• Go to www.nsfas.org.za and click on “myNsfas account“.
• Enter your username and password. The username is usually your email address.
• Click on the “My personal details” tab.
• Update your cellphone number and/or email address to your current one.
• Click “Update your details” to proceed.
• A Time Pin (OTP) will be sent to the new number and email address that you have provided.
• Enter the OTP and click submit.
• Your details will immediately be updated.

If you’re an applicant with an existing account, you can sign in using your usernames and password or Facebook and Google accounts.

Documents needed for nsfas application

1. A valid ID document or a valid ID card (certified copy and electronic copy)
2. Unabridged birth certificate (if you don’t have an ID card or paperwork) (certified copy and electronic copy)
3. Identification documents for parents and guardians (certified copy and electronic copy)
4. Certificate of Death for Parents/Guardians (if applicable) (both a certified copy and a digital copy)Pay slips, employment letters, and pension information (not older than 3 months) (Do not include SASSA slips in your submission.) SASSA should not be counted as part of a household’s income.) (both a certified copy and a digital copy)
5. Contact information (phone number/email address where NSFAS can interact with you during the application process and provide feedback on your application’s outcome)
6. NSFAS Consent Form pdf– completed and signed by parents/ guardians
7. If disabled, complete and include the NSFAS Disability Annexure A (.pdf)
8. If orphaned, complete and include the NSFAS Declaration Form (.pdf)– to be signed by an Isibindi Child Youth Care Worker/ a social worker from the Department of Social Development and submitted to an Isibindi Centre/ NYDA office.