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POW/MIA Family Fee Waiver — Ten Years From the Declaration

Registration and certain laboratory fees waived for the spouse and children of an armed forces member permanently stationed in Nevada who was identified as a prisoner of war or declared missing in action.

Verified August 23, 2026

What this benefit is

What it's worth: Registration and certain laboratory fees waived, for up to ten years

The system describes the waiver as reaching the spouse and children of a member permanently stationed in this State.
A child may use it for ten years after reaching 18; a spouse for ten years from the date the member was declared a prisoner of war or missing in action.
Law and medical school programmes are described as ineligible.

Who is entitled to it

The waiver runs to the spouse and the children.
Your home is in Nevada.

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How to claim it

Deadline: Ten years from the declaration, or ten years from the child turning 18

1Check the stationing test first. The waiver is described for the family of a member permanently stationed in this State, which is a different test from the family living here now.
2Establish the declaration date. Both the spouse clock and the paperwork turn on the date the member was identified as a prisoner of war or declared missing in action.
3Check the programme: law and medical school programmes are named as ineligible.
4Ask the campus which office handles it. These waivers are rare and are not always handled by the veterans office.
5Ask whether a later change in the member’s status affects the waiver; nothing read this session addresses it.

Form: The System fee waiver form for the relevant category
File with: The appropriate office on your System campus
Each term: Claimed per academic term.

Worth knowingThe stationing test is the unusual part: it looks at where the member was permanently stationed, not at where the family lives.

Known gapThe statute has not been read this session, so nothing is claimed about credit limits, degree levels, or what happens if the member is later accounted for.

Sources

authority · published policyNevada System of Higher Education — Student Veterans, POW/MIA fee waiver under NRS 396.5445 and Title 4, Chapter 17 of the Handbook (eligibility, the ten-year clocks, professional school exclusions)
operating · published policyNevada Department of Veterans Services — Education (POW/MIA survivor benefit durations for children and spouses)

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