If you have suffered a direct physical or emotional injury as a result of an act of international terrorism, as designated by the Attorney General, you may be eligible to receive reimbursement through ITVERP. If your family member has died as a direct result of an act of international terrorism, you, as a surviving family member, may be eligible to receive reimbursement through ITVERP.

To receive reimbursement you, the victim, must (at the time of the terrorism event) be either—

1. An officer or employee of the U.S. Government, or
2. A national of the United States.

• Specific Eligibility Criteria for Families of Victims – Immediate family members of persons who have been victims of an international terrorism event may be eligible for reimbursement. If the victim is a minor, incompetent, incapacitated, or is killed, a family member of the victim may submit a claim on behalf of the victim.
  
  For purposes of the application for reimbursement—
  1. A victim may be the person who was injured or a family member of a victim represented by a parent, child, spouse, sibling, or other legally designated representative.
  2. In either case, the victim or victim representative shall be known as the “claimant.”
     
     
• Time Limits for Eligibility – ITVERP provides assistance for acts of international terrorism that occurred on or after October 23, 1983 to the present. The deadlines for making a claim are as follows:
  
  
  • For acts occurring between October 23, 1983, and December 20, 1988, the deadline for filing a claim is January 28, 2011 (3 years from the effective date of the legislative change).
    
    
  • For acts occurring between December 21, 1988, and October 6, 2006, the deadline is October 6, 2009 (3 years from the effective date of the program regulations).
    
    
  • For all acts occurring after October 6, 2006, the filing deadline is 3 years from the date of the act of international terrorism.*
    
    
  *At the discretion of the OVC director, the date for filing a claim may be extended to a date not more than 3 years from a determination that there is a reasonable indication that an act of international terrorism occurred.
  
  
• Directory of Crime Victim Services – If you find that you are not eligible for reimbursement under ITVERP, you may be able to find other resources for support within your state or local community.

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