Ycg Datjhdak ^gaeg Ehrps As-

    shejatjhd (D^EA) js a mgmogr-

    scjp-oasgi akumdj hrladjzatjhd

    tcat sgrvgs akk rgturdgi ^gaeg

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    `amjky mgmogrs th supphrt prhbgets

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    vjiuaks hr as part h` ad _^EP lrhup.

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