Membership/Tier Reinstatement

Membership Reinstatement allows you to restore your original membership date with NYCERS or any public retirement system in New York City or State. In certain cases, reinstating your previous membership date may make you eligible to participate in an earlier tier and/or a retirement plan no longer available to new members.

To be eligible, you must have terminated your prior membership.

To apply for Tier Reinstatement:   

  1. Download Membership/Tier Reinstatement Form #181
  2. Provide details about your former membership, including the name of the retirement system, former member number and dates of service.
  3. Return your signed and notarized application via mail or drop it off at NYCERS’ Walk-in Center at 340 Jay Street in downtown Brooklyn.

If you are eligible to reinstate, you will receive instructions on how to complete your reinstatement and pay the associated costs (if any), as well as documents detailing your reinstated retirement plan in your MyNYCERS Message Center and via mail. Reinstatement may not be beneficial in some situations, so it is important that you carefully review the plan documents and/or consult with a NYCERS Retirement Counselor to understand how reinstatement will affect your payroll contributions and future benefits.

To learn more about Membership/Tier Reinstatement, please refer to Reinstatement Brochure #905 or your Tier’s Plan Description.