Residents need to register to sign up for the 2023 Permanent Fund Dividend as today, March 31st, is the deadline. Residents can file for their PFD online at pfd.alaska.gov. If you have already submitted your 2023 PFD application and need to provide additional information or forms, documentation can be submitted after the deadline.
Paper applications must be received by the office during regular business hours (10AM-4PM) or postmarked no later than March 31, 2023, to be considered timely. Applications received or postmarked after March 31st will be denied. The easiest way to file is online and must be submitted by 11:59PM on March 31st. It takes just a few minutes, and you will get a confirmation number once it’s submitted.
According to the MyPFD site: “To be eligible for the PFD check, an applicant must have been an Alaska resident for an entire calendar year preceding the date they applied for a dividend and intend to stay in Alaska indefinitely. Applicants who wish to receive a PFD must also not claim residency in another state or country. Residents who are absent from Alaska for more than 180 days are also not eligible to receive a PFD check.”
The Permanent Fund Dividend was created in 1980 to share a portion of the oil wealth with residents. The first PFD was designed to reward longevity and a commitment to residency by giving every adult Alaska resident $50 for every year of residency since statehood in 1959. Payment of dividends remained under litigation till 1982 when the program was revised to give an equal share to every Alaskan.