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1 24+ Advancd Larnng Loan Applcaton form nots Rmmbr you can apply onln. It s quck and asy. Go to About 24+ Advancd Larnng Loans Ths loans ar avalabl for larnrs who ar: studyng an lgbl cours at an approvd collg or tranng organsaton n England, agd 24 and ovr on th day thy start thr cours, and startng a cours on or aftr 1 August Fnd out mor at Makng th rght choc It s mportant you consdr your own crcumstancs and look nto all optons for payng for your cours bfor choosng to tak out ths loan. Ths s not th rsponsblty of your collg or tranng organsaton. You can gt mpartal mony advc from th Mony Advc Srvc at About ths nots Ths nots should b rad along wth your 24+ Advancd Larnng Loan Applcaton form. Th nots ar splt nto thr parts: Part 1 - Gnral nformaton Part 2 - How to complt your applcaton form Part 3 - Nxt stps Part 1 - Gnral nformaton compltng your form Bfor compltng your form Spak to your collg or tranng organsaton who wll gv you a Larnng and Fundng Informaton Lttr, and Hav your Passport and Natonal Insuranc numbr to hand. Larnng and Fundng Informaton Lttr Th Larnng and Fundng Informaton Lttr contans nformaton about your collg or tranng organsaton, th f thy r chargng you and your cours. You ll nd ths nformaton to complt ths applcaton. Snd your compltd form to 24+ Advancd Larnng Loans PO Box 302 Darlngton DL1 9NQ Mak sur you pay th corrct postag. Furthr nformaton You can gt mor nformaton from your collg or tranng organsaton onln at by callng Sndng us nformaton or vdnc If you nd to snd any nformaton or vdnc to us aftr you v submttd your applcaton mak sur also snd a compltd Evdnc Rturn Form. Ths wll hlp us match th vdnc or nformaton to your applcaton and rturn your orgnal documnts to you safly. You can download ths form at 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 dtals of th 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. /A

2 Part 2 - How to complt your Applcaton form It s mportant you complt all of th nformaton w ask for on th form. If any nformaton s mssng or unclar w may not b abl to procss your applcaton and won t b abl to pay your collg or tranng organsaton. 1 your prsonal dtals 1.1 Prsonal dtals If your nam has changd snc your passport or brth crtfcat was ssud w nd you to snd us vdnc. Chang of nam dd Marrag crtfcat or cvl partnrshp documntaton Dvorc crtfcat or dssoluton ordr 1.2 Natonal Insuranc numbr 1.4 Customr Rfrnc Numbr 2 of 15 If you don t provd your Natonal Insuranc numbr w can t pay your loan to your collg or tranng organsaton. Ths may man you hav to pay your own fs untl you hav gvn t to us. You ll fnd your Natonal Insuranc numbr on any of th followng: Your Natonal Insuranc card or lttr, A payslp, An ncom tax documnt such as P45 or P60. If you v nvr bn gvn a Natonal Insuranc numbr, lav ths box blank and complt th rst of your applcaton. W ll contact th Dpartmnt of Work and Pnsons (DWP) to s f thy hav on for you. If thy don t, w ll lt you know what you nd to do. Ths may man you ll nd to arrang an appontmnt wth your local Job Cntr to hav a Natonal Insuranc numbr assgnd to you. If you r an EU natonal, you should gv us your Natonal Insuranc numbr f you hav on. If you don t, you must gv us two altrnatv contacts at quston 7.2 bfor w can pay your loan to your collg or tranng organsaton. Your Customr Rfrnc Numbr s your prsonal rfrnc numbr and s 11 dgts long. If you v appld for studnt fnanc from th Studnt Loans Company (SLC) or gvn fnancal nformaton to support anothr studnt s applcaton bfor, your Customr Rfrnc Numbr wll b on any lttrs you v rcvd. Put your Customr Rfrnc Numbr on all th nformaton and/or vdnc you snd to us. Ths hlps us match th nformaton to your account and rturn any orgnal documnts to you safly.

