The deadline to sign up for the 2014 permanent fund dividend quickly approaches, and if you're planning to sign up in person, the cutoff date falls even sooner because the deadline, March 31, is a holiday.
The signup period began January 1, and so far nearly 500,000 applications have been submitted.
State officials predicting this year’s dividend will be worth more than $1,000.
Despite the fact that Alaskans have had nearly three months to sign up for this year’s PFD, officials say it seems like a lot of people have waited until the very last minute to apply.
Officials say early in the morning and right around lunch time are the busiest times of day, with lines that can occasionally wrap around the building.
While the deadline to submit an application for the 2014 PFD is Monday, March 31, because of Seward's Day all state offices will be closed.
That means anyone who needs in-person help filing an application or asking general questions must have it taken care of by this Friday, March 28.
Of course you can apply online and mail in your application as long as the letter is post marked March 31.
"For the first week after filing season we'll have a significant amount of mail that is not timely," said Dan DeBartolo, director of the state's Permanent Fund Division. "It'll be marked April 1st and April 2nd, and as we start issuing letters later in the month we'll let people know that the application was late and it's automatically denied, that's by law."
There are three Permanent Fund Division offices located in Juneau, Fairbanks and Anchorage. Each of the offices are open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays through Friday.