Please note: Recipients of NSFAS loans granted before the President’s December 2017 announcement on fee free higher education remain liable to repay those loans in terms of their loan agreements. Historical NSFAS loans were not converted into bursaries as a result of the announcement.

Ways to Pay

1
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)

Name: NSFAS
Branch Code: 210554
Bank: First National Bank
Account: 500 600 28203

Use your 13-digit South African ID number as reference.

Please ONLY use your 13-digit South African ID number as a reference when making payments. If you are paying on behalf of someone else, use the ID number of the person who received the NSFAS loan.

NSFAS is added as a predefined beneficiary at the following banks, just look for “NSFAS” in their list of beneficiaries:

2
Payroll / Payslip Deduction

Certain employers can deduct your monthly NSFAS loan repayment directly from your payslip and pay it over to NSFAS on a monthly basis.

Please download and complete the form below. Once completed, email the form to collections@nsfas.org.za and include your 13-digit South African ID number in the email subject line.

Payroll Payslip Deduction Form
3
Debit Order

You can pay your NSFAS loan via debit order.

Please download and complete the form below. Once completed, email the form to collections@nsfas.org.za and include your 13-digit South African ID number in the email subject line.



Debit Order Form

Debtor Refund Form

If NSFAS has informed you that you are due a refund, please download and complete the form and email to refunds@nsfas.org.za and put your 13-digit South African ID in the email subject.

Authorised External Debt Collectors

NSFAS has appointed the following authorised external debt collectors to assist with loan repayment collections and account management on behalf of NSFAS.

Hahn Collections
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NFD Consulting
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Aasolwandle Attorneys Inc
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Khumalo Masondo Attorneys Inc
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Kamohelo Debt Collectors
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