Get your Foreign Medical Program benefits letter online

If you’re a Veteran living or traveling abroad, getting care for your service-connected conditions is easier through VA’s Foreign Medical Program (FMP).

FMP helps cover medically necessary care outside the United States for service-connected conditions, including:

  • Office visits
  • Hospital care
  • Emergency or urgent care
  • Physical therapy
  • Prescribed medical equipment and supplies
  • Skilled nursing care
  • Approved prescription medicines

Following a recent program update, Veterans eligible for FMP no longer need to register before accessing their benefits. You can simply download your FMP benefits letter directly from VA.gov. Just like other VA benefits and disability letters, your FMP letter is available when you need it, without an extra phone call, form or wait for mailed paperwork.

Having your letter readily available streamlines your care experience while abroad. The letter shows overseas health care providers that you’re eligible for FMP and details which service-connected conditions are covered.

To get your FMP benefits letter, sign in to your account on VA.gov, click your name in the top-right corner of the page, and select “Letters.” From there, you can view, download or print your letter whenever you need it.

Learn more

Learn more about FMP and check whether it applies to you by visiting Foreign Medical Program page, where you can review eligibility requirements, covered care and services, instructions for using the benefit abroad and steps for filing a claim online.

For additional questions about FMP, contact VA through Ask VA.

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6 Comments

  1. Michael Esparza August 18, 2026 at 00:54

    Thanks for this update. I was not aware of the FMP Benefits Letter. Downloaded and printed it. Critical to have IMO.

    I am now living in the Philippines so the letter will be a big help for my four service-connected conditions.

  2. kirby Hoffman August 17, 2026 at 18:15

    Is this program available in Thailand? My spouse is Thai and we are thinking of moving there, permanently. I am 75 and she is 74, married 54 years. Served in Army at Udorn and Ubon 71-73. Concerned about all the meds we both take, and the availability therefore. Thank you to the VA for administering this program. Always appreciate what the VA does for us Veterans.

  3. Tom Ramon August 14, 2026 at 11:37

    If you haven’t signed up for your benefits, that’s your first step. DD214 required and for the most part an honorable discharge. There’s exceptions but that’s another story, get online and signup. It doesn’t take long and your benefits begin immediately. I must admit I waited 40 odd years to apply. I served from 1967 – 1969

  4. JOSE LUIS August 14, 2026 at 09:13

    ALTHOUGH I LIVE IN THE CONTINENTAL U.S.A. IT IS VERY NICE AND KIND OF THE V.A. TO TAKE CARE OF OUR VETERANS WHO LIVE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. LOVE THE V.A.

  5. Rodney Rex Barrick August 14, 2026 at 04:33

    I’m an USAF Veteran (72-26). I’m living in New Zealand currently. I’ve never been able to get any help from the VA. I’ve tried for VA assistance for decades with no luck. Am I still just wasting my time?
    Sincerely,
    Rex Barrick

  6. Faamausili Tauave Galuvao August 13, 2026 at 22:19

    Yes, I would like to be a member of this Program. I live outside the continental United States, and I would love to be a member of a foreign medical program.

    Tauave A. Galuvao

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