If you’re a veteran or a veteran’s family member, you may be able to apply for a Certificate of Appreciation. These are issued as a national gesture of thanks for you or your families military service to our nation.

Who can apply:

You can apply for a certificate if you are a veteran (who meets the eligibility criteria below) or a family member on behalf of a deceased eligible person.

What service qualifies?

Certificates are issued for service with Australia’s Defence Forces:
– in overseas wars, conflicts or peace operations during the specified dates in the application form; (these include but are not limited to border force; special operations; Afghanistan, Kuwait, Iraq, various peacekeeping operations, Middle East, Somalia, Australian service between 1945-1975 etc) and if you or a family member served on the home front during the Second World War.

Steps to apply :

To apply for a Certificate of Appreciation you simply need to download and complete the application form and send your completed application form to your local federal member of Parliament.

The Application can be found on the DVA website.

Your Local federal members can be found here.