Am I Eligible?
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General Rules for Eligibility
Determine if you are eligible for VA
home loan benefits.
Frequently Asked Eligibility Questions
Questions about who is eligible for a
VA loan and reuse of eligibility for another VA
loan.
How to request a Certificate of Eligibility for VA
Home Loan Benefits
To request a Certificate of Eligibility for VA home
loan benefits, you must complete
VA Form 26-1880
and submit it to our VA Eligibility Center along
with acceptable proof of service as described on the
instruction page of the form.
It's also possible to
obtain a Certificate of Eligibility from your
lender. Most lenders have access to the ACE
(Automated Certificate of Eligibility) system.
This Internet based application can establish
eligibility and issue an online Certificate of
Eligibility in a matter of seconds. Not all
cases can be processed through ACE - only those for
which VA has sufficient data in our records.
However, veterans are encouraged to ask their
lenders about this method of obtaining a
certificate.
VA Eligibility
Center Address and Telephone Number
Please send your
request for determination of Eligibility (VA Form 26-1880, along with proof of military
service) to:
VA Loan Eligibility
Center
PO Box 20729
Winston-Salem, NC 27120
For overnight
delivery:
VA Loan Eligibility
Center
251 N. Main Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27155
Toll free number:
1-888-244-6711
The toll free
telephone lines to our Eligibility Center in
Winston-Salem (1-888-244-6711)
has been included in our National Automated Response
System. Accordingly, callers are now provided
a menu of information regarding the guaranteed home
loan program and may exercise options from that menu
which allow them to speak to VA Eligibility
Personnel. Currently, the most direct route
through the menu for those program participants who
wish to speak to Eligibility personnel includes menu
selections in the following order:
(1) - Touchtone phone
(1) - Eligibility
(2) - Status
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