Part 2 - Notes on how to complete your application form

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1 Tuton F Loan applcaton nots for nw part-tm studnts 2012/13 About ths nots Ths nots should b rad along wth your Tuton F Loan applcaton form. Th nots ar splt nto thr parts: Part 1 - Gnral nformaton Part 2 - Nots on how to complt your applcaton form Part 3 - Nxt stps n your studnt fnanc journy Part 1 - Gnral nformaton compltng your form Tmscal for rturnng your form Ths form should b rturnd wthn 9 months of th start of your acadmc yar, othrws you may los your nttlmnt to studnt fnanc. Snd your compltd form to: Studnt Fnanc England P.O Box 210 Darlngton DL1 9HJ Mak sur you pay th corrct postag. fnd out mor Furthr qustons? spak to your unvrsty or collg rad A gud to studnt fnanc for nw part-tm studnts n hghr ducaton 2012/13 vst call us on (txtphon ) othr nformaton Dsabld Studnts Allowancs (DSAs) If you hav a dsablty, long-trm halth condton, mntal-halth condton or spcfc larnng dffculty, such as dyslxa or dyspraxa, you may b abl to gt xtra hlp calld Dsabld Studnts Allowancs (DSAs). DSAs can hlp wth th xtra costs you may hav n rlaton to your cours. Ths can nclud spcal qupmnt, a non-mdcal hlpr or spcal travl arrangmnts. For mor nformaton s Brdgng th gap: A gud to Dsabld Studnts Allowancs (DSAs) n hghr ducaton. Download a gud and form at or call Opn Unvrsty (OU) studnts should apply to OU for DSAs. Brall/othr formats You can ordr forms and guds n Brall, larg prnt or audo by malng your nam, addrss, customr rfrnc numbr along wth what form and format you rqur to: [email protected] or you can call us on Plas not, th abov mal addrss and tlphon numbr can only dal wth rqusts for altrnatv formats of forms and guds.

2 Part 2 - Nots on how to complt your applcaton form Complt all nformaton. If any nformaton s mssng or unclar w may not b abl to procss your applcaton and you won t rcv any fundng. 1 your prsonal dtals 1.1 Customr Rfrnc Numbr Your Customr Rfrnc Numbr s your prsonal rfrnc numbr and s 11 dgts long. You ll hav on of ths f you v prvously had a studnt loan or any othr studnt fnanc from th Studnt Loans Company (SLC). You may also hav on f you v gvn fnancal nformaton for anothr studnt s applcaton. If you don t hav on, or don t know what your Customr Rfrnc Numbr s, lav ths blank. 1.2 Prsonal dtals Evdnc w nd you to gv: Chang of nam dd, f approprat. Marrag/dvorc crtfcat, f approprat. Cvl partnrshp/dssoluton ordr, f approprat. 1.3 Natonal Insuranc Numbr 1.4 Idntty vdnc If you v gvn your vald UK passport dtals you don t hav to snd any othr vdnc to confrm your dntty. If you don t provd your Natonal Insuranc Numbr, paymnt of your loan(s) wll b wthhld and you ll hav to fund your own tuton fs untl you hav rsolvd ths. You ll fnd your Natonal Insuranc Numbr on any of th followng: Your Natonal Insuranc Numbr card or lttr. A payslp. An ncom tax documnt such as a P45 or P60. If you v nvr bn gvn a Natonal Insuranc Numbr, lav th Natonal Insuranc Numbr box blank. W ll contact you f you nd to tak any acton to obtan a Natonal Insuranc Numbr. Evdnc w nd you to gv f you don t hav a UK passport or t has xprd: Non-UK passport; or Orgnal UK brth or adopton crtfcat and a compltd Brth/Adopton Crtfcat form. Th Brth/Adopton Crtfcat form s avalabl to download at or by callng us on Your orgnal documnts wll b snt back to you as soon as possbl. 2 of 8