3 2 rsdnc No vald UK passport If you don t hold a vald UK passport w nd you to snd us altrnatv vdnc. Orgnal UK brth or adopton crtfcat and a fully compltd Brth and Adopton Crtfcat form Orgnal crtfcat of Naturalsaton/Rgstraton You can download a Brth and Adopton Crtfcat form at Your orgnal documnts wll b snt back to you as soon as possbl. Mak sur you nclud your Customr Rfrnc Numbr wth any documnts you snd to us, ths hlps us to match th documnts to your account and rturn thm to you safly. 2.2 EU natonal If you r an EU natonal w nd vdnc of your dntty. Orgnal n dat passport Orgnal n dat natonal dntty card Orgnal Irsh brth crtfcat 2.3 a famly mmbr of an EU natonal To b assssd as th famly mmbr of an EU natonal your: husband, wf, cvl partnr, parnt(s) or stp-parnt must b an EU natonal. If you r th famly mmbr of an EU natonal w nd: 1. Evdnc of your dntty Orgnal n dat passport Orgnal n dat natonal dntty card Orgnal Irsh brth crtfcat 2. Evdnc of your famly mmbrs EU natonalty Orgnal n dat passport Orgnal n dat natonal dntty card Orgnal Irsh brth crtfcat and Evdnc of your rlatonshp, for xampl a brth or marrag crtfcat. 3 of 15

4 2 rsdnc - contnud 2.4 Chld of a Swss natonal To gt a loan as th chld of a Swss natonal, your Swss natonal parnt must b lvng/hav lvd n th UK on th frst day of your cours. You must also b lvng n England on th frst day of your cours and hav lvd n th UK, EEA or Swtzrland for 3 yars bfor th start of your cours. If you r th chld of a Swss natonal w nd: 1. Evdnc of your dntty Orgnal n dat passport Orgnal n dat natonal dntty card 2. Evdnc of your parnt s Swss natonalty Orgnal n dat passport Orgnal n dat natonal dntty card and Evdnc of your rlatonshp, for xampl a brth or marrag crtfcat. 3. Evdnc to confrm your Swss natonal parnt s addrss Bank Statmnt Tnancy agrmnt/mortgag statmnt Rcnt utlty bll Local authorty corrspondnc Govrnmnt dpartmnt corrspondnc and A lttr sgnd by your Swss natonal parnt to confrm thy ar lvng/wr lvng n th UK on th frst day of your cours 4 of 15

5 2 rsdnc - contnud 2.5 Chld of a Turksh workr To apply for a loan as th chld of a Turksh workr, your Turksh parnt must b workng n th UK on th frst day of your cours. You must also b lvng n th UK on th frst day of your cours and hav lvd n th UK, EEA, Turky or Swtzrland for 3 yars bfor th start of your cours. If you r th chld of a Turksh workr w nd: 1. Evdnc of your dntty Snd us: Orgnal n dat passport 2. Evdnc of your parnt s natonalty Orgnal n dat passport Orgnal n dat natonal dntty card and Evdnc of your rlatonshp, for xampl a brth or marrag crtfcat. 3. Evdnc of your parnt s mploymnt n th UK For xampl: Contract of Employmnt 2.6 a famly mmbr of EEA or Swss natonal who s workng, has workd or s lookng for work n th UK To apply for a loan as th famly mmbr of an EEA or Swss natonal your: husband, wf, cvl partnr, parnt(s) or stp-parnt, must b workng, hav workd or lookng for work n th UK. S th nxt pag for th vdnc you nd to snd. 5 of 15

6 2 rsdnc - contnud 2.6 a famly mmbr of EEA or Swss natonal who s workng, has workd or s lookng for work n th UK - contnud If you r an EEA or Swss natonal who s workng, has workd or s lookng for work w nd: 1. Evdnc of your dntty Orgnal n dat passport Orgnal n dat natonal dntty card 2. Evdnc of your rsdncy status Snd us: Fnancal vdnc to confrm you r workng, hav workd or ar lookng for work, for xampl, P60 or a lttr from your mployr. If your famly mmbr s an EEA or Swss natonal who s workng, has workd or s lookng for work w nd: 1. Evdnc of your dntty Orgnal n dat passport wth VISA Orgnal n dat natonal dntty card 2. Evdnc of your famly mmbr s natonalty Orgnal n dat passport Orgnal n dat natonal dntty card 3. Evdnc of your famly mmbr s rsdncy status Snd us: Fnancal vdnc to confrm thy ar workng, hav workd or ar lookng for work, for xampl, P60 or a lttr from thr mployr. and Evdnc of your rlatonshp, for xampl a brth or marrag crtfcat. 6 of 15

7 2 rsdnc - contnud 2.7 ndfnt lav to rman If you hav ndfnt lav to rman n th UK ths must hav bn grantd bfor th start of your cours. You must also hav bn lvng n th UK for 3 yars pror to th start of your cours. If you hav ndfnt lav to rman w nd: 1. Evdnc of your dntty Orgnal n dat passport Orgnal bomtrc rsdnc prmt 2. Evdnc of your rsdncy status Orgnal passport wth VISA Orgnal bomtrc rsdnc prmt Orgnal mmgraton status documnt Orgnal Hom Offc lttr confrmng th dat th ndfnt lav to rman was grantd 2.8 rfug status If you or your: husband, wf, cvl partnr parnt(s) or 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 mmgraton status documnt confrmng ths. If you r applyng for a loan 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 applyng for a loan 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 to th Hom Offc. S th nxt pag for th vdnc you nd to snd. 7 of 15

