Transfer your benefit
The very first step in allowing your dependent to use your benefits is to聽transfer them. Information on the transferability of benefits聽is available on the聽.听
After you have transferred your benefit, your dependent must apply for it. This can be done through the .听This process puts the benefit in their name and effectively makes it their benefit. The VA will send your dependent a Certificate of Eligibility via the US Postal Service聽to the address they put on their application on vets.gov. It聽can take several months for the VA to process their application so encourage them聽to apply early!
Have your dependent create their own聽聽account. This will allow them to track their educational benefits, including how many months of eligibility they have remaining.
Residency
If you are currently living out of state, review the options for in-state tuition. Visit the Tuition Classification Office's聽website聽to review the in-state tuition exceptions. Be聽sure to contact the Tuition Classification Office if you believe you qualify for in-state tuition because of time spent in Colorado.听
A dependent of a veteran may qualify for in-state tuition through our office through the聽Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (Section 1005) if the dependent will be utilizing the Post 9/11 GI Bill庐 and living in Colorado for classes.听To verify eligibility for the聽Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, students must submit a Post 9/11 GI Bill庐 Certificate of Eligibility and proof of Colorado residency (CO Lease, CO Driver's License, or CO Vehicle Registration) to the Veteran and Military Affairs Office at聽veterans@colorado.edu. In addition, the student must submit a聽Request for Enrollment Certification Form.听Contact our office if you have further questions about this law or if you think your student qualifies.听
Student privacy
We cannot give you specific information about your student's account with CU, or any questions specifically addressing their benefits and how they are being used at CU, unless your student has聽a with the university.听Any questions about this form聽can be directed to the Office of the Registrar,聽located in the Regent Administrative Center, Room 101.听
Additional questions
We can provide basic information to the student about when we submitted their Certification Request to the VA, but for in depth processing or payment questions, your student will have to contact the VA directly. They can contact the VA by calling 1-888-GIBILL-1(1-888-442-4551), or through the .听