The Registrar’s Office also accepts eligibility letters of verification and applies the benefits for the California Veterans Fee Waiver.
Student’s who have never applied or received verification of entitlement for Chapter benefits must submit an application to the VA Regional Office in Muskogee. Online applications are available at http://www.gibill.va.gov/GI_Bill_Info/education_forms.htm or you can download the application from this website and submit via US Mail to:
VA Regional Office
P.O. Box 8888
Muskogee, OK 74402
Questions regarding entitlement can be directed to the VA Call Center at (888) 442-4551.
If you have already received verification of entitlement from the VA - A student’s first step to receiving benefits from the VA as a student at UCSB is to contact the Veterans Representative in the Office of the Registrar 805.893.8905 or Reg-Veterans-Benefit-Programs@sa.ucsb.edu.
VA Chapter benefit students must submit the Veterans Benefit Request Form below to the Office of the Registrar requesting verification of enrollment (VA form 22-1999).
VA education benefits must be renewed with the Office of the Registrar each quarter. The Veteran’s Benefit Request form must be submitted prior to the end of the current quarter or as soon as possible. Veterans benefit requests are processed as received, the VA Regional office takes approximately 45 days after submittal. We encourage you to submit your paperwork as soon as possible.
This form must be submitted along with either a copy of the student’s class schedule or the Registration of Intent form below. It is recommended that first time students submit their paperwork in person, however, we do accept FAX at (805) 893-2985, U.S. Mail at:
Office of the Registrar
1101 Student Affairs and Administrative Services Building (SAASB)
University of California
Santa Barbara, California 93106-2015
or, electronic
submission to this e-mail address:
Reg-Veterans-Benefit-Programs@sa.ucsb.edu.
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For more information or questions regarding your VA benefit’s while at UCSB, please contact a VA Program Representative at Reg-Veterans-Benefit-Programs@sa.ucsb.edu or call (805) 893-8905.
The State of California offers a College Fee Waiver Program to children and dependents of service-connected disabled or service-related deceased veterans. This program is administered by the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CDVA).
Benefits are awarded on an academic year basis and students are required to reapply each year for continued benefits. For example; a student who submits the 2006-2007 eligibility letters from the County Veterans Service Office will receive the benefit from fall 2006 through Summer Session 2007. A student who plans to attend the 2007-08 academic years will need to reapply to receive the VA College Fee Waiver for these terms.
The VA College Fee Waiver will waive the Education and Registration fees only during fall, winter and spring quarters. During Summer Sessions, the unit fees are waived.
Students who are in the Freshman Summer Start program must contact a VA Program Representative if they want the VA College Fee Waiver to apply to this program.
If you are eligible to receive these benefits, contact your local County Veterans Service Office (CVSO). You may also call CDVA at (800) 952-5626, or visit their website at www.cacvso.org for more information or to download an application form. The local Santa Barbara County Veterans Services Office is located at:
Santa Barbara County Veterans Service Office
Robert Langley, VA Service Rep.
315 Camino Del Remedio
Santa Barbara, CA 93110(805) 681-4500
FAX: (805) 681-4501
California Fee Waiver letters of eligibility should be submitted to the Registrar’s Office before the fee payment deadline to avoid late fee penalties.
Please Note: If you are approved for the Cal Grant, and are also approved for the VA College Fee Waiver, eligibility is limited to only one benefit. Therefore the Cal Grant will take precedence and automatically be applied to your BARC account; the VA College Fee Waiver will not be credited. However, the VA College Fee Waiver can be applied to a summer program, as the Cal Grant does not fund Summer Sessions.