After Getting Hired– No matter how confident you are about your employer’s eligibility for PSLF, you should stillsubmit an employer certification form (ECF)after your first couple of months on the job. The ECF is the only definitive method to verify eligibility. Additionally, it also triggers...
To apply for PSLF, take the following steps: You’ll need to do this via an Employment Certification Form (ECF), filled out by each eligible employer in your work history. You will need to re-certify your current employment and submit this form again, at least annually, and if you chang...
Annual employment certification is necessary to ensure that the payments you're making qualify for your PSLF eligibility. When you fill out the annual certification form, your employer must verify certain information, including: Employer Identification Numbers (EINs)listed on the form Dates of employmen...
Wrong Form– Back in 2018, the PSLF forgiveness form and the employer certification form were nearly identical, which lead to mistakes. Today, the forms are merged into a single document to avoid this issue. Additionally, the Department of Education Created thePSLF Help Toolto assist borrowers ...