Monthly Verification for Enrollment

VA's Monthly Verification of Enrollment Required for the Following Benefits
 

• Chapter 33: Post-9/11 GI Bill®
• Chapter 30: Montgomery GI Bill® Active Duty (MGIB-AD)
• Chapter 1606: Montgomery GI Bill® Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR)
• Chapter 35: Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA)

Education benefits must complete monthly enrollment verification to receive benefits. When you complete your enrollment verification, you will be asked to confirm your enrollment information for the applicable month, including:

• The number of credit hours you are enrolled in
• The start and end dates of your enrollment for that month

What is Enrollment Verification?

This is different from the enrollment certification process before the beginning of each semester that is completed by the College's certifying official. The new monthly enrollment verification is a Veteran Affairs (VA) requirement for Post-9/11 GI Bill®. students to certify that they have remained enrolled in the same courses the College has previously certified.

How Do I Verify Enrollment?

Via Text Message (easiest and fastest method):

• To opt-in, contact the Education Call Center (ECC) at 1-888-GIBill-1 (1-888-442-4551) to ensure the VA has your mobile phone number
• After opting-in, you can verify your enrollment by responding to a text message from the VA
• NOTE: The VA will never ask for your personal information, such as your Social Security number or bank account, via text

Via Education Call Center:

• Contact the ECC at 1-888-GIBILL-1 (1-888-442-4551) and ask the representative to verify enrollment on your behalf
• NOTE: Wait times may be high due to the number of students verifying each month
• If you opt-out of text verification and later change your mind, or need to change your mobile number, call the ECC at 1-888-GIBILL-1 (1-888-442-4551)

Failure to Verify Enrollment

If you fail to verify your information for two consecutive months, your monthly payments will be placed on hold. You will then have to take additional steps to verify your enrollment and have the payments released. 

For more information, watch the video, "How to Verify Enrollment for Post-9/11 GI Bill® Students."