Get Dos Ds-1996 2016-2025

This guide provides clear, step-by-step instructions for completing the DoS DS-1996 online. The form gathers important information about your living pattern and consumer services at your post or duty station to help establish your cost-of-living allowance.

Follow the steps to complete the DoS DS-1996 online.

1. Click ‘Get Form’ button to obtain the form and open it in the editor.
2. Fill in your agency from the provided options. Select the appropriate agency that applies to you, for example, Department of State, Agency for International Development, or Department of Defense.
3. Select your pay schedule from the options given. Indicate whether you are on FS, GS, SES, E, O, WO, or Other, and provide your specific pay schedule.
4. Enter your pay grade by selecting one from the available options ranging from 01 to 15.
5. Specify the number of family members at your post. Choose from the given options or provide a number greater than five if applicable.
6. Indicate the length of time you have been at your current location.
7. Certify the information you have provided by printing your name, signing, and entering the date.
8. List the primary and secondary local outlets used by you and your family for various consumer goods and services, ensuring to enter the currency used.
9. Complete the table indicating the relative importance of various sources of supply for your shopping, ensuring the percentages add up to 100.
10. Provide comments about any significant cost-of-living expenses for your family that are not covered in other sections.
11. Finally, review all entered information to confirm its accuracy. You can then save changes, download, print, or share the form as needed.

Complete and submit your DoS DS-1996 online to ensure accurate cost-of-living allowances.