Transferring Your Enrollment

Select Benefits, Beneficiary Web Enrollment (BWE)

A beneficiary’s address must be accurate and in the same region as their enrollment. If a beneficiary's address changes, they might be required to transfer their enrollment to a different region.

You must be viewing the Edit Address - Address Verification page to begin the transfer.

The transfer enrollment process consists of the following six (6) steps:

  1. Edit Your Contact Information and Begin Transfer
  2. Select a Plan
  3. Select a Provider Type
  4. Search For and Select a PCM
  5. Pay Your Premium
  6. Review and Confirm Your Enrollment

Edit Your Contact Information and Begin Transfer

  1. To update an address, click Update Contact Info under the Contact Info tab (see Updating Your Address in BWE). If necessary, the system displays a message stating that a plan change or transfer is required, and prompts to transfer the affected enrollments to the correct region.
  2. On the Edit Address - Address Verification page, click Start Transfer.
    • Based on the family members selected in the Apply changes to the following members section, the enrollments of only applicable family members will be transferred.
  3. On the Acknowledgements page, select all of the checkboxes to acknowledge your responsibilities, then click Continue. 
    • Click the access standards link to learn about TRICARE Prime distance and drive time standards.The Select a Country for Medical Care drop-down list will be displayed for eligible beneficiaries who have an OCONUS address (including APO/FPO/DPO).You must waive access standards to enroll online. You can also select the paper form link to download a paper form and mail it to your contractor.
  4. Depending on your eligibility, the Enroll in TRICARE - Federal Employee Health Benefits page may display. If this page does not display, skip to Select a Plan. Select the appropriate radio button regarding your FEHB eligibility. If you selected the I am Eligible for, or enrolled in, FEHB option, enter an FEHB Start Date.
  5. Click Continue, or click Decline to cancel and discard all changes. Continue to Select a Plan.