Apply for an HM Armed Forces Veteran Card
An HM Armed Forces Veteran Card is a way to prove that you served in the UK armed forces. The card can make it quicker and easier to apply for support as a veteran.
It’s free to apply.
You can currently only apply for a Veteran Card if you have a UK address. Veterans who do not have a UK address will be able to apply later this year.
Thousands of Armed Forces veterans are now able to apply for an ID card, with a new option to apply online.
After five months of testing of the new digital service, veterans can apply now for their cards by visiting the GOV.UK website at gov.uk/veteran-card
The Ministry of Defence says it is delivering the service, together with the Office for Veterans’ Affairs, as part of ongoing improvements to veteran support.
Until the veteran ID card was created, there was no way for former personnel to easily prove they had been in the Armed Forces.