3 2 prvous support and qualfcaton hstory 2.3 Undrgraduat or postgraduat courss Prvous applcatons for fundng Ths ncluds any undrgraduat or postgraduat cours you v attndd whthr t was n th UK or ovrsas. Exampls of undrgraduat hghr ducaton courss you should tll us about nclud: DpHE, Crt HE, HNC, HND and Foundaton Dgr, and smlar courss from outsd th UK. Intgratd Mastrs Dgrs. PgDp, MA, MSc, MBA or quvalnts. If you r unsur of th lvl of your xstng qualfcaton, contact th unvrsty or collg whr you compltd th cours, thy may b abl to hlp. Mnton any cours whr you wr lgbl to apply for fundng from Studnt Fnanc England, Studnt Fnanc Wals or Studnt Fnanc Northrn Irland vn f: you ddn t rcv any fundng, or you chos not to tak th fundng avalabl. 3 rsdnc 3.1 UK natonal Evdnc w nd you to gv: Orgnal brth or adopton crtfcat and a compltd Brth/Adopton Crtfcat form. Th Brth/Adopton Crtfcat form s avalabl to download at or by callng us on of 8

4 3 rsdnc - contnud 3.2 EU natonal You must snd: Passport or natonal dntty card 3.3 Chld of a Swss natonal Snd us: your parnt s passport or natonal dntty card (f ths show proof of thr Swss natonalty and your rlatonshp to thm). 3.4 Europan Economc Ara (EEA) natonal Europan Economc Ara (EEA) or Swss natonal Employmnt of th EEA or Swss natonal who s workng, has workd or s lookng for work n th UK If your chld, son or daughtr-n-law or chld s cvl partnr s th workr you must b dpndnt on thm. For chldrn of EEA workrs th trm chld mans a prson undr th ag of 21; or dpndants of th prson or th prson s spous or cvl partnr. Ths dos not apply n cass whr th EEA workr parnt has dd or lft th UK and th chld s stayng on n th UK to fnsh thr ducaton. Snd us: Passport or natonal dntty card. Snd on of th followng: A P60 or a lttr from mployr f currntly workng. Audtd accounts, tax rturns or dtals of ncom f slf-mployd. A lttr from mployr confrmng th ntnton to contnu workng whlst studyng. P45, P60 or lttr from prvous mployr f currntly lookng for work or prvously workd n th UK Workng durng your studs Snd on of th followng: A P60 or a lttr from mployr f currntly workng. Audtd accounts, tax rturns or dtals of ncom f slf-mployd. A lttr from mployr confrmng th ntnton to contnu workng whlst studyng. P45, P60 or lttr from prvous mployr f currntly lookng for work or prvously workd n th UK. 4 of 8

5 3 rsdnc - contnud 3.5 sttld status Sttld status mans that you can lv n th UK prmanntly wthout th Hom Offc placng any rstrctons on how long you may rman. You ar fr from any rstrcton f any of th followng apply: You ar a Brtsh ctzn. You hav a rght of prmannt rsdnc n th UK. You hav bn grantd ndfnt lav to rman. You hav a rght of abod n th UK. Furthr nformaton about th rght of prmannt rsdnc and othr mmgraton ssus can b obtand from th UK Bordr Agncy at th Hom Offc at sttld status Snd us your: UK passport or a lttr from th Hom Offc whch confrms mmgraton status. 3.6 rfug status If you or your: husband, wf, cvl partnr parnt(s), stp-parnt hav succssfully appld for rfug status n th UK undr th trms of th 1951 Untd Natons Convnton on Rfugs, and you, or thy, hav bn grantd rfug status, th Hom Offc wll hav snt you, or thm, a lttr and an mmgraton status documnt confrmng ths. If you r clamng studnt fnanc as th chld or stp-chld of a rfug, you ll only b consdrd a chld f you wr undr th ag of 18 at th tm of your parnt s applcaton to th Hom Offc. If you r clamng studnt fnanc as th husband, wf or cvl partnr of a rfug, you must hav bn thr husband, wf or cvl partnr at th tm of thr applcaton for asylum. Expry dat If you/thy havn t bn gvn an xpry dat you should mark th xpry dat box as N/A (not applcabl). rfug status Snd us: A Hom Offc lttr and an mmgraton status documnt, normally a passport; or Evdnc to confrm your rlatonshp to th prson who has bn grantd rfug status. 5 of 8

6 3 rsdnc - contnud 3.7 Humantaran Protcton If you or your: husband, wf, cvl partnr; or parnt(s), stp-parnt hav bn grantd Humantaran Protcton as th rsult of an unsuccssful asylum applcaton, th Hom Offc wll hav snt you, or thm, a lttr and an mmgraton status documnt confrmng ths. If you r clamng studnt fnanc as th chld or stp-chld of a prson grantd Humantaran Protcton, you wll only b consdrd a chld f you wr undr th ag of 18 at th tm of your parnt s applcaton to th Hom Offc. If you r clamng studnt fnanc as th husband, wf or cvl partnr of somon who has bn grantd Humantaran Protcton, you must hav bn thr husband, wf or cvl partnr at th tm of thr applcaton for asylum. Expry dat If you/thy havn t bn gvn an xpry dat you should mark th xpry dat box as N/A (not applcabl). Humantaran Protcton Snd us: A Hom Offc lttr and an mmgraton status documnt, normally a passport; or Evdnc to confrm your rlatonshp to th prson who has bn grantd Humantaran Protcton status. 3.8 Rsdnc hstory Acadmc yars bgn n th autumn, wntr, sprng and summr, and last for 12 months. Us ths tabl to work out whn your acadmc yar bgns. Dat study bgns btwn Dat acadmc yar bgns 1 August - 31 Dcmbr nclusv 1 Sptmbr 1 January - 31 March nclusv 1 January 1 Aprl - 30 Jun nclusv 1 Aprl 1 July - 31 July nclusv 1 July 4 about your unvrsty or collg and cours 4.6 Tuton F amount chargd If you arn t sur how much you r bng chargd for tuton fs, ask your unvrsty or collg to confrm ths. 6 of 8

7 5 your loan rqust 5.1 Loan paymnts W ll pay your Tuton F Loan drctly to your unvrsty or collg n thr nstalmnts wthn th acadmc yar. Th frst paymnt of th Tuton F Loan s mad aftr w rcv confrmaton from your unvrsty or collg that you r n attndanc on your cours. Loan lablty You ll b labl for your Tuton F Loan 2 wks aftr th frst day of trm 1, and at th start of trms 2 and 3, not th dats th nstalmnts ar pad to your unvrsty or collg. Lablty % of Tuton F Loan that you ll b labl for Trm 1 25% Trm 2 25% Trm 3 50% Intrst Changng your loan amount Intrst s addd to your loan balanc from th day th frst loan paymnt s mad to your unvrsty or collg. You can fnd out mor about ths and th currnt ntrst rat at You can chang th amount you orgnally rqustd by downloadng a Tuton F Loan Rqust Form at 6 dclaraton Powr of Attorny If you cannot sgn th form t must b sgnd on your bhalf by your Powr of Attorny. To grant a prson powr of attorny, you nd to fll n a lgal form gvng thr nam, th spcfc prod for whch thy can act on your bhalf, and th spcfc tasks that thy can prform. Th Powr of Attorny lttr must b snt wth th applcaton bfor a sgnatur from that Powr of Attorny wll b accptd. 7 of 8

8 6 dclaraton - contnud Data Protcton Act Th Studnt Loans Company (SLC) s a Data Controllr undr th Data Protcton Act W hold nformaton for th purposs spcfd n our notfcaton to th Informaton Commssonr ncludng dtrmnng lgblty for studnt fnanc, assssng th maxmum amount of fnancal support avalabl, paymnt of studnt fnanc and th dtcton and prvnton of fraud, and may us ths nformaton for any of ths. Th Scrtary of Stat for Busnss, Innovaton and Sklls s a jont Data Controllr for your nformaton. If fals or naccurat nformaton s provdd and fraud s dntfd, dtals may b passd to fraud prvnton agncs to prvnt fraud and mony laundrng. W may shar th nformaton you hav gvn us wth othr organsatons ncludng th Dpartmnt for Busnss, Innovaton and Sklls, othr Govrnmnt bods and wth your unvrsty or collg for ths purposs. W may also gt nformaton about you from othr organsatons. If so, t wll only b for th purposs dscrbd and as th law prmts us to do. For mor dtald nformaton about how your applcaton wll b procssd and wth whom your nformaton wll b shard and for what purpos, go to Part 3 - Nxt stps n your studnt fnanc journy 1 You complt and rturn your applcaton form to us, along wth any vdnc, as soon as possbl. Mak sur you rad, sgn and dat th dclaraton. You r hr 2 W procss your applcaton. If any nformaton s mssng or ncorrct w ll gt n touch. Whn w hav all th nformaton w nd, w ll snd you a Studnt Fnanc Enttlmnt lttr. 3 You show your Studnt Fnanc Enttlmnt lttr to your unvrsty or collg (f thy ask to s t). 4 W pay your Tuton F Loan drctly to your unvrsty or collg aftr thy tll us that you r attndng your cours. 8 of 8