Fiji - Request for Early or Partial Withdrawal of FNPF (Fiji National Provident Fund) Money for Education

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Request for Early or Partial Withdrawal of FNPF (Fiji National Provident Fund) Money for Education, the applicant must visit the Fiji National Provident Fund office. Contact Link
2. The application form must be obtained from the authorities in the FNPF office, or else it can be downloaded from the website. Application Form
3. Make sure that you have all the documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
4. The application form should be filled with necessary details, and along with the required documents, it should be submitted to the respective authority in the FNPF office.
5. After submitting the application form, the authorities will verify the application details.
6. If the supporting documents are legitimate, then the early withdrawal money will be approved for Education purposes.
7. The processing fee for the application is $10.00, and it can be paid in Cash and/or deducted from the Member’s General Account.
8. The application will be processed in 3 working days.

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Required Documents

• Dully Filled Application Form
• An original or certified copy of the birth certificate. (Post 2000)
• An original or certified copy of the marriage certificate. (Post 2000)

For Tuition Fee related:

• Invoice from institute confirming tuition fees to be paid.
• For Special Needs students, an assessment report from a qualified specialist.
• If entitlement is less than 50% of the total cost of the course, member is required to provide evidence of shortfall/ own contribution.
• Evidence of relationship of student to member.
• Acceptance letter and invoice from overseas tertiary institute stating the duration of course, details of fees, due dates for fees payment. (Overseas education only)
• Certified copies of the student’s passport pages showing details of passport holder, the validity of the passport and the students visa covering the period of study. (Overseas education only)

Accommodation related:

• Invoice for accommodation from approved institute or hostel (local) confirming fees.
• Invoice from Institute or sponsor letter to confirm that fees has been paid.
• Evidence of relationship of student to member.

Incidental – Overseas related:

• Invoice from institute or sponsor letter confirming that tuition has been paid.
• Certified copy of students’ valid passport and visa.
• If the visa is not available when application is lodged, approval will be granted on the condition that payment will be processed after sighting the student’s visa or approval in principle letter submitted with a signed Memorandum of Agreement and Indemnity for education assistance between the member and the Fund.
• Evidence of relationship of student to member.
• Latest bank statement. (No more than one month old)

Evidence of Textbook:

• Invoice from Institute or sponsor letter to confirm that fees has been paid.
• Invoice for relevant textbooks from the institute book centre.
• Evidence of relationship of student to member.
• Latest bank statement. (No more than one month old).

Note: All document copies must be certified by either a FNPF officer, Justice of Peace or Commissioner for Oath.

Office Locations & Contacts

FNPF
Suva-Head Office
Location: Provident Plaza Two, 33 Ellery Street, Suva
Mail Box: Private Mail Bag, Suva Fiji.
Phone: 3307 811
Fax:  3307 611
Opening Hours: Mon-Fri-9:00am-3:30pm
Public Holidays– Closed
Email: [email protected]

VALELEVU AGENCY
Location: Valelevu Complex Building, Shop 3, Mayoral Drive, Rajendra Prasad (Fiji) Pte Ltd, Nasinu.
Phone:  323 8037, 323 8035
Opening Hours: Mon-Fri-9:00am-3:30pm
Public Holidays - Closed

NAUSORI BRANCH
Location: Lot 1, Main Street, Nausori
Phone: 323 8031, 323 8032
Opening Hours:  Mon-Fri-9:00am-3:30pm
Public Holidays - Closed

SIGATOKA BRANCH
Location: Shop 3-4 Hanif Building, Matamata Subdivision, Sigatoka.
Phone: 666 1888, 662 8080, 662 8081
Opening Hours:  Mon-Fri-9:00am-3:30pm
Public Holidays - Closed

NADI AGENCY
Location: Shop 2, Lot 13, Concave Subdivision, Namaka, Nadi.
Phone:  323 8018, 323 8020
Opening Hours: Mon-Fri-9:00am-3:30pm
Public Holidays - Closed

LAUTOKA BRANCH
Location: Provident Centre, Lautoka
Phone:  6661 888
Fax: 666 5232
Opening Hours:  Mon-Fri-9:00am-3:30pm
Public Holidays - Closed

BA AGENCY
Location: Ganga Singh Street, Ba CBD
Phone:  323 8260
Opening Hours:  Mon-Fri-9:00am-3:30pm
Public Holidays - Closed

LABASA BRANCH
Location: Rosawa Street, Labasa
Phone:  881 2111
Fax: 881 2741
Opening Hours:  Mon-Fri-9:00am-3:30pm
Public Holidays - Closed

SAVUSAVU AGENCY
Location: Main Street, Savusavu.
Mail Box: PO Box 89, Savusavu
Phone:  885 3396
Opening Hours:  Mon-Fri-9:00am-3:30pm
Public Holidays - Closed
Address & Contact Link
Location Link

Eligibility

• The general account holder members of FNPF are eligible to apply for early withdrawal of Fiji National Provident Fund for the purpose are funding the Education of the applicant/spouse/children/brother/sister/parents.

