File the New Jersey Civil Service Veterans Preference Claim Form with the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. You can claim the preference as late as eight days before an open competitive employment list is issued.

• You are applying for a New Jersey civil service position
• You receive a passing score on the open competitive examination
• You are an honorably discharged veteran who served on active duty during a qualifying war era, the unremarried surviving spouse of an eligible veteran, a wartime veteran receiving 10 percent or more disability compensation from the VA, the spouse of an eligible disabled veteran who is not employed in a civil service position, the unremarried surviving spouse of a deceased disabled veteran, the unremarried surviving spouse of a service member who died on active duty, or the parent of a service member who died on active duty
• If you are claiming as the spouse of a disabled veteran, the disabled veteran has waived all preference for the duration of your civil service employment