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import React from 'react';

export const IntroductionPageFormProcess = () => (
  <>
    <h2 className="vads-u-margin-top--0">
      Follow the steps below to apply to add or remove a dependent
    </h2>
    <div className="process schemaform-process">
      <ol>
        <li className="process-step list-one">
          <h3>Prepare</h3>
          <h4>When you apply, be sure to have these on hand:</h4>
          <ul>
            <li>Social Security numbers for you and your dependents</li>
            <li>
              Your current and previous marriage details, such as places and
              dates. If your spouse was married before, you’ll need those
              details too
            </li>
            <li>
              Details about your children, including their full names, Social
              Security numbers, and places and dates of birth
            </li>
            <li>
              If you are removing a stepchild under 18 from your benefit, you’ll
              need the name and address of the person the child now lives with
            </li>
            <li>
              If you are removing a deceased dependent from your benefit, you’ll
              need the date and place of death
            </li>
            <li>
              If you are removing other dependents due to divorce, a child under
              18 getting married, or a student under 23 leaving school, you’ll
              need the date of the event
            </li>
          </ul>
          <h4>
            If you are adding a student 18 to 23 years old (equal to VA Form
            21-674), you’ll need:
          </h4>
          <ul>
            <li>Social Security numbers for you and your dependent</li>
            <li>
              Details about your dependent, including their full names, Social
              Security numbers, birthdate, and school address
            </li>
            <li>
              School names and addresses for where the student will attend, as
              well as where the student attended last term
            </li>
            <li>
              Details about what the student will be studying, for example;
              their major
            </li>
            <li>
              Important term start, and end dates, and expected graduation date
            </li>
            <li>
              Details about your dependent’s past and expected income, and
              information about any property or assets the student may have
            </li>
          </ul>
          <h4>
            If you’re adding a dependent to your pension benefits (equal to VA
            Form 21P-527EZ), you’ll need:
          </h4>
          <ul>
            <li>Social Security numbers for you and your dependent</li>
            <li>
              Details about your dependent, including their full names, Social
              Security numbers, birthdate, and marriage details
            </li>
            <li>
              Information about whether or not the dependent earned an income in
              the last 365 days
            </li>
            <li>You and your spouse’s total net worth</li>
          </ul>
          <p>
            <strong>What if I need help filling out my application?</strong> An
            accredited representative, with a Veterans Service Organization
            (VSO), can help you fill out your application.{' '}
          </p>
          <p>
            <a href="/disability-benefits/apply/help/index.html">
              Get help filing your claim
            </a>
          </p>
        </li>
        <li className="process-step list-two">
          <h3>Apply</h3>
          <p>
            Complete this dependents form and upload additional information if
            needed.
          </p>
          <h4>
            You will need to upload additional evidence to add your spouse if
            you:
          </h4>
          <ul>
            <li>
              Live outside the U.S. its bases or territories, you’ll need to
              provide the marriage certificate, church record or other public
              marriage document
            </li>
            <li>
              Married by <strong>common-law</strong>, you’ll need to provide two{' '}
              <a href="https://www.va.gov/vaforms/form_detail.asp?FormNo=21-4170">
                VA Forms 21-4170
              </a>
              , one completed by the claimant, the other by the spouse. You’ll
              also need two{' '}
              <a href="https://www.va.gov/vaforms/form_detail.asp?FormNo=21P-4171">
                VA Forms 21P-4171
              </a>{' '}
              completed by two different people. If there are children from the
              marriage, you’ll also need to provide their birth certificates
            </li>
            <li>
              Married according to <strong>tribal custom</strong>, you’ll need
              to provide affidavits of all parties involved, including two
              witnesses and the person who performed the ceremony. These
              affidavits must include the marriage date and location. All of
              these documents must also include the mailing address of the
              person who performed the ceremony
            </li>
            <li>
              Married <strong>by proxy</strong>, you’ll need to provide all the
              documents and/or certificates issued to conduct the marriage
            </li>
          </ul>
          <h4>
            You will need to upload additional evidence to add a child if:
          </h4>
          <ul>
            <li>
              You live outside the U.S. its bases or territories, you’ll need to
              provide the child’s birth certificate
            </li>
            <li>
              Your <strong>child is adopted</strong>, you must provide the final
              adoption decree, the placement agreement or the child’s revised
              birth certificate
            </li>
            <li>
              Your <strong>child is not capable of self-support</strong>, you
              must provide medical evidence of an existing permanent mental or
              physical disability before the child’s 18th birthday. You’ll also
              need to send a doctor’s statement describing your child’s
              impairment
            </li>
          </ul>
          <p>
            After submitting your application, you’ll get a confirmation
            message. You can print this for your records.
          </p>
        </li>
        <li className="process-step list-three">
          <h3>VA Review</h3>
          <p>
            We process applications in the order we receive them. We may contact
            you if we have questions or need more information.
          </p>
        </li>
        <li className="process-step list-four vads-u-padding-bottom--0p25">
          <h3>Decision</h3>
          <p>
            You’ll get a notice in the mail once we’ve processed your claim.
          </p>
        </li>
      </ol>
    </div>
  </>
);