A maternity allowance claim form must be filled in and submitted (personally or by mail) to the National Insurance Institute’s local branch near the woman’s place of residence; an employee can receive the form from her employer). The employer of a worker who is abroad, including an emissary on behalf of the state is required, in addition to the claim form, to fill the addendum form.
The form can be submitted to the National Insurance Institute upon discontinuation of work, but no earlier than 9 weeks before the estimated date of birth.
(A woman submitting the form before the birth should ask her physician to approve the estimated date of birth in the form itself).
The last date for submission of the claim form is 12 months from the day the eligibility for maternity allowance began.
The National Insurance Institute is entitled to cancel eligibility for maternity allowance, in part or whole, for a woman working outside her household during the period for which maternity allowance is paid.