8 2 rsdnc - contnud 2.8 rfug status - contnud If you hav rfug status w nd: 1. Evdnc of your dntty Orgnal n dat UK travl documnt Orgnal bomtrc rsdnc prmt 2. Evdnc of your rsdncy status Orgnal n dat UK travl documnt Orgnal bomtrc rsdnc prmt Orgnal mmgraton status documnt Orgnal Hom Offc lttr confrmng th dat th rfug status was grantd If you r th famly mmbr of somon wth rfug status w nd: 1. Evdnc of your dntty Orgnal UK travl documnt Orgnal bomtrc rsdnc prmt 2. Evdnc of your famly mmbrs rsdncy status Orgnal n dat UK travl documnt Orgnal bomtrc rsdnc prmt Orgnal mmgraton status documnt Orgnal Hom Offc lttr confrmng dat rfug status was grantd. and Evdnc of your rlatonshp, for xampl a brth or marrag crtfcat. 8 of 15

9 2 rsdnc - contnud 2.9 lmtd lav to rman If you or your husband, wf, cvl partnr, Parnt(s) or stp-parnt hav bn grantd Humantaran Protcton th Hom Offc wll hav snt you, or thm, a lttr and mmgraton status documnt confrmng ths. You must hav bn gvn Humantaran Protcton and hav bn lvng n th UK for at last 3 yars bfor th start of your cours to rcv a loan. If you r applyng for a loan as th chld or stp-chld of a prson grantd Humantaran Protcton, you ll only b consdrd a chld f you wr undr 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. S th nxt pag for th vdnc you nd to snd. 9 of 15

10 2 rsdnc - contnud 2.9 lmtd lav to rman - contnud If you hav lmtd lav to rman w nd: 1. Evdnc of your dntty Orgnal n dat passport Orgnal n dat UK travl documnt Orgnal bomtrc rsdnc prmt 2. Evdnc of your rsdncy status Orgnal n dat UK travl documnt Orgnal bomtrc rsdnc prmt Orgnal mmgraton status documnt Orgnal Hom Offc lttr confrmng dat Humantaran Protcton was grantd If your famly mmbr has lmtd lav to rman w nd: 1. Evdnc of your dntty Orgnal n dat passport Orgnal n dat UK travl documnt Orgnal bomtrc rsdnc prmt 2. Evdnc of your famly mmbr s rsdncy status Orgnal n dat UK travl documnt Orgnal bomtrc rsdnc prmt Orgnal mmgraton status documnt Orgnal Hom Offc lttr confrmng dat Humantaran Protcton was grantd and Evdnc of your rlatonshp, for xampl a brth or marrag crtfcat. 10 of 15

11 2 rsdnc - contnud 2.10 th rght of prmannt rsdnc If you hav th rght of prmannt rsdnc n th UK, ths must hav bn grantd bfor th start dat of your cours. You must also hav bn lvng n th UK for 3 yars pror to th start dat of your cours. If you hav rght of prmannt rsdnc w nd: 1. Evdnc of your dntty Orgnal n dat passport Orgnal bomtrc rsdnc prmt 2. Evdnc of your rsdncy status Orgnal passport wth VISA Orgnal bomtrc rsdnc prmt Orgnal mmgraton status documnt Orgnal Hom Offc lttr confrmng rght of prmannt rsdnc was grantd (f no VISA n passport) 3 rsdnc hstory 3.1 Addrss hstory Gv dtals of ach addrss you hav lvd at durng th 3 yars bfor th start dat of your cours. For xampl, f your cours starts on 1 Sptmbr 2013 you should lst all th addrsss you lvd at from 1 Sptmbr 2010 to 31 August Don t lav any gaps, as w nd to gt ths nformaton from you and t wll dlay your applcaton. Gv dtals of any prod you lvd outsd th UK durng ths tm. W may contact you for furthr dtals and/or vdnc. 11 of 15

