VETERANS PREFERENCE VETERAN’S PREFERENCE Complete this form only if you are a veteran and are claiming veteran’s preference note: copy of dd214 must be attachedYou must submit a PHOTOCOPY of your DD214 or other military documents to substantiate the service information requested on the form. Claims not accompanied by proper documentation will not be processed. For assistance in obtaining a copy of your DD214, contact your local County Veterans’ Service Office. The UMVRDC operates under a point preference systems which awards points to qualified veterans to supplement their application. Ten (10) points are granted to non-disabled veterans on open competitive examinations; fifteen (15) points are added if the veteran has a service connected compensable disability as certified by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA). To qualify for preference for a competitive exam, you must have been separated under honorable conditions from any branch of the armed forces of the United States after having served on active duty for 181 consecutive days, or by reason of disability incurred while serving on active duty, or after having served the full period called or ordered for federal active duty and be a United States citizen or resident alien. Veteran’s preference may be used by the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran, who died on active duty, and by the spouse of a disabled veteran who is unable to qualify because of the disability. To qualify for preference on a promotional exam, a veteran must have received a USDVA active duty service connected disability rating of 50% or more. For a promotional exam, a qualified disabled veteran is entitled to be granted 5 points. Disabled veterans eligible for such preference may use the 5 points preference only for the first promotion after securing UMVRDC employment. Claims must be made on the form below and submitted with your application by the application deadline of the position for which you are applying. If your DD214 is submitted to our office separate from this sheet, please attach a note with it indicating the position for which you are applying and your present address.Name First Middle Last Social Security Number Position for which you applied Address Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands Country PhoneAre you a US Citizen or Resident Alien? Yes No Veteran (10 points) (DD214 or DD215 must be submitted to receive points):Honorably discharged veteran Yes No FOR DISABLED VETERANS (15 POINTS): (DD214 and USDVA letter of disability rating decision of 10% or more must be submitted to receive points.)Have you ever been promoted in the UMVRDC employment? Yes No Percent of disability: Percent of disability:FOR SPOUSES OF DECEASED VETERANS (5 points, 10 if the veteran was disabled): (DD214 or DD215, photocopy of marriage certificate, spouse’s death certificate and proof veteran died on or as a result of activity duty must be submitted to receive points. You are ineligible to receive points if you have remarried or were divorced from the veteran.)Have you remarried? Yes No Date MM slash DD slash YYYY FOR SPOUSES OF DISABLED VETERANS (10 points): (Attach DD214 or DD215 and USDVA letter of disability rating decision of 10% or more must be submitted to receive points.)Due to the veteran’s service-connected disability the veteran is unable to qualify for this position because: (be specific) AFFIDAVIT: I hereby claim Veteran’s Preference for this examination and swear/affirm that the information given is true, complete and correct to the best of my knowledge. I hereby acknowledge that I am responsible to obtain the required veterans preference verification documents and submit them to the UMVRDC by the required application deadline date.Upload Veteran's Preference FormMax. file size: 50 MB.SignatureDate MM slash DD slash YYYY Information Regarding Claiming Veterans’ PreferencePreference points are awarded to qualified veterans and spouses of deceased or disabled veterans subject to the provisions of MN statute 197.447 and 197.455. The veteran must: a) be a U.S. citizen or resident alien, b) have received a discharge under honorable conditions from any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces; AND have either i. served on active duty for at least 181 consecutive days, or ii. have been discharged by reason of service connected disability, or iii. have completed the minimum active duty requirement of federal law, as defined by CFR title 38, section 3.12a, i.e., having fulfilled the full period for which a person was called or ordered to active duty by the United States President, or iv. certified service and verification of “veteran status” granted under U.S. PL 95-202. The information provided will be used to determine your eligibility for veterans’ preference points. You are required to supply the following information: 1.) Attach a copy of the DD214 or DD215. This copy must state the nature of discharge; i.e., honorable, general, medical, under honorable conditions. (DD214 “Member-1” copy will not be accepted) 2.) Disabled veterans must also supply a Military/United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs Rating Decision that supports/verifies the fact that the injury was incurred while on, or as a result of, active duty service. Disability incurred while on, or as a result of, active duty for training purposes does not qualify for disabled veteran preference per MN Statute 197.455. 3.) A spouse of a deceased veteran applying for preference points must supply their marriage certificate, the veteran’s DD214 or DD215, USDVA verification that veteran died on or as a result of activity duty, a death certificate, verification of their marriage at the time of veteran’s death and that the spouse has not remarried. Δ
