26-8497
Request for Verification of Employment
VA Form 26-8497 is the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Request for Verification of Employment. VA's form page lists it under housing assistance. The form carries the names of both the Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and its footer also reads USDA Form 410-5. The respondent burden notice says VA needs the information to help determine a veteran's qualifications for a VA-guaranteed loan.
The form is one page. The lender or Local Processing Agency fills in the request in Part I and has the applicant sign it, then sends it straight to the employer. The employer answers either Part II, for present employment, or Part III, for previous employment, and signs the certification in Part IV before returning it straight to the lender or agency.
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Items 1 to 7: names and addresses of the employer, applicant and lender or LPA, a certification that the form went directly to the employer, the requester's signature, title and date, the VA or USDA number and the applicant's signature.
Items 8 to 13: present position, date of employment, probability of continued employment, how the applicant is paid, whether overtime or bonus is likely to continue, current base pay and year-to-date and past year earnings.
Monthly taxable pay such as base pay, career C pay, pro pay and flight pay, and monthly nontaxable pay such as quarters, rations and clothing, for military personnel only.
A remarks box that asks, if the applicant is paid hourly, for the average hours worked each week during the current and past year.
Items 16 to 19: salary or wage at termination, dates of employment, reasons for leaving and the position held.
A penalty statement, then Items 20 to 23: signature, title of employer, the employer's telephone number and the date.
The lender or LPA completes Items 1 through 6 and signs the certification that the verification has been sent directly to the employer.
The applicant signs and adds employee identification in Item 7 to authorize verification of employment.
The lender forwards the completed form directly to the employer named in Item 1. The certification says it has not passed through the hands of the applicant or any other interested party.
The employer fills in Part II for present employment or Part III for previous employment.
The employer completes Part IV and returns the form directly to the lender or local processing agency named in Item 3 of Part I.
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The instructions say the lender or LPA forwards the completed form directly to the employer named in Item 1.
The employer returns the form directly to the lender or local processing agency named in Item 3 of Part I. The form gives no VA mailing address.
The burden notice says you can call 1-800-827-1000 to get information on where to send comments or suggestions about this form.
The form is dated OCT 2022 and supersedes VA Form 26-8497, SEP 2017, which will not be used. It shows VA OMB Control No. 2900-0521, USDA OMB Approval No. 0575-0009 and an expiration date of 10/31/2025.
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The form's instructions say who completes each part and where it goes. It is not sent to VA by the applicant.
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The lender or Local Processing Agency completes Items 1 through 6, the applicant signs Item 7, and the employer completes either Parts II and IV or Parts III and IV.
No. The lender certifies the form was sent directly to the employer and has not passed through the hands of the applicant, and the employer returns it directly to the lender or local processing agency.
The form's footer reads both VA Form 26-8497 and USDA Form 410-5, and the header names both the Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Yes. Part III covers previous employment: salary or wage at termination, dates of employment, reasons for leaving and position held.
The burden notice estimates an average of 10 minutes to review the instructions, find the information and complete the form.