Fees

• The processing fee for the application is $10.00.

Validity

• The validity period will be intimated to the applicant by the authorities in the FNPF office.

Documents to Use

• Application Form

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• The application will be processed within 3 working days.

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Instructions

For Local Education in Fiji:

• Loan Approval assistance is only for FNPF approved list of institutes, hostels and homestay. Approved lists Link
• Assistance is only applicable to Form 7/ Year 13/ vocational courses/ special school/foundation level offered at high school and tertiary level education.
• FNPF will assist for tuition, textbook and accommodation.
• The maximum assistance for Accommodation is $2,500 per student per semester.
• The maximum assistance for text book is $400 per student per semester limited to twice per calendar year.
• FNPF will only fund for tuition for previous and/or current semester/ trimester/penster school year of enrolment.

For Overseas Education:

• FNPF will assist for tuition, accommodation and incidental.
• Assistance is applicable to Year 13, tertiary foundation and tertiary level education.
• The maximum assistance for incidental expenses is $10,000 per student for the duration of study/programme. This also includes sponsored students for Year 12.
• The maximum assistance for incidental expenses where duration of study is less than 6 months is $2,000.

Required Information

SECTION A – WITHDRAWAL TYPE

• Please indicate which type of assistance you are seeking - Local Education/Overseas Education

SECTION B – FEE
How to pay Fee: (you can pay full from member account, pay full cash or both)

• Deduct from Member Account (Amount)
• Pay Cash (Amount)

SECTION C – PERSONAL DETAILS

• FNPF ID
• TIN No
• Full Name (as on Birth Certificate)
• Married Name
• Birth Registration Number
• Date of Birth (DD/MM/YY)
• Gender: F/M
• Current Employer
• Phone Contact: Home/Work/Mobile
• Email
• Postal Address/Residential Address
• Preferred Communication - (Please tick a box) Mobile/Email/Postal

SECTION D – WITHDRAWAL DETAILS
STUDENT DETAILS

• Name
• FNPF ID
• ID
• Relationship
• Institute

AMOUNT

• Tuition
• Textbook
• Accom/ Incidental
• TT/ Draft fees
• Total
• Amount Requested: ($)

Note: If applying for textbooks or incidental expenses please provide your preferred bank account details in Section E.

SECTION D PAYMENT DETAILS Deposit to my local bank account:

• Account Name
• Bank Name
• Account No

Deposit to my Overseas bank account/Education Institute/Hostel account via Telegraphic Transfer:

• Account Name
• Bank Name
• Account No
• Account Name
• Bank Name
• Account No
• BSB/ Routing Number
• Swift Code
• Bank Address

SECTION E – PAYMENT DETAILS

• Mail Bank Draft to my Overseas/ Education Institute/Hostel address

SECTION F – DECLARATION

• Signature of Member
• Date
• Signature of Witness
• Date
• Name of Witness
• Address of Witness
• Left Thumb print of Member

Need for the Document

• If the general account holder members of FNPF wants to withdraw early or partial withdrawal of their Fiji National Provident Fund for the purpose are funding the Education of the applicant/spouse/children/brother/sister/parents, then they must get the approval from the authorities in the FNPF by filing the application.

Information which might help

• Any Early Withdrawal will reduce future Early Withdrawal Entitlements, also reducing your retirement funds for pension or lump sum payment upon reaching the qualifying age of 55 years or upon full withdrawal.
• For first housing transfers of 51%, note that your General Account will zerorise, until after the Preserved Account is replenished with the transferred amount or after 5 years, whichever comes first.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g., Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

• After becoming a member in FNPF, the customers can access their FNPF account, track transactions, view balance, and more through Online Portal (MyFund) and Mobile Applications such as
• IOS Application External Link
• Android Mobile Application External Link

Others

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