Contact the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Bureau at 609-530-6949 or vbb@dva.nj.gov, and provide a copy of your parent’s DD1300 when you apply.

• You are the child of a service member who was declared a prisoner of war or missing in action after January 1, 1960
• You were born or adopted before or during the time your parent was declared a prisoner of war or missing in action
• Your parent was a New Jersey resident when they entered the U.S. Armed Forces, or their official state of residence is New Jersey
• You are enrolled in undergraduate study at a New Jersey public or private educational institution