What happens after I submit the requested forms to the VA School Certifying Official?

JMU's VA Certifying Official will process a student's request for benefits and within 5-8 weeks, VA will generate and mail an active award benefit letter to the student. 

After receiving this letter, the student must VERIFY school attendance in either Verify Your Enrollment with VA (will be available in the future) or by phone with the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) at 877-823-2378 to release VA payments.  Verifying attendance, after the initial period, MUST be completed on the last calendar day of every month that the student attends classes. Failure to do so will result in a delay of payment for the classes attended the month before.

Important information:

WAVE is Transitioning to "Verify Your Enrollment"

• In the interim, you can verify your enrollment by calling our toll free Interactive Voice Response (IVR) telephone line at 1-877-823-2378.

• The WAVE application is currently in transition to the new Verify Your Enrollment application and is not currently accessible for enrollment verification. The Verify Your Enrollment application will soon be available for enrollment verifications at https://www.va.gov/education/verify-school-enrollment