Evidence you'll need
Proving your identity
If you have a valid UK passport
You can confirm your identity by entering your valid UK passport details when you apply. You do not need to send us your original passport.
You can also send us a UK passport details form:
- UK passport details form – 2024 to 2025 (Download PDF 73KB, opens in a new tab)
- UK passport details form - 2023 to 2024 (Download PDF 75KB, opens in a new tab)
If you do not have a valid UK passport
If you do not have a UK passport (or it has expired), you can either:
- upload a copy of your birth or adoption certificate to your student finance account (opens in a new tab)
- send a copy of your birth or adoption certificate to Student Finance Wales by post
EU Settlement Scheme or other non-UK national
You can give us details from your valid identity document when you apply. You can give us details from one of the following:
- Passport
- National identity card
- Biometric residence card
- Biometric residence permit
If you're an Irish citizen, you'll need to send your original valid UK, ROI or EU passport.
If you’re applying for student finance as the family member of:
- a UK national
- an Irish citizen
- a person of Northern Ireland
you need to send us your family member's original valid passport or birth or adoption certificate.
You also need to send us proof of your relationship to your family member. You can send us one of the following:
- birth or adoption certificate
- marriage certificate
Other evidence you might be asked to provide
Check we have everything we need to fully assess your application
We will not be able to confirm your eligibility for student finance or pay you without it.
Go to your student finance account
The best way to check the progress of your application or to find out if you have any outstanding actions is to sign into your student finance account.
If you're going to call us about the status of your application it's always a good idea to check your account first.
Send any information or evidence we've asked for
Do this as soon as possible. If you've been asked to download a form to send us - fully complete it, include any evidence and do not forget to sign and date it.