NSFAS Balance

NSFAS Balance

As the NSFAS scheme continues to garner popularity as a major funding organization to students in need of financial assistance, more and more students are rushing in to register under the scheme. This causes a lot of excitement and a lot of questions. You can often hear students asking; “how do I check my NSFAS balance?”

How to Check Your NSFAS Balance

There are several ways to check your NSFAS balance. To view your NSFAS Wallet cash balance (and transactions) one of the easiest ways is on your cell phone: you can check your NSFAS Statement/balance by using a simple USSD code that works regardless of what cell phone network you use. The system is called Sbux.

You can use the NSFAS Sbux method to check your NSFAS by following these simple steps:

Dial short code *134*176# and then press send.
The system will display a prompt for you to Enter your password.
Enter your Password and then press Send.
The system will display some options. Select option 2: ‘Query.’
The system will display your cash balance and transactions.

NSFAS Celbux – Check NSFAS Balance on the internet:

Another popular way that students check their NSFAS Sbux balance is by using the internet. This is popularly known as NSFAS Celbux. This method gives a clearer, more arraigned presentation of your NSFAS history, in a way that you can better understand.

You can use Celbux by following these simple steps.

Enter the following link in to your browser https://celbux.appspot.com and then press enter.

The system will present a dialogue for you to log into your account by typing in your cell phone number and password. After doing so, just click the Login button.

The system will log you in, and present several options. Click the option that says ‘More.’

The system will then present several options; you just Click on ‘Transactions.’

The system now displays your transactions and your available balance.

Please Take Note:

Maintaining your cell-phone number is vital to accessing your funds. Students must ensure that they have access to their cell-phone number that they provided to NSFAS when registering for the scheme. This is especially important because that number will be used to deposit their funds.

If You have lost Your Cell-phone

If your contact details have changed then you may update your cell phone number. The system allows you to make these changes by yourself in a self-service manner. You will need to go online, preferably with a computer or tablet to do this update. If you have a personal computer with an internet connection then you can do this from home. Otherwise, you can do this from a public computer at an internet café.

You can change your phone number by following these simple steps.

Enter the official web address of the NSFAS: www.nsfas.org.za on your browser and press enter.
On the landing page, you look for “myNSFAS account,” and click on it.
The system will display a page for you to enter your personal login details: your username and password. IF you are using a café please ensure you keep your password private.
The system will log you in, and then show you several options. Since you want to update your phone number, just click on the tab that says “My personal details.”
Key in your new cell phone number replacing the old one with the new one.
Then click on the tab that says “Update your details.”
A One Time Pin (OTP) will be sent to the new cell phone number you have provided. This is to confirm that it really is you and that you have not made an error in the number. This could contain a combination of numbers and letters.
The website will automatically load a page that requires you to enter the OTP into the website and click ‘submit.’
Your details will immediately be updated, and you should be able to log in without any issues.

Lost Your Password?

If you have lost your password you can still regain access to your myNFSAS account. Go to www.nsfas.org.za, click on myNFSAS account.

The system will load a page for you to log in with your username and password.

Under the password box you will see a link that says ‘forgot password?’ click on it.

The system will bring up a page that says reset password. You type in your email address, and then click reset password.

The system will send you a link to your email. When you click that link you are automatically redirected to the page that lets you choose a new password. You will be asked to type it in twice. After that, the password is reset, and you can log in to the system with your new password.