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Veterans Living Overseas

 

If you’re a Veteran who lives overseas, you remain entitled to the benefits and services you earned through your military service. Most VA benefits are payable regardless of your place of residence or nationality. VA benefits include disability compensation, pension, education and training, health care, home loans, insurance, vocational rehabilitation and employment and burial.

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What you should know

Direct Deposit: Once benefit payments are sent from the United States, your international direct deposit arrival depends on your foreign financial institution’s processing time.

Currency Conversion: International Treasury Services will not charge you a currency conversion fee for payments sent overseas; however, your foreign financial institution may charge fees as applicable.

Foreign Schools: Education benefits are offered to eligible Veterans to attend approved programs at foreign schools. Visit our Foreign School Information for Students page to learn more. You can use our WEAMS Institution Search tool to find foreign schools with approved programs.

Specially Adaptive Housing: If you are a disabled Veteran, you may be eligible for a Specially Adaptive Housing grant to accommodate your disability. You must have a substantial ownership interest in the home to be adapted or built. It’s also important to know that any improvements or modifications must be first approved by VA. Visit our Specially Adaptive Housing page for information on eligibility, how to apply, and how to contact VA for assistance.

Getting healthcare overseas

As a Veteran living or traveling abroad, you can receive medical care for VA service-connected disabilities through our VA Foreign Medical Program. Under this program, we assume payment responsibility for the necessary treatment of service-connected disabilities. You can visit our Foreign Medical Program page for more information. There are regional toll-free phone numbers on this page that you can call for additional assistance.



How to get an eBenefits account

You can manage and apply for benefits online using eBenefits. If you don’t already have an eBenefits account, you can register on the DS Logon Registration page. Instead of using your APO address for registering on eBenefits, use your last recorded United States address.

For dependents of Veterans without a social security number, you must do the following:

  • Contact the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) at 1-800-538-9552.
    • Provide your dependent's Foreign ID number.
    • Obtain a generated social security number provided by DMDC.
    • Use the generated social security number for registration in eBenefits.

You can visit the eBenefits help page for assistance with registering for an account or you can call 1-800 372-7437.

How to get assistance

  • For general benefit questions and assistance:
  • For questions related to education benefits:
    • Call us at (918) 781-5678 from 8:00am to 7:00pm, Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
  • For help related to international direct deposit and currency conversion:
    • Call us at (918) 781-7550 from 9:00am to 5:30pm, Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
    • Send us an email at DIRECTD.VBAMUS@VA.GOV.
  • To speak to a benefits representative at an American embassy or American Consulate:
  • To speak to a VA Overseas Military Services Coordinator:

Veterans who live in the Philippines

If you live in the Philippines, visit our Philippines overseas page that provides special information about residing in this country.