Completing a returning application

Find out how to re-apply for your Student Loan and Student Allowance if it’s less than a year since you last applied.

Important information

For information about how to apply for the Income Relief Payment, visit the Work and Income website.

You can't complete a returning application in MyStudyLink if either:

  • you're extending your study for more than 52 weeks, eg:
    • you were granted a loan and allowance for a course from 1 February to 30 June, and
    • you’re extending your study to 1 July the following year
  • you need to re-apply for your student allowance because you’re changing your course
  • you’re changing where you study.

You'll need to complete a new application.

Apply as early as you can to help get your correct payments on time.

Complete a new application in MyStudyLink

  • 1. Before you apply

  • 2. Re-apply

    
    MyStudyLink

    Applying for Student Loan and Student Allowance only

    • Select ‘Returning application’ and what you’re applying for.
    • Your application will be pre-filled with most of the information you provided last time. If something's changed update it here. Then you can tick the ‘confirmed’ box for each section.
    • For the Student Loan application, make sure your alternative contact person is still the same and update if you need to.

    Applying for Student Loan and Student Allowance and other help (eg, Jobseeker Support Student Hardship, Disability Allowance)

    Once you submit your application

    • You'll get a confirmation page.
    • Allow up to 24 hours for us to process it and then you can check your application status in MyStudyLink.

  • 3. Gather your supporting documents

    In most cases you won't need to send us any documents we've already seen. If you need to provide anything else, eg, evidence of income, we'll let you know. Anything you send us must be a verified copy, not an original.

    We can't approve your application or make any payments until we've seen your supporting documents. You need to send these to us:

    • as soon as possible so you can get your payments on time
    • by the end of the course you're applying for, or your application will be declined.
    Documents supporting your application
    How to send us your documents

  • 4. What happens next

    
    MyStudyLink

    Check:

    • your application status (allow up to 24 hours)
    • if you need to provide any supporting documents
    • if we’ve received documents you’ve sent us
    • your letters from us
    • how much you’ll get
    • when your payments start.

    Update your:

    • contact details
    • bank account
    • course details, eg education provider, dates, student ID number.

    Student Loan application

    You’ll need to sign a Student Loan contract as part of your application.

    Your Student Loan contract and how to return it to us or accept it online

    Once your loan is approved and the first payment has been made, your loan details will be transferred to Inland Revenue.

    Check your loan balance and repayments on the Inland Revenue website

    If you decide not to go into study or don’t get accepted

    To cancel your application:

    email us
    call us

linksRelated links

Documents supporting your application
When payments start