How to get an Intel Retiree Badge

Lost your badge? Didn’t take it with you? It’s handy to have and may be required to take advantage of some of your Intel retiree discounts. You can request a reproduction of your Intel badge (if you did not take it with you when you left).  The badges are not activated and will not grant you access into any Intel facility but it may allow you to take advantage of some great offers.

To order your Intel retiree badge, follow these simple steps:

You may request a replacement via email or standard mail; instructions for both are below.
Allow 6-8 weeks for delivery standard mail.

Send an email request to: badgeandkeyNM@intel.com with this information:

1. Full name including middle initial (if any)
2. WWID number
3. Your preferred first name to appear on the badge (subject to review and approval by Intel at its sole discretion)
4. Your physical return mailing address or post office box address

Please note: If you are requesting this before your actual retirement date, please send from or include a personal email address as your Intel email will no longer be valid after retirement.

Or if you do not have email you can send your request via standard mail (with the information listed above) to:

Intel Corporation
Badge & Key RR5-138
4100 Sara Rd SE
Rio Rancho, NM 87124

No. It won’t help if you provide proof of employment and a photo, Intel will still not replace your badge. Intel has a data capacity issue, and is maintaining only the data necessary to create a badge replacement for former employees for up to 10 years after their retirement date.

Purchases using the Employee Purchase Plan Store (EPP) site do not require a badge. So, if you don’t have an Intel badge, and can no longer get a replacement, that will not affect your ability to make purchases from the Employee Purchase Plan Store.

The requirements to prove retiree status are made by each vendor, so some purchases require a badge, others do not. When you select a vendor, product or offer on the Beneplace website, you will be presented with an “offer detail” page with information about the specific offer and instructions on how to redeem, including what documentation you must  provide to prove your eligibility. In addition, you may be directed to the specific merchant site to make your purchase.  Requirements for proof of Intel retiree status will be noted on the “offer detail” page or on the vendor’s web site. If the vendor requires an Intel badge and you do not have one and cannot secure a replacement, you can consider asking the vendor directly by email or phone whether some other proof of Intel employment would be acceptable. You may also contact IRO Support at intelretiree@gmail.com for help. Some examples of documentation that you might be able to use to provide proof of former Intel employment are as follows:

• A photo ID (this might be required to prove that you are who you say you are…)
• Any type of mail delivered from the company to recipient
• Pension check
• Retirement Check
• Recent pay stub; Retiree Plan statement
• W-2
• Company healthcare card or Retiree Medical card

Vendors requiring proof of employment are generally those listed in the Employee Discount Program. After you have selected a specific offer (vendor, product or service), you will be presented with an “offer detail” page with information about the specific offer, any proof of retiree status requirements and instructions on how to redeem.  You will also be directed from the Discount Program site to the specific merchant site to make your purchase. It’s possible that the requirements to prove retiree status won’t be clear until you contact the vendor or visit the vendor or dealer at their storefront or lot (for autos)

Employee Discount vendors may require proof of Intel retiree status.  A few vendors who do are Ford, Volkswagen, Adidas and Columbia Sportswear.

Start the process of applying for the vendor’s discount on the Employee Discount website.
When you select a vendor or product or offer, you will be presented with an “offer detail” page with information about the specific offer and instructions on how to redeem, including what you will need to provide to prove your eligibility. You will be directed from the Discount Program site to the specific merchant site to make a purchase. It’s possible you won’t know the proof required until you reach the vendor’s web site, or otherwise make contact with the vendor.

For autos, part of the process will include going to a dealer’s lot with some information which you received when applying on the Employee Discount site, which shows that you are eligible for the discount. You may be asked at that time to prove your Intel retiree status. Vendors and dealers vary regarding their requirements.

See below for examples of acceptable identification for proving your retiree status:

Volkswagen:

• Any type of mail delivered from the company to recipient
• Pension check
• Retirement Check
• Your Intel badge; if you don’t have one, see the above “How to request a replacement badge within 10 years” instructions.

Ford:

• Recent pay stub; Retiree Plan statement
• Your Intel badge; if you don’t have one, see the above “How to request a replacement badge within 10 years” instructions.
• W-2
• Company healthcare card or Retiree Medical card

Columbia and Adidas Sportswear:

• Your Intel badge; if you don’t have one, see the above “How to request a replacement badge within 10 years” instructions.
• A photo ID
• The flyer (provided on the Columbia or Adidas page in the Employee Discount web site 1-2 weeks before the sale)