Section A: Identification
Name (last, first, middle), previously used names, Social Security number, date of birth, the requesting agency's name and address, and the name and phone number of the person requesting the information.
AO 425
Pre-Employment Information
- Agency
- U.S. Courts
- Revision
- Rev. 11/92
- Fillable fields
- 131
- Pages
- 2
- Official source
- U.S. Courts form page
- Checked
- October 20, 2026
AO 425: Pre-Employment Information
AO 425, Pre-Employment Information, is a form from the U.S. Courts listed under Human Resources Forms. The current version is dated Rev. 11/92, and the U.S. Courts page lists it as effective on November 1, 1992.
The 2-page form is a personnel record, not a court filing. Section A identifies the person and names a requesting agency. Sections B to J then ask for federal employment status, retirement, grade and pay, appointment, unfavorable information, health and life insurance, service obligations, payroll and Thrift Savings Plan data, and the losing agency's release date. The form prints no instructions of its own.
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What's on AO 425
Sections B and C: Employment and retirement
Currently employed or separated, the OPF location, grade or level, step or rate, salary, pay basis, any cost of living adjustment (COLA), the service computation date and retirement plan, then military and federal civilian retirement data.
Section D: Grade and pay data
Date entered the current grade and step or rate, the last within-grade increase (WGI) or its denial, the highest previous grade and step, special rate or locality pay, grade retention, pay retention, and the highest federal salary held.
Sections E and F: Appointment and unfavorable data
Whether an INS Form I-9 is on file, whether the applicant is a U.S. citizen, whether the OPF holds removal, suspension, within-grade denial, discharge or change to lower grade actions, and whether other files hold letters of warning, admonishment or reprimand.
Sections G and H: Benefits and service obligation
FEHB health and FEGLI life insurance status and codes, and whether the employee has an obligation to remain in government service because of training received or a government-paid move, with the date it expires.
Sections I and J: Payroll, TSP and release
Payroll office address, annual and sick leave balances, leave without pay (LWOP), year-to-date FICA deductions, severance pay, Thrift Savings Plan codes, allocation and contributions, a TSP loan account number, and the losing agency's requested release date.
How to fill out AO 425
- 1
Identify the person and the request
In Section A, enter the name in last, first, middle order, any previously used names, the Social Security number, the date of birth, and the requesting agency and requester.
- 2
Give employment and pay details
Sections B to D ask for employment status, the OPF location, grade, step, salary and pay history. Section B line 6 asks for a date first covered for retirement codes C, E, 1 or 6, and a FERS election for codes K or M.
- 3
Answer the yes or no questions
Sections D to H use yes and no boxes. Section F line 2 also has a Don't Know box, and line 3 asks for a contact name and phone number if line 1 or 2 is answered yes.
- 4
Fill in payroll and TSP data
Section I asks for leave balances, FICA deductions and Thrift Savings Plan figures. The TSP allocation lines for percent of base pay and the G, F and C Funds show a total of 100.00% on the form.
- 5
Name who gave the information
Section I line 8 asks for the name and title of the official certifying the TSP information, and Section J line 2 asks for the name, title and phone number of the person giving the information.
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Where it goes, fees and privacy
Where it goes
The form does not print where it is sent. Section A has lines for the requesting agency's name and address and the requester's phone number.
Fee
The form does not print a fee.
Personal data
Section A asks for a full Social Security number and date of birth, and other sections ask for salary, benefits codes and leave balances. The form prints no redaction or privacy note.
Two pages
Section E ends with "(SEE REVERSE)". Page 2 of the PDF holds Sections F to J.
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The form prints no instructions and does not say who fills in each section. Its lines name these people and offices.
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Questions about Form AO 425
Who fills out AO 425?
The form does not say. It has lines for a requesting agency and the person requesting the information in Section A, and for the official certifying TSP information and the person giving the information in Sections I and J.
Is AO 425 filed in a court case?
No. The U.S. Courts page lists it under Human Resources Forms. It records personnel, pay and benefits data, and it has no case number or court caption.
Does AO 425 ask for a full Social Security number?
Yes. Section A line 2 asks for the Social Security number and line 3 for the date of birth. The form prints no redaction note.
What does OPF mean on the form?
Section B line 2 refers to the Official Personnel Folder and asks for the agency name and its complete address. Sections F and H use the short form OPF.
How current is this version?
The form prints Rev. 11/92, and the U.S. Courts page lists it as effective on November 1, 1992. Section E still refers to an INS Form I-9.
Is there a related employment form?
AO 78, Application for Judicial Branch Federal Employment, is also listed under Human Resources Forms on the U.S. Courts site.