Checks are mailed to beneficiaries in the Adana district.
When the representative of the Foreign Service Post (FSP) in Adana makes their annual
visit to the Elazig-Hozat area (with prior authorization from the Regional Federal
Benefits Officer (RFBO)) they deliver the checks which are in the FSP or Federal Benefits
Unit (FBU) at the time of the visit personally to the beneficiaries. While delivering
the checks, they also verify that third parties have not interfered with the receipt
and cashing of the benefit checks.
Checks are given to a third party for the beneficiary if they present a signed statement
from the local gendarme showing the beneficiary is alive. If a beneficiary does not
appear for two consecutive contacts, (with prior authorization from the RFBO) an FSP
employee personally verifies their existence and identity.