Transfer Education Benefits - Process Overview

Important:    Do not initiate a transfer of benefits unless you are willing to complete any additional service commitment required by your Service. For information about your obligation end date and recoupment, please read the "What is recoupment and how do I avoid it?" FAQ in milConnect.

Follow this process to complete a transfer of education benefits:

  1. Submit the transfer request so that the Status changes to Submitted.
  2. Sign in to milConnect regularly to check the status of your request.
  3. When your transfer request is approved, the Status is updated to Request Approved, the Status Date is set to the date that the Service Representative approved the request, the page displays a link to the Approval Form letter, and your request data is sent to the VA.  
  4. After the Status becomes Request Approved, each Family Member receiving an education benefit must complete the VA Form 22-1990E to obtain a certificate of eligibility before they can use their benefit.
  5. The VA sends the certificate of eligibility to the family member.
  6. The family member must provide the certificate of eligibility to the school that they plan to attend.
  7. The VA sends the tuition directly to the school.

Note:  If the family member does not receive the certificate of eligibility from the VA before they enroll in school, the family member should ask the veterans' certifying official at the school to submit an enrollment certification to the VA for the academic term.

See also

Transfer Education Benefits-General Overview

Submitting a Transfer Request

Status of Transfer Requests