Contact person

To be eligible for a Student Loan, all students applying for a Student Loan for study starting on or after 1 January 2013 will be required to provide details of a New Zealand-based contact person.

A contact person can be anyone the student wishes to use as a contact person to enable Inland Revenue to get hold of them.

A contact person can be, but is not limited to, a parent, guardian, other relative or friend.

MSD will pass the details provided about the contact person to Inland Revenue as part of the regular transfer of borrower information.

MSD have agreed with Inland Revenue that the following contact person details must be provided by an applicant:

• name
• postal address
• telephone number (mobile or landline)

MSD have agreed with Inland Revenue that the following contact details will be optional:

• email address (if the person has one)
• Inland Revenue number
• date of birth