Apply for an HM Armed Forces Veteran Card

An HM Armed Forces Veteran Card is a way to prove that you served in the UK armed forces. The card can make it quicker and easier to apply for support as a veteran.

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You can currently only apply for a Veteran Card if you have a UK address. Veterans who do not have a UK address will be able to apply later this year.

Check what you can do with a Veteran Card.

Who can get an HM Armed Forces Veteran Card

You can apply if you were in the regulars or reserves for the:

• Royal Navy
• Army
• Royal Air Force (RAF)
• Royal Marines

You may also be able to apply if you served in:

• the Royal Fleet Auxiliary听
• the Merchant Navy听- and you sailed in support of the UK armed forces
• another group in the UK armed forces

You can check when you apply online or when you call to request a postal form.

You cannot apply if you served:

• in the armed forces of another country

• alongside the UK armed forces, for example in the Royal Canadian Navy or Royal Australian Air Force

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• your service number for your last period of service

• your National Insurance number

• the approximate year you started and ended your service - it does not have to be exact

• a recent digital passport style photo, showing your head and shoulders

Apply online听

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• an email address

• photo ID - for example, a UK passport or driving licence

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Other ways to apply

Contact the Veterans UK Helpline if you cannot apply online.听

They바카라 사이트檒l send you a form that you can return by post. The form is available in English or Welsh.

Veterans UK Helpline
veterans-uk@mod.gov.uk听
Telephone: 0808 1914 218
Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm
Find out about call charges听听

After you바카라 사이트檝e applied

You바카라 사이트檒l usually get your Veteran Card within:

• 6 weeks, if you apply online
• 14 weeks, if you apply by post

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If you live in Northern Ireland

You can choose to either:

• have your card sent in the post
• collect your card from a Veterans Welfare Service (Northern Ireland) office

Email the Veterans Welfare Service to find your nearest office.

dbsafvs-vws-ni@mod.gov.uk

Get help

Contact the Veterans UK Helpline if you need help applying.

Veterans UK Helpline
veterans-uk@mod.gov.uk听
Telephone: 0808 1914 218
Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm听听
Find out about call charges听听