12 4 prvous support 4.1 Othr loans from th Studnt Loans Company (SLC) If you v prvously had a loan from Studnt Fnanc England (SFE), Studnt Fnanc Wals (SFW), Studnt Fnancn (SFn) or Studnt Award Agncy for Scotland (SAAS), you can stll apply for a 24+ Advancd Larnng Loan. Howvr, f you ar bhnd wth th rpaymnts on a prvous loan, you won t b abl to apply for anothr loan untl you v dscussd ths wth us. Call us on for advc. 5 your collg or tranng organsaton 5.1 Collg or tranng organsaton Your collg or tranng organsaton wll gv you a Larnng and Fundng Informaton Lttr sttng out th dtals you nd to complt ths scton. You can only apply for a 24+ Advancd Larnng Loan f you r studyng an lgbl cours at an approvd collg or tranng organsaton. Mak sur you ntr th xact nam of your collg or tranng organsaton and thr UK Provdr Rfrnc numbr so w can confrm thy r approvd. Only ntr th Cours Tranr cod f ths s gvn on your Larnng and Fundng Informaton Lttr. 12 of 15

13 6 what you r studyng 6.1 Cours dtals Start dat End dat Your cours dtals wll b shown on your Larnng and Fundng Informaton lttr. You can apply for a 24+ Advancd Larnng Loan for lgbl courss at Lvl 3 or Lvl 4, whch ncluds A Lvls, Accss to HE Dplomas and othr Dplomas and Crtfcats. You can hav up to a maxmum of four 24+ Advancd Larnng Loans. You can only tak on loan at a tm. For A lvls t s dffrnt, you can apply for up to four loans to covr th cost of your A lvl programm. Howvr, f your A lvls ar undrtakn by studyng AS larnng ams followd by A2 larnng ams, you can apply for up to 4 loans for th AS larnng ams and a furthr 4 loans for th A2 larnng ams. Ths mans you can gt up to 8 loans to undrtak your A lvl programm. If you r unsur of your cours dtals you should confrm ths wth your collg or tranng organsaton. If you gv ncomplt or ncorrct nformaton w wll not b abl to confrm you r studyng an lgbl cours and won t b abl to pay your collg or tranng organsaton untl w hav th corrct dtals. Th start dat and nd dat of your cours wll b agrd n advanc wth your collg or tranng organsaton. Ths wll b st out on your Larnng and Fundng Informaton Lttr. You must b agd 24 or ovr on th start dat of your cours to rcv a loan. Th start dat and nd dat of your cours wll b usd to work out th monthly loan paymnts w ll mak to your collg or tranng organsaton. Th duraton of your cours must b wthn th maxmum tm prod allowd for your cours. Th nd dat of your cours s th dat w xpct you to fnsh your cours and wll dtrmn whn you bgn rpayng your loan. Th start dat and nd dat of your cours wll b agrd n advanc wth your collg or tranng organsaton. Ths wll b st out on your Larnng and Fundng Informaton Lttr. You must b agd 24 or ovr on th start dat of your cours to rcv a loan. Th start dat and nd dat of your cours wll b usd to work out th monthly loan paymnts w ll mak to your collg or tranng organsaton. Th duraton of your cours must b wthn th maxmum tm prod allowd for your cours. Th nd dat of your cours s th dat w xpct you to fnsh your cours and wll dtrmn whn you bgn rpayng your loan. 13 of 15

14 6 what you r studyng - contnud Collg or tranng organsaton f amount You should ntr th total f amount ncludng VAT, f applcabl, bng chargd by your collg or tranng organsaton for your cours. Ths s shown on your Larnng and Fundng Informaton Lttr. 7 your loan rqust 7.1 Loan amount You can dcd to tak a loan to covr th full f amount bng chargd, or choos to pay all or part of th f yourslf. It s mportant you consdr your own crcumstancs and look nto all optons for payng for you cours bfor choosng to tak out ths loan. You can gt mpartal mony advc from th Mony Advc Srvc at Th amount you can gt dpnds on your cours, th fs chargd by your collg or tranng organsaton and maxmum amounts st by th govrnmnt. Th f chargd by your collg or tranng organsaton may b lss than th maxmum loan amount avalabl for your cours. In ths cas you d only nd a loan to covr th amount bng chargd. For xampl, f th govrnmnt maxmum for your cours s 1000 but your collg or tranng organsaton s chargng you 800, you can tak out a loan for 800 to covr th f bng chargd. Usually, th mnmum loan you can apply for s 300. If your collg or tranng organsaton s chargng lss than 300, you should complt your applcaton and w ll work out your lgblty. 8 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. 14 of 15

15 8 dclaraton - contnud Data Protcton Statmnt 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 collg or tranng organsaton 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 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 Loan Confrmaton lttr dtalng your loan dtals. 3 W pay your loan drctly to your collg or tranng organsaton aftr thy tll us that you r attndng your cours. 15 of 15