Links, Forms and Download
Online Application
With effect from 18 January 2025, the "SFO E-link – My Applications" online platform will cease to accept online applications for NLSPS for the 2024/25 academic year. All incomplete online applications in the "SFO E-link – My Applications" online platform will be automatically deleted after 17 January 2025.
Guidance & Information
| Document Number | Document Name | Paper-base Document |
|---|---|---|
| NLSPS/1B (2024) | 1. NLSPS Guidance Notes | Paper-base Document |
| - | 2. Supplementary Guidance Notes for FASP and NLSPS for 2023/24 (Only applicable to students taking Distance-learning Programmes of the Hong Kong Metropolitan University) | Paper-base Document |
| - | 3. Points to Note for Paying Administrative Fee | Paper-base Document |
| NLSPS_SD_E (2024) | 4. Checklist of Supporting Documents | Paper-base Document |
| SFO/PFM 1 (Rev. 12/2023) | 5. "Borrow wisely and manage your finances prudently" Leaflet | Paper-base Document |
| SFO/PFM 2 (Rev. 12/2023) | 6. "Default on your loan. A legal plight on your own" Leaflet | Paper-base Document |
| SFO/PFM 3 (Rev. 12/2023) | 7. "Learn to manage money before it manages you" Leaflet | Paper-base Document |
| SFO/PFM 4 (Rev. 12/2023) | 8. "Don't evade loan obligation. Face consequences with resolution" Leaflet | Paper-base Document |
Application related Forms
| Document Number | Document Name | Paper-base Application | Electronic Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| NLSPS/WD/E | 1. Request for Withdrawal of Application for NLSPS (Only applicable to applicants who have not submitted the loan documents) | Paper-base Application | - |
| NLSPS 167 (2024) | 2. Application for Cancellation of NLSPS Loan (Only applicable to loan borrowers who have submitted the loan documents) | Paper-base Application | Electronic Application |
| NLSPS 166 (2024) | 3. Application Form for Accepting the Remaining NLSPS Loan Amount | Paper-base Application | Electronic Application |
Change of Information
| Document Number | Document Name | Paper-base Application | Electronic Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| FASP/C/1A (2024) | 1. Notification of Change of Applicant’s Personal Particulars | Paper-base Application | Electronic Application |
| FASP/C/1B (2024) | 2. Notification of Change of Institution / Course Data | Paper-base Application | Electronic Application |
| FASP/IDM/INFO/E | 3. Notification of Change of Indemnifier's Personal Particulars | Paper-base Application | Electronic Application |
Loan Documents
(Remarks: Loan documents submitted before issuance of the "Notification of Result" will not be accepted.)
| Document Number | Document Name | Paper-base Application | Electronic Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| - |
1.
Full set of Loan Documents for the 2024/25 academic year (including the following
documents)
|
Paper-base Application | - |
| SFO 160 (2024) |
a.
Notice of Offer of Loan
|
- | - |
| SFO 161 (2024) |
b.
Undertaking (E-fillable Form)
|
- | - |
| SFO 162 (2024) |
c.
Deed of Indemnity (E-fillable Form)
|
- | - |
| SFO 163A / 163B (2024) |
d.
Student, Indemnifier and Witness Details Input Form A and B (E-fillable Form)
|
- | - |
| SFO 165 (2024) |
e.
Checklist for Submission of Loan Documents
|
- | - |
| - |
f.
Points to Note for Paying Administrative Fee
|
- | - |
| - |
g.
"SFO E-link – My Bills" Service Registration Guidelines
(Only applicable to applicants who are subject to such requirement as specified by the Student Finance Office (SFO) in the "Notification of Result") |
- | - |
Loan Repayment
| Document Number | Document Name | Paper-base Application | Electronic Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| - |
1.
Application for deferment of loan repayment a. All loan account(s) under application without overdue instalment or with one overdue quarterly instalment / five or less consecutive overdue monthly instalments: |
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| SFO 102E (Rev. 2022) |
i.
(For financial hardship/illness)
|
Paper-base Application | Electronic Application |
| SFO 101E (Rev. 2022) |
ii.
(For full-time study)
|
Paper-base Application | Electronic Application |
|
b.
Others:
|
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| SFO 102E_dfa (Rev. 2017.02) |
i.
(For financial hardship/illness)
|
Paper-base Application | Electronic Application |
| SFO 101E_dfa (Rev. 2017.02) |
ii.
(For full-time studies)
|
Paper-base Application | Electronic Application |
| SFO 186E | 2. Early Partial / Lump Sum Repayment of Loan under Non-means-tested Loan Scheme (NLS) | Paper-base Application | Electronic Application |
| SFO 279_E | 3. Restructuring Repayment Period of Loan under Non-means-tested Loan Scheme (NLS) | Paper-base Application | - |
| SFO 96 | 4. Student Loan Repayment: Notification of Change of Correspondence Address and / or Telephone Number(s) | Paper-base Application | Electronic Application |
| SFO 311 | 5. Reply form for choosing not to defer loan repayment | - | Electronic Application |
| SFO 303E | 6. Notification of Change of Study Status (Only applicable to student loan borrower whose loan(s) has been paid) | Paper-base Application | Electronic Application |