PFD filing deadline fast approaching

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The deadline to file for Alaska’s oil revenue check is Monday night.

The Permanent Fund Dividend amount for 2025 has not yet been determined, but eligible residents have been able to file for the yearly dividend since the beginning of January.

The three-month filing period ends at 11:59 p.m. Monday, according to PFD Division Director Genevieve Wojtusik. Anyone who did not make the in-person deadline of 4 p.m. — which is when state offices in Anchorage, Juneau, and Fairbanks closed — have until then to file. They can do so on the state’s PFD website.

“If you can’t make it there by then, please make sure to get those paper applications to the post office," Wojtusik said.

As of Monday afternoon, over 600,000 PFD applications had been submitted, according to data compiled by the state website.

While Wojtusik doesn’t expect a record amount of applications — that mark belongs to 2019 when over 678,000 applications were received — she said it can be expected that another 20,000 or so could be expected, with additional paper applications coming in over the next week or two.

Wojtusik said although Monday is a state holiday (Seward’s Day, which celebrates the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867 after Secretary of State William H. Seward signed a treaty), state offices would still be open.

“We were asked to be here today until we have the team in Anchorage, Juneau, and Fairbanks all available collecting applications,” she said.

Last year’s PFD check of $1,702 went out to more than 624,000 Alaskans from a total pool of over $1 billion. The biggest PFD ever distributed was in 2022 when residents received a check for $3,284.

“I’d also like to remind folks that filing online is a benefit for you as well because ... if you file online and choose direct deposit, you can get your payments when determined eligible in the first payment in October, instead of having to wait a few weeks later for a paper check in the mail,” Wojtusik explained. “So we do encourage all to file online.”

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