VA Residency Verification Form 21-914: What Veterans Need to Know
VA is revising the form it uses to verify that veterans and survivors still meet residency requirements to receive benefits at the full-dollar rate. The change is driven by a higher number of respondents than the previous version of the form accounted for.
What would change
- VA Form Letter 21-914 would be updated to reflect a revision of the currently approved form
- The estimated number of people asked to complete this form is 14,593 per year
- Each response is estimated to take about 5 minutes to complete
- The total estimated annual burden across all respondents is 1,216 hours
- VA is asking the public to weigh in on whether the form is necessary, accurate, and as easy to complete as possible
Who this affects
Veterans and survivors who receive VA benefits at the full-dollar rate based on U.S. residency may be asked to complete this form. It is used to confirm that a recipient still meets the residency requirements tied to that payment level.
Where things stand
This is a proposed revision open for public comment, not a final rule, and nothing changes yet.
Have a say
Anyone can submit a public comment at Regulations.gov before December 1, 2026. You can reference OMB Control Number 2900-0655 to find the specific collection.
This page is an educational summary of a document published in the Federal Register, checked against the rule text. It is not legal advice. A proposed rule is not final: nothing about your benefits changes unless and until VA publishes a final rule.
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