 
Any person otherwise eligible for membership in the VFW may become a Life Member upon acceptance of an application and fee payment as specified below.
VETERANS NEW TO THE VFW: Application for "Direct to Life" membership must be made at one of over 9,500 local VFW Posts worldwide. Look in you local telephone directory's white or yellow pages under Veterans of Foreign Wars or Veterans' Organizations. You may also contact National Headquarters by e-mail to inquire as to the location of Posts nearest you. The fee schedule shown below applies to both new and existing VFW members. CURRENT ACTIVE VFW MEMBERS: Application for Life Membership may be made through your Post Quartermaster with payment by check, money order or Visa, MasterCard and Discover credit cards. OR you may apply online from this "secure" page using one of the accepted credit cards. You may also print the application form and mail the completed form and the appropriate fee to your Post Quartermaster or to VFW National Headquarters, Life Membership Department, 406 W. 34th Street, Kansas City, MO 64111. See also the "Installment Plan" below. To start the online process Click here. INSTALLMENT PAYMENT PLAN: Annual members may take advantage of the installment Plan offered by National Headquarters each year from January 1 through March 31. The member's current year annual dues must be paid before enrollment in the Installment Plan will be accepted. This interest-free program allows the Life Membership fee to be spread over four payments within the calendar year. An initial installment (1/4 of the total fee) must be sent along with a completed enrollment form directly to National Headquarters. National will bill for the remaining three payments as they become due. Installment Plan Agreement forms with the applicable fee schedule will be made available each December in VFW magazine or by request via telephone (816)756-3390 (ext. 152) or e-mail from National Headquarters. Credit cards may not be used for installment payments. |