Evening star., 1946-12-08
Guide for
tG@s
! /eterans
q By Mai. Thomas Nj. Mol

received a letter the other day
from j. L. from Roanoke, Va. He
has a German girl and he wants to
get her over to this country. That's
the so-ca1led "GI Fiancee Bill.
1t authorizes American consular Of
fees to issue nonquota visas to alien
fiancess of GIs and ex-GIs--n the
regular immigrant quota of the par
ticular foreign country has been
oversubscribed.Dc
That way the fiancee can get over
| here without waiting her turn under
the regular quota. But the immi-
grafton quota for Germany is not
oversubscribed, 50 ]. LIS flancee can
enter this country, with the same
visa, and under the same immigra-
ton laws as any other alien.
Question from w. D., Washing
| ton: rs the 500 subsistence allow
ance I'm getting under the GI Bills
education program subject to income
ltax?"
I The answer is mo" You don't
have to report it when you make
out your income tax statement.
Query from M. c., Mayfield, Pa.
"One month before I got drafted
back in AZ / was laid off my job.
Can I apply now for the readjust-
ment allowance to cover that month
of unemployment"
| No. Only veterans-fnen who
were in and are now out Of the
service-are eligible to apply for the
allowance. It's part of the CT Bill.
Question from j. P. NJ, Scranton: !:
Suppose veteran with $4,000 Ma
tional Service Life Insurance noti-
fes the Veterans Administration
he wants that insurance paid to his
beneficiary in one lump sum when
he dies. Can the beneficiary choose
any other method Of payment after
the insured dies?"
Yes. The beneficiary always can
ask the VA to change the method OF
payment to one which covers q
longer period of time than that des-
ignated by the insured.
Question from w. A. G., Lynch
burg, Va: whats this hear about
emergency officers, retired for disa-
bility, being called, up for re-exanl-
ination once year?"
It's still in the scuttlebutt stage.
A bill was introduced in the 10th
Congress to provide for an annual
review of disability retirement cases
in which retirement pay had been
awarded. 1t passed the House, but
Congress adjourned before 1t got
through the Senate. Chances are
| it'll be reintroduced when the
Eightieth Congress convenes.
Question from B. T., New Orleans:
"Sime one told me I can use my
terminal leave pay for premium pay
ments on my NSLI. Is that iight2"
It's right. You can assign your
bond to the VA for insurance pur-
poses by filling out an assignment
form at the nearest VA Office. You'll
have to assign the whole bond. If
you don't want all of it used for
insurance, the VA will credit you
for the unused balance and pay it
back in cash when the bond natures.
Query from ]. A. S., San Francisco: !:
How much is the self-employment
Ireadjustment allowance for veterans
who own and operate their own busi-
II ness and farms?"
It's the difference between what is
made in any one month and 800.
You can get the allowance for 1895
months, and they don't have to be
consecutive. But If you draw less
than 500 for any one month, you
still use up one whole month of your
eligibility.
IT you're hazy about some right
| or benefit yon think Is coming
to you, send your query to me at
the Sunday Star. Irclose a SELF
addressed, stamped envelope tor
1. q personal reply.