Advanced Learner Loan
How to apply
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Check with your college or training provider that the course qualifies.
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Ask them for a 鈥楲earning and funding information鈥� letter - you need this to complete the application. It contains the details about your course.
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- you鈥檒l need to register first. You can apply by post if you cannot apply online.
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You鈥檒l get a letter confirming your loan - usually within 2 weeks if you apply online (postal applications take longer).
What you need to know
You cannot apply until you get a 鈥榣earning and funding information letter鈥� from your college or training provider.
You can apply for a loan without a National Insurance number but you must have one before the loan can be paid in full.
Apply by post
If you cannot apply online, apply by post - the address is on the form.
Read the student finance privacy notice to find out how the information you provide will be used.
If you start your course on or after 1 August 2024
Fill in the 鈥楢pplication form for students who start on or after 1 August 2024鈥�.
Read the 鈥楾erms and conditions for students who start on or after 1 August 2024鈥�.
If you start your course between 1 August 2023 and 31 July 2024
Fill in the 鈥楢pplication form for students who started between 1 August 2023 and 31 July 2024鈥�.
Read the 鈥楾erms and conditions for students who started between 1 August 2023 and 31 July 2024鈥�.
If you started your course between 1 August 2022 and 31 July 2023
Fill in the 鈥楢pplication form for students who started between 1 August 2022 and 31 July 2023鈥�.
Read the 鈥楾erms and conditions for students who started between 1 August 2022 and 31 July 2023鈥�.
Proof of identity
If you鈥檙e a UK national, include your valid UK passport details in your application. If you cannot apply online or need to send the details afterwards, fill in the 鈥楢dvanced Learner Loan: UK passport details form鈥�. Do not send the passport itself.
If you do not have a UK passport (or it has expired), send your original birth or adoption certificate to Student Finance England.
Include your name and address. You should also include your customer reference number if you have one. This is an 11-digit number. You can find it on letters or emails you鈥檝e had from Student Finance England.
If you have a different nationality or you live outside the UK
You need to provide details from one of the following when you apply:
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passport
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national identity card
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biometric residence card聽
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biometric residence permit
Supporting information
Use the 鈥楨vidence return form鈥� if you need to send extra information to support your application, such as proof of residency status.
Fill in the 鈥楢dvanced Leaner Loan: evidence return form鈥�.
Change an application
Once your application has been approved you can log in to your account to make a change online.
If you just want to change your loan amount you can use the loan request form instead.
Fill in the 鈥楢dvanced Learner Loan: loan request form鈥